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Go for it and don't let being and "aspie" stop you. I personally have a close friend who is an aspie, so I kinda understand what it is like. The fact that you are considering nursing is highly commendable. You do have to be very strong to handle nursing. You must know how to handle criticism because there will be alot of it. Don't take things too personal or you will suffer. Performing your nursing skills isn't the hard part, it is dealing with all of the BS surrounding doing it, working with other people and their emotions etc. I do understand that some aspies have some trouble with interpreting others emotions, not all but some, so if you can deal with the emotional aspect of nursing you are halfway there. When you get into nursing school, do yourself a favor and become a chameleon, stay out of the nursing school drama. Don't worry about why others are going for nursing, just focus on why you are.

Ok Let me ask you this despite the long list of things you mentioned about yourself, are you are hardworker, will you show up to work on time and dedicate yourself to nursing? If you answered yes to these questions then you need to sign yourself up for nursing school. When you graduate I hope to work with a you someday, then someone who just wants to act too cute to do the job. Don't worry about being autistic, that can be helped, now being a psycho who doesn't want to change, can't be, (I have worked with a few psycho nurses in the past, can you tell?). You need more confidence, fix what you need to and go for it. Just do it. Try it. Don't discredit yourself before giving yourself every opportunity to succeed.

I think that people get way too caught up in finding their "equal", that they miss the point of what a marriage entails. Surely you want to find a man with money who is your equal, who doesn't but be realistic based on your life and what you really want. A hard working man, go getter, one who can provide for his family fairly not necessarily equally will do me just fine because alot of the time you find a man with money that cheats. I would rather have the underlined overall because when the marriage blows up in your face, the money and his "equal" status can't save it. I am married to a man that makes more then me now but when I graduate as a nurse I will make more then him and that is mainly because I plan on becoming a nurse practitioner. He isn't broke but will I be able to stay at home based on his income, no. That is fine because I don't plan on being a stay at home mom anyway. He is a great man, doesn't cheat, does the things I like and wants his marriage to stay intact. I would pick him again and again over a man that makes alot of money and runs around on me. Not saying you can't find a faithful man with money because you can but I see far more cases of women married to men with money that mistreat them and underneath it all, it is all about the money and "equal" status.

This may be ok for now with the money being good and all but how about later? Don't get to a point where you snap.

Calm down and try to make connections with the things you learn because you need to find a way that will work for you in being a nurse and delivering care. Be forgiving to yourself when you make mistakes and be careful on what makes you make. Small mistakes are wonderful learning experiences. You mainly sound overwhelmed not uncapable.

What hasn't happened to Native Americans?, it really is tragic, the past and the future. The sad thing about it is people think they like to have negative attention brought to them. They just want peace and to be left alone to go on with their lives like everyone else.

You are experiencing this most likely because you care a ton about doing things the right way and you feel overwhelmed, trying to balance home life and school.The best advice I can give is for you to stabilize yourself. Cut things out of your life temporarily that are pushing you to a point of breaking. Control what you can to make your life more balanced. When you are at work, you are at work. You need to temporarily forget about home life stuff and also the other way around, when at home you are at home. Don't think so much about doing everything perfectly. You probably feel like you will make a mistake in this process of your life that will jepardize your future. Stop thinking that. No matter how much you know, stress and anxiety can cloud your thinking. Gain control and if there is something you have a question about ask the teacher, yea I know they are intimidating or scary but you must let them know if you are unsure about something. They get paid to help you remember that. They were once students so there is some part of them that knows what it feels like, so don't let them see that you are afraid of all that you are going through, to the point that you can't function. For heavens sake do one thing at a time, you don't have a double body. Work on what you can as efficiently as possible, and then move on to the next thing. Don't let nursing school swallow you up alive and spit you out. Keep the momentum but one day at a time. Yes it is ok to cry but not to the point that it is all you do, all day and you can't focus or get things done. Take care and best luck to you, believe in yourself.

Stop taking on more then you can handle. Make your boyfriend figure it out. Focus on your career, reduce your hours if possible and make your goal of becoming a nurse a reality if it is something you really want. The change will be painful but it will be worth it in the end and you will come out stronger and more confident in your abilities.

Get along, do your job and keep away from the drama.

Chances are most of the nurses working there were treated the same way. It most likely isn't you.

Yes, for goodness sakes, dont give up!

The best advice I can give you is if something isn't going to kill you ignore it, you don't have time to get caught up in the drama with nursing school. You job is to get the training you need, pass the nclex and work as a nurse. Keep yourself focused. Yes, vent when you need to but don't let it distract you to a point that you can't keep up with the program. One thing I was taught by my dad is that, "no one owes you anything." It is a hard pill to swallow but when you learn this, many things will become clear. No you should not let people run all over you or not give you what is fair but at the same time if they don't, don't let it crush your spirit and keep you from getting what you need to succeed in life.

Do what the school wants, how they want, get through, don't question it, yes alot of the rules are stupid, but what can you do but get what you need out of it, use your energy to be successful in the program, graduate, pass the nclex, start working as an RN at hosp etc, find out the rules there and some people there are hard to deal with, work your hours required, collect your paycheck and go home, lol!!!

Don't feel like a failure and don't beat yourself up, it is a waste of valuable time. Focus on what you can do to do better next time. Treat yourself to something special, be good to yourself, give yourself credit for getting as far as you did, some people couldn't even do what you have accomplished. Realize that you are human, and not a robot, like has ups and downs that can affect you. Move forward and think positive.

Go for it now, see if you can go parttime, don't feel guilty about what you can't do, do it now while you feel like it, most importantly believe in yourself.