Don't give up, I have taken the NCLEX exam 4 times now, and I refuse to give up. I have submitted my information to the state board to re-test again. I think we worry about those around us and how they will respond to our failure. Look deep down inside you and remember why you chose to be a nurse, and that will give you more fuel to to passionately pursue the goal of successfully passing the NCLEX. Each day I write my name down on a piece of paper with RN behind it. You have to speak it, believe it, and achieve it. Your personal life will definitely take a different turn. You will lose some friends, but only those that are true will remain. Going through this journey we only need positive people who believe with us that we can accomplish the mission. Never, Never, Never Give Up. Just think a good Nurse goes all the way, she never quits on her mission. Be Blessed and remember you are not alone (I felt the same way until I got aquainted with this site)