Is there any other first time college students who are nervous and scared like I am

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i'm so nervous and scared about going to college and becoming a nurse!! i'm worrying that i won't get into college. worried that if i do get in that i won't do good in my classes.and the thing that i'm really worried,nervous,and scared about is. that if i do get into college and do good in the classes and graduate and get a job is that i'll screw up. like maybe give a patient the wrong medicine,or give them too much of something or not enough, or do a procedure wrong, and say the wrong thing or write down the wrong thing. i was just wondering if there was anyone else out there that felt the same way? or if someone could give me some advice?:eek:

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It is rude and very cruel to suggest therapy when you don't even know the person!!!! I'll agree that there is nothing wrong about going to therapy. But I do not need it I'm not crazy or stupid!!! Yes I asked for some advice but not that kind. If your going to be that way then I don't need you as a friend!!!:o :madface:

I've gone for therapy and I'm not "crazy or stupid." Cognitive behavioral therapy offers specific tools to teach you how to stop second guessing and doubting yourself. Good luck to you. I'm bowing out of this discussion now.

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i've gone for therapy and i'm not "crazy or stupid." cognitive behavioral therapy offers specific tools to teach you how to stop second guessing and doubting yourself. good luck to you. i'm bowing out of this discussion now.

i want to apologize to you for the way i acted and for what i said!!!! i totally took your advice the wrong way. i feel really bad about all of this. i'm usually not like this usually i'm very shy and quite. if i would have know that you had been to therapy i would not have acted like this or said what i said.and i also would not have took your advice the wrong way either. i really hope that you can accept my apology but if you can't i'll understand.

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My goodness you have an attitude! These people are right, that you sound like you lack self confidence. I am 47 and was out of school since I graduated in 1977. Two years ago I took the plunge and started general courses so I could be on my way to be a nurse. Scared? You bet. I had very high anxiety, headaches and all, totally stressing out about each class I took. I am still, at this point carrying a 4.0 GPA, but still am not convinced I am "smart enough". I went to my doctor and am on 20 mg of Lexapro which helps tremendously. A counselor would possibly suggest something like that for you. You mentioned about saying the wrong thing and the way you lashed out at the group WAS saying the wrong thing. It might even be an immaturity issue since a mature person might have asked WHY a counselor would be helpful. It might be that the attitude will change with time if you lash out like that to people to their face. Someone is eventually gonna lash right back! If you wouldn't have said that stuff to a persons face in the first place, then you shouldn't have posted it here just because you are protected by a computer screen.

I have NEVER seen anyone here say ANYTHING to hurt another person! They are always to try to help. So lighten up...or get some counseling.

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My goodness you have an attitude! These people are right, that you sound like you lack self confidence. I am 47 and was out of school since I graduated in 1977. Two years ago I took the plunge and started general courses so I could be on my way to be a nurse. Scared? You bet. I had very high anxiety, headaches and all, totally stressing out about each class I took. I am still, at this point carrying a 4.0 GPA, but still am not convinced I am "smart enough". I went to my doctor and am on 20 mg of Lexapro which helps tremendously. A counselor would possibly suggest something like that for you. You mentioned about saying the wrong thing and the way you lashed out at the group WAS saying the wrong thing. It might even be an immaturity issue since a mature person might have asked WHY a counselor would be helpful. It might be that the attitude will change with time if you lash out like that to people to their face. Someone is eventually gonna lash right back! If you wouldn't have said that stuff to a persons face in the first place, then you shouldn't have posted it here just because you are protected by a computer screen.

I have NEVER seen anyone here say ANYTHING to hurt another person! They are always to try to help. So lighten up...or get some counseling.

If you would read what I said on the second page of this thread you would have seen that I apologize to her. I took the advice the wrong way I took it as a offense that she thought I was either crazy or stupid. I'm usually not that way I'm usually really shy and don't say anything. But that night that this all happen it just hit me the wrong way. I'm a really nice person and I like to talk to people I'm not a mean person. I really just want to be friends with everyone that is on here I don't want any enemies on here. I guess the next time someone suggest something to me on here I'll think about what they said before I reply back to them. I'm sorry to everyone that reads this and takes offense to it. It was just one of those nights that it hit me the wrong way.:o

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It's ok...I take things the wrong way at first too. But then I calm down and realize what I said was wrong. But I'm not suggesting therapy to you. I'm just agreeing that I'm scared about the whole college thing too. Even though I'm just getting out of High School. It worries me that I might not do good and how I might make a mistake and then there goes my career out the window. But I'm not that worried. It's just nerves, but once I start I'm sure I'll do good and I'm sure you will too. Have fun!

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i'm so nervous and scared about going to college and becoming a nurse!! i'm worrying that i won't get into college. worried that if i do get in that i won't do good in my classes.and the thing that i'm really worried,nervous,and scared about is. that if i do get into college and do good in the classes and graduate and get a job is that i'll screw up. like maybe give a patient the wrong medicine,or give them too much of something or not enough, or do a procedure wrong, and say the wrong thing or write down the wrong thing. i was just wondering if there was anyone else out there that felt the same way? or if someone could give me some advice?:eek:

you will be fine. i started taking night pre-req classes this time last year, and i felt like it was the first day of elementary school again.:lol2: my grandmother's favorite song could probably sum this all up for you, and all of us for that matter. "one day at a time sweet jesus" that is how i look at it. i think you will do just fine. i am not sure, but you sound like a passionate person. just find a way to turn that passion you have towards failing, into passion towards success. it will take time, but you can do it.

remember this, god almighty gives us one day at a time, so just live it how he gives it.

i hope that helps in some way. i will pray for you tonight. "i pray for myself too, and others." god almighty bless, and here is to you making a wonderful nurse!:balloons:

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"One day at a time sweet Jesus"

To the OP - Here are a couple quotes I use to deal with myself when I start getting too far ahead, or too far behind of this moment. These are from Eckhart Tolle in his "Power of Now" book. They're simply more elaborate ways of saying, "One Day at a Time." It's all we have really - Now. Enjoy it.

"Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be."

"Nothing ever happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothing will ever happen in the future; it will happen in the Now."

Try to remember:

One day at a time.

One foot in front of the other.

Nothing exists but this moment.

Relax. Do what you can do in this moment to reach your goal of becoming a nurse. That's all any of us are capable of no matter how "smart" we are, or how hard we try. I would also recommend Tolle's book to you. You can find it on Amazon.com

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to kscott, erk, and live4him thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement. they mean so much to me. thanks!!!!:thankya:

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to kscott, erk, and live4him thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement. they mean so much to me. thanks!!!!:thankya:

and to everyone else who has reply to this i would like to thank you too for your words of encouragement.:thankya: thank you!!! i'm so sorry for the way things have went in this thread!!! it was a total misunderstanding on my part.

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Hey Iwannabeababynurse, I have and still feel the same way you do. It's so nice to know that you feel this way and wasn't too scared to post your fears. I'm going to pray and keep praying that all of us on here and in the world will be okay. Trying my hardest to stay positive and keep telling myself as my MANTRA that I can do it everyday. And I haven't been to school in over 15 yrs. So good luck to you and I'm rooting for you. As well as any others. :lol2:

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