NCLEX - Anyone have any suggestions?

[christinabartonRN]

I am new to this site as a very good friend of mine through nursing school suggested I utilize it. I have a secret, one that most all friends and family don't even know. My secret is that five weeks ago I took my nclex under some pretty crazy circumstances and after five long excruciating hours and 265 questions later, it was confirmed that I had failed.

To say I was devastated would be an understatement. I got awesome grades through nursing school. My first week at clinical I even got hired by the hospital as a student nurse and worked my entire way through nursing school. My exit hesi exam- gave me a 98% chance of passing my nclex the first attempt. I did everything i was supposed to and then some. I have put in 110 %.. But here I am- 12 days, 3 hours, and 37 minutes away from my second attempt at following my dream writing to strangers seeking advice..

After failing my first attempt I allowed myself ONE day to cry and feel sorry for myself. But that very next morning I woke up and created a nclex study schedule that I am pretty proud of. Each day I stuck with it, never allowing myself to get behind, putting hours and hours into studying. No really, like HOURS. But there's one thing hurst can't teach me, or my Saunders book won't help me with- and that's my confidence.

My confidence is at an all time low. Even after all my hard work these last few weeks I'm convinced I'm going to fail again and I know that is going to be my biggest default. I know i need to get my mind right before taking this exam- but I don't know how to get to that point. Anyone have any suggestions? I would appreciate it more than you know.