Getting discourged

Thunderwolf, MSN, RN · Jul 13, 2008

Your anquish is understandable, but do not give up hope that you will find employ that will accept you as you are now, despite the reminder of the past. A key thing that you may want to consider in your present interview packet is evidence of your treatment followup, clean testing afterward, and references that support your accomplishment of sobriety. It is an additional hurdle that you face, but doesn't mean that it is impossible to overcome. Sell yourself and your skills as a nurse, as you acknowledge your past and celebrate your sobriety.

My very best to you.

You'll find that job....no doubt.

Shell5 · Jul 23, 2008

I agree with the above post. You must focus on what you have done since you have been in recovery. Are you going to meetings? Are you sober? Have you learned from what has happened? What have you learned from this experience? What are your goals in sobriety? What have you done in the last 3 years? Are you working with other women to help them? List whatever you are doing on a piece of paper and keep looking at it. I know I am accustomed to focusing on what is going wrong in my life. Picture yourself getting that job. If you have a Higher Power ask for guidance in each questionable situation. Do you have a mentor in the program you are in? If so, have you called them? As hard as you worked for your addiction, put just that much into your recovery and mental attitude to finding a job. I know it is hard. I have been there. I have been out of the nursing program 5 years. It was difficult to find that job, but one of the reasons is because there were some nurses who had went on before in the program who had relapsed and the hospitals/facilities did not want to take that chance on hiring me because of what happened to them. This too shall pass.