Nursing School: Did you turn into Jekyll & Hyde?

WittleOnesRN · Sep 28, 2009

Try REALLY hard not to get in the "habit" of being a monster with your partner. I am sure it is mostly due to stress and once the stress of school is over you dont want the moster habit ingrained into your relationship.

It will be over soon and you can go back to your normal self :)

sunflower918 · Sep 28, 2009

Amen to John20 for the reply re: DDay at Normandy....now THAT'S a bad day at work...

Keep the faith!

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Sep 29, 2009

*sigh* I just don't know how you relax. I mean..I am trying deep breathing.
I have always been a pretty intense person, but how does one control their natural reactions? I know it takes practice..I am trying...but I wasn't born like some of you "calm" people. I would give ANYTHING to have the "calm/relaxed" gene. I make myself sick over being stressed and nervous--and I am not even as bad as some people.

I envy those really laid-back people who do not worry. How can anyone live their life that way? I feel like I wouldn't get anything done. lol

Well I live my life that way for the most part and I get tons of stuff done. LOL I worry when their is good cause to worry, most things aren't good causes for me to worry about. I like the saying "it is what it is" and as my Fundamentals Instructor tells us, "Never waist a good panic." So I panic and stress when their is good need.

Skyfel · Sep 29, 2009

I understand "inbox". Is that your username for real? Interesting.

Well, I can say that I feel stressed, overwhelmed, irritated, *****, snippy, sad, happy, and lash out at my kids on a daily basis. Pretty normal for me being full time in nursing school trying to pass but having issues right now. School is HARD HARD HARD and if you have kids, a job, a husband, housework to do, car payment and lots of bills, laundry piled up, house is a mess, cat driving you crazy, and homework getting behind and no time to study......I understand why someone like myself would feel the way you feel. Not sure if you have all that, half of that or even 1/4 of that but if you do...I totally understand. :)

mustlovepoodles, RN · Sep 29, 2009

I think it *is* different for some people. When I went to nursing school I was 17, unattached, unmortgaged, and had only myself to take care of. I got pretty stressed in my second year due to my parent's divorce and I faltered a bit at the end of the fall semester. A month at home in the bosom of my family took care of that and I was ready and eager to take on the rest of the year.

I noticed that some of my classmates had more trouble, though. Some of them were in their 40s, had spouses & kids, were working full-time at other jobs, were single parents, had financial issues and health problems. They were very stressed.

I don't know what the answer is. If I had to go back through nursing school now, I don't know if I could do it. I'm 53, with a lot of irons in the fire. Nursing school was very intense, but I was up to it in my late teens. Fifty-three is a whole 'nother ballgame.