amj82

Hi! Sorry to hear that you have so much going on. I can relate to how you are feeling. I am in my second quarter of nursing school. Since day one of my first quarter I have had so much stress in my life. I called off my wedding, moved, and had some other personal issues going on. It was one thing after another. I also have no experience in nursing, so the stress of clinicals and studies made things worse. I felt like giving up so many times but pushed through and managed to keep my grades up. I know it is hard but just think about how good it will feel to accomplish your goals and have the future you want. That's what has helped me, I think of how good it will feel to graduate and be able to put LPN or RN behind my name. I felt like I never had time for anything else so I started making a schedule. I set times to study and times for social life/family time as much as I can. I try to study a little bit every day (1.5-2 hours) because it's less stressful than trying to study for 20 hours on the weekend before an exam. Plus if you study longer than 2 hours your brain quits soaking up information anyways. Seems to do more harm and cause more stress. Maybe try to meet with a group to study before exams too, even if just for a few hours right before. The most important thing that has helped me recently is making time for myself a few days a week. I started working out 3 days a week for 30 mins. It's not much but it helps to have that me time. Just something you enjoy or something that relaxes you. Of course time with your daughter also :). Sorry if I am rambling. We had an advisor talk to us about this stuff a few weeks ago and it has really helped me a lot. Stay strong, you can do this and it will get better!