Hit rock bottom... ruined nursing career... life is a mess right now...

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I can honestly say I have hit rock bottom.... feel so alone, feel like friends are tired of hearing me vent... thought this might be a good place to just vent (I've vented here before)...

Like so many on this board... I've never been crazy about being a nurse. I've been an RN for eight years and, not counting my current agency position... I've had five different nursing jobs. Every job, in one way or another, has made me unhappy, and I guess my motto has been "there's always a better nursing job out there".... so, I've job hopped.

I actually left a very good paying job with good benefits a little over a year ago... because I hated my job. I hated the hours I was working, I hated my clientele, and I was downright suicidal most nights. My most recent job... I was determined to stick it out as long as humanly possible, even though it wasn't the greatest job, it wasn't that bad... I was determined to stick around as long as I could....

..... and then I got fired. :crying2:

Now, I haven't been able to find a full time job, and so I'm working agency. I've gotten cancelled every night for the past week. My car has been repossessed, my house is about to go into foreclosure, we have an electric and water bill due Monday that we aren't going to be able to pay. My husband doesn't make nearly enough money to support us. I feel really alone; feel like I have no friends.

Thanks for reading.. :redpinkhe

Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

This makes me very grateful for my wonderful husband of 21 years.

If your spouse is actively working against you by doing risky financial thaings and or not working then they are no partner at all and get rid of them.

After that figure out a way to have a life you can enjoy. If that means something as a nurse fine. If not, then accept a lower paying job in a different area and match your lifestyle to your income.

Life is too short or too long to feel that awful. It is not easy to take action, but that is what you need to do. And exercise every day. The endorphins will help so much with your stress level and depression while you make a life for yourself that you want to live.

Specializes in All Icus x Nicu/ Shock Trauma/flight nur.

Dear Nursecard,

Nursing for me is a vocation, I can't think about anything but working in the healthcare field. If your unhappy at your job, staying only increased your frustration and attitude toward your coworkers, and don't you think that your patients can sense that too?

There are many other jobs in which you can utilize your education,and I encourage you to look into them. Life is very short, make the best of it, and make some changes!

FLTNRSE

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