Nervousnish

That's awesome! Congrats to you! I just ended my first week of Micro and all I can say is WOW...I have my work cut out for me! I've had a pounding headache all day from studying since breakfast....oi vey! Your post gives me hope so thank you for sharing :)

Wow, thank you for sharing your story! I can totally relate to how you feel when it comes to being aware of your surroundings, as well as getting caught up in over-thinking/obsessing things. When it comes to nursing, one of the factors that drives me is the desire to help comfort people in stressful situations. I've given birth to three kids, have had several surgeries as well as diagnostic tests performed and each and every time there was always a nurse there to reassure me, ease my stress and keep me informed. I want so much to give that back to others. As I've been completing my prereq's, I've discovered how much I enjoy and am fascinated by science and how the body works. This Fall I'm taking chem for nurses and microbiology and while I know this is going to be an intense semester, I'm confident I will enjoy the ride as well. I'm so thankful for this website and all the support, information and encouragement I have found here. I hope to reciprocate it and more as we all work towards reaching our goals!

Hi everyone, I wanted to know how others of you have faced down personal fears/phobias/anxieties in order to reach your goal of becoming a nurse? I have anxiety disorder that is pretty much dormant most of the time. My biggest trigger is taking medications or getting vaccinations (anything foreign that goes into my body). Anyhow, this week has been THE week of challenging this deep-seated phobia. On Monday I received a TB test and has blood drawn for titers to check immunities so I can volunteer at a local hospital. Went back yesterday to have TB test checked (it was negative...woohoo!), however, I was told I needed to get my MMR and Hep B shots. So today I went back.....sweating, heart thumping/jumping all around, shaking AND embarrassed as all heck about being so afraid. I got the shots done, then was told to hang out in the lobby for at least 20 mins to make sure I don't have a reaction to the shots (YIKES! trigger word ). I hung out for an hour just to be sure LOL Other than the anxiety ride I was on, my body was fine. I just have a deep fear of being the 1 in some-odd-number that has the life-threatening reaction (I've never had a reaction to anything so I'm not quite sure where this idea stems from). It's now been about 3 hours and I feel sleepy, could be aftermath of anxiety or body kicking in the fight for immunity. I'm heading into my last semester of prereq's and apply for nursing school in the Spring (for Fall 2012). I know that nursing comes with lots of pokes along the way so this is one demon I'll have to eventually beat the snot out of. I'm sure I'm not alone on the issue so I thought it'd be great if any of you would like to share your advice/thoughts on how you handle your anxiety/phobias or have finally overcome them. Thank you!!!