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Thanks to everyone for your comments and encouragement. It helps a lot. I will stick it out and see if I can't convince my counselor to approve a program. Wish me luck... Thanks again Brian edit:: I clicked the wrong Icon was going for the heart but I can't change it. sorry

seems as though this makes things harder. i have been stable for years. however, i have been hospitalized in the last 5 years. maybe just give up because my counselor will see this and tell me no. thanks for the information though. brian

Thank you all. Can I share your comments with my counselor? via a link of course :)

Thanks! How do I go about shadowing? Who should I contact in the hospital for something like like because that would be ideal for proof to my VA counselor.:wink2:

https://allnurses.com/nurses-disabilities-forum/veteran-looking-serve-358527.html I posted this earlier and got no replies. I think maybe I posted in the wrong place. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Brian

Hi I was scared to ask here. I am a "disabled" veteran and I am looking into going to school through the Vocational Rehabilitation program offered by the VA. I want to serve others again but I can't do it in the military. (I have actually tried but the answer was a huge no) Why am I telling anyone who reads this all of these things? I have heard people say helping others is one of the best therapies out there. I simply need a few questions answered from as many who are willing. Tell me the good the bad and everything in between for each. I figure, I have nothing to lose by asking so... help me allnurses.com you might be my only hope because I don't know enough people to ask another way. Thank you so very much to anyone who can just answer the following... you could even just PM me... 1 - I have trouble in some work environments that, to some degree, always seem to have "drama". I was a computer programmer. I've been pulled into drama before. What is the typical working environment for someone at the LPN level? I do well with taking orders. What are the day to day stressors that I might need to watch for? 2 - The first question was the biggest but this ties in. How difficult would a nursing career be for someone with a mental illness. Say depression with irrational paranoia at times who has been stable with meds and therapies for a good number of years now? If I pursed a nursing career, what kind of support system should I have in place if I don't already have it? 3 - Would I need to disclose my "disabilty" to an employer and or am I barred in any way from working at places that I have been inpatient in the past or barred for ever being inpatient psych. I was told I would be by an old psychiatrist. 4 - Finally, is it hard to find a job in a large metro area like say Charlotte NC? If I had a choice I would work with Vets and/or/maybe Active duty as a civilian. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me. Like I said, PM might be the way to go so I can get a first name and last initial and I hope this isn't against this forums rules... Brian