Mesha94

Hello community! Name is Mesha and I've just joined. I am in my final semester of undergrad and will be graduating with a BA in Music Studies. Long story short, I hate my major and don't want to go into the field of music at all as a career anymore. I had a very hard time academically and emotionally during undergrad. For most of my life, I have dealt with a variety of health issues, including asthma, frequent flus, and severe allergies. In December 2016, unfortunately I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia at the age of 22. The suffering I have endured have actually started a spark of inspiration for me. Because of my "incurable" condition, I began to research what can be done in order to improve the quality of my life. Even though I am not at the point where I feel better overall, my situation, in turn, had inspired me to open my heart and realize my family and community at large (African American) suffer with so many chronic conditions with little positive outcomes. My realization has allowed me to gain a passion for health education and promotion. We all either know people or is someone who is suffering with poor emotional, mental/psychological, and physical health issues, both seen and unseen. Because of this, I aspire to build a wellness center in my city of Newark, NJ. I want to become a Health & Wellness coach so I can inspire others to make the changes that will improve the health and wellbeing of underserved communities. Now that I have this goal in mind, I've been wondering about what I can do that will best help me reach that. I want to do something practical as well as have a financially stable and LUCRATIVE job so I can later build my mission. I came across nursing, specifically Registered Nursing (and as an extension, Nurse Practitioner). I forget where I read this, but someone wrote this on a random forum somewhere and it best described what I desire: "My ultimate goal is to help people live strong healthy lives, work directly with patients and make a positive impact on their lives". The only issues I see are: I will soon have my BA in non-nursing field; I am TERRIFIED of blood and needles; I'm mostly germaphobic and the thought of being around or cleaning someone else's body and what comes from it makes me nauseous; and I just want to know if this is right for me. I'm also very concerned with nursing and Fibromyalgia; have any of you come across jobs where you don't always have to be on your feet or doing tasks that take tremendous amounts of energy and concentration? I need help trying to figure out the best path in nursing. Should I or do I have to start as an LPN? Should I go for a RN program? Should I find some BSN program that works with student who already have a Bachelor's? I haven't had any science classes and I'm pretty sure it's one of my hardest subjects. I don't know what I should do! I just want to start somewhere and work and save because I don't want to be working random, uninspiring jobs forever. I want to find a path and stick with it. Any input is appreciated. Thank you all so much!!