Has anyone ever felt this way?

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Hey all!

My life is about to change drastically. I dont know if I made the right decission to go into nursing school????? When I first got accepted I was soooo happy; now my days are long and dark.. I have become a ry conserened about what to do. If you met me a year ago you wink that i was the same girl. I am so mean now, and stressed out allthe time. Does this feeling go away or is this jelp a signal telling me to get out of school before its too late!!! Please help!!! Has anyone else been in this situatuion?

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you sound like a typical nursin student to me! lol

It gets much better after you graduate and find a job. Hang in there!

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I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY! I read this and thought hmmm...did I write that? LOL! It is so normal. I was elated when I was accepted into Nursing school. Then first semester hit and I was scared to death. I have been watching my entire life go by around me. Then I woke up one day and realized this is NOT permanent! This too shall pass. We just have to deal until it is all over with. We can not let stress get the best of us. This is hard to do at times. The Christmas break has really lifted my spirits. Hang in there.

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I agree with the other posters. It's so normal!! School is stressful! Hang in there...

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I, too, have felt this way. Back before I started school, I was able to be with my family ALL the time. My youngest was 4 1/2. Now he's 8 and although I graduate in May, I find myself thinking that I have watched my 3 children grow up behind textbooks. We have survived this journey and I know that we will all be in a better place because of this (after finding a job) but it has been a LONG road. Sometimes it seems as though you are literally watching the world go whirling past as you sit and have to read 5 chapters, do a case study, write a paper, and study for a test. Did I mention throwing a couple of loads of laundry in between all of that so the kids have cleans socks and undies and you have clean scrubs? These are normal feelings and when you're so close to being done, you wonder what the heck you're going to do with all of your free time...master's degree? Good luck..this too shall pass

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You are only reacting to the rigors and stresses of nursing school. This will pass once you gain more control over your life and your ability to find rest and relaxation.

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i think getting accepted into nursing school is such an accomplishment, of course you were excited!!! but i am sure you did not forsee what you were REALLY getting yourself into, no one knows until they are in the heart of the storm. nursing school is hard..caring for others is hard..that is why nursing is competitive. if they just let anyone in, who knows what would happen to this world! keep your head up! on your BEST day, think to yourself "is this what i want?" and if it is, then you need to stick to it! do not make rash decisions on your hardest times..because not every day will be so dark when you get a job and graduate. like my mom (a nurse) has always told me..nursing school is a bunch of hoops you have to jump through in order to graduate. they make it hard and stressful on purpose to determine who really wants to be there and who is in this major for the job availability. you can do this! ;)

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You sound normal to me. My family can't wait for the end of each semester so that I can be "normal" for a little while. Even then, it usually takes a week to "shed" the semester. Hang in there!

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