Nursing School Blues

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I have a case of the "poor me's".

The new semester has re-opened the wounds of abandonment my friends and family have felt since I started nursing school. And with the month long break my school ties aren't as tight as they were either. How do you explain to your loved ones that your time is the most important gift you can give them right now, and it kills you that they can't give them more.

I know this is something many of us go through. I would even argue that making sacrifices is an important part of nursing school. But how do you judge if you're making the right ones? What is the line between isolation and self improvement? How do you push forward when everything inside of you wants to run back to what's comfortable?

The nusing school blues have hit me hard this week, guys and gals. What were your tricks for getting through those tough days?

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Woops, I meant to put this under general nursing student. Could someone move it for me, please? :)

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I'm not sure I can pinpoint the source of the blues. It is that you are feeling isolated from lack of time for the people you care about?

If you are a young person, this is something a lot of us go through in the transition to full-time working adulthood. Time is never as plentiful as it once was and you adjust and learn to manage it better.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
What were your tricks for getting through those tough days?
Keeping my eye on the future prize (e.g. stable job, significantly increased earnings) did the trick for me. Years have passed since that time and I look back with no regrets.

Good luck to you!

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Thanks for responding, reading this again a few days later I definitely feel a little silly that I posted it. I think I must've just needed a melodramatic moment lol quite the pity party I through for myself, oofda. Thanks for your part in snapping me out of it, helpful words and a much needed nap did wonders :sleep:

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I also have the nursing school blues, but mine is because I want to drink and have fun while I should be studying. Granted, I am making myself study, but it seems so much harder than it seemed last semester. That month long winter break was a BAD thing. A very bad thing. Waaaaayyyyy too long of a break.

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Specializes in ED, psych.

Don't feel silly for posting this. I'm presently studying for an exam (well, I was until I picked up my phone ... must.. hide.. phone ...) with my daughter cuddled next to me reading a book. This is our quality time, which is better than nothing. I'd much rather be playing in the surprise snow with her.

Screw it. I'm playing in the snow with her.

(I'll continue studying TOMORROW)

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Don't feel silly for posting this. I'm presently studying for an exam (well, I was until I picked up my phone ... must.. hide.. phone ...) with my daughter cuddled next to me reading a book. This is our quality time, which is better than nothing. I'd much rather be playing in the surprise snow with her.

Screw it. I'm playing in the snow with her.

(I'll continue studying TOMORROW)

Can I come play in the snow too?! Pharm can wait, right?

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