Thank you so much for this post. I did pretty damn good in nursing school, helped half my class prep for the nclex, and then I failed! ? I was very pregnant so I thought it must have been bc I was so uncomfortable but surely I’ll be ok on the next try and another fail! I was devastated and just couldn’t believe it! I spoke to an old professor and she said she believed it was my nerves. I suffer from severe test anxiety, adhd, and a processing disorder. In school, I was given testing accommodations to help. I didn’t realize I could sign up for accommodations for the nclex until after my second fail. I’m going to definitely do so this time around but your advice about Skyping with a professional about how to break the questions down is such great advice! I do so much better with actually looking someone in the face so I can ask questions with teaching. I also tried all the online expensive help and it didn’t work for me. I will definitely be looking someone up to help me and appreciate you sharing your husbands story of never giving up bc I know I’m a damn good nurse too! I love helping people and it’s my dream. I’m just awful at testing that’s all!