luke1985

i never thought of addiction counseling. i will have to think a lot about what way to go. i have a lot of time to decide the major. i first have to get the core classes out of the way. i was thinking about nursing in a psych unit because i could put some insight in to it. what i mean by that is that i can relate to patients and help them through to get better. when i was in the hospital a few years ago, i saw a patient that could not function when i left the unit. a few weeks later, i saw that patient in the drug store that was normal as any other human being. that's what i love. i love being able to help and see the progress of helping the person cope with the disability and ultimately function as a normal person. i just need to find out which way i want to go in the medical field. i will not be taking any classes till the fall but i am going to prepare for the compass testing so i don't have to take the remedial courses; i can get straight in the college level english, math classes and go from there. thanks for all the input. any more feedback would be cool. the application to the ohio nursing license is http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/pdfs/forms/exam%20app%20packet%2010.2010.pdf on page five is where is ask if you have bipolar or have been committed to a mental health facility to your question about if i have had a misdemeanor or felony, i have no conventions. the only one is i have been committed to a mental health facility by probate court.

i used to work at circuit city as a customer service associate. i would deal with customer issues. this job was very stressful, but i was able to handle it. since then i can handle a lot more stress. i am still on the careful side saying i can handle every single kind of stress, which i can't. i am going to counseling to learn how to cope and handle stress in a good way. i am getting ready to take physic therapy classes, where i hope i can learn my illness better and how to handle it with being under constant stress. the reason i want to be nurse i want to help people and give them some hope and compassion ship while there sick. i know you can't make everyone happy but if you can make 1 out 10 happy. i have succeeded. i am constantly trying to learn to deal with stress, and cope with it better than i did in the past. i have read a little on nursing, and i know doctors can treat the nurses like crap and there are a million things the nurse does. so in the end i can handle some levels of stress, and some levels i cannot; but i am trying to work on those. some of things i am trying to work on are take constructive criticism, learning to not get jumping or nervous when someone is yelling or dealing with a bad boss.

i am on social security. social security listed my disability as bipolar with psychic effects. i have used drugs in the past, but am not using now. i am going to drug rehab to prevent a relapse. i have also been committed to a mental hospital. i live in ohio and before i go to school i would like some advice. do i have a chance at getting my rn license or would it be a waste of time going through school. i am 25 and love to help people. when i was getting better in the hospital the nurses would help me and helped keep me happy. i am now stable and my bipolar is not affecting me. i don't have any ups or downs. i would like to take my personality and share it to help others that are in need. i know nursing can be very stressful, but i am learning to cope with that with my therapist. i look at ohio's board of licensing application and it asks if i was committed to a hospital or am being treated for bipolar. it stated if i check yes to any of these that i need to explain it and to have a doctor state that i am able to work. i am just worried that they are trying to single people out with bipolar and deny license to people with bipolar. i am also concerned that they will find out i used to smoke marijuana and drink too much; but like i said earlier i am getting help with that. any input would be helpful.