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Thanks again to all who replied to my topic. You guys are an awesome bunch of people and If I make I hope to run into some awesome professionals as you guys. Thanks again. PS. I just wanted to clarify-----in one of the responses to me it was stated that I had a eating disorder, I did not post that. Oh, and another OCD is Obsessive compulsive disorder. I am going to have my therapist call the school and see if can arrange special testing. And who cares if they judge. I will be one heck of a nurse!!!!! Keep the replys coming. Have a nice day .

Thanks for the replys they cheered me up some. And CEN35 can you give me lessons on not giving a #$%! what people think lol. Thanks for the reply. Also.....Sonja, YOu can do it too. If you ever need help with this disorder or just question in general you can email me anytime. (Funny thing though, I seem a lot less panicky in actual emergency situations, but I will jump out of my skin if I hear a car horn honking.) I liked this...yeah we jump when we hear the slightest thing...but give us traumas and blood and we can handle that. I was told that I am an adreneline junkie and that I would make a good nurse. See we need to put all that nervous energy into something positive. Heres to Nursing school....Good luck to you.

Hi all I am new to this board and have only posted a view times..But I am worried a little on how to handle this situation. I am 28 years old and I suffer from panic disorder and ocd. It has taken forever to get this under control and I feel that I am ready to live my dream.....being a nurse. My dream is to fishish school and enducate people on this disorder. My first goal is to start LPN school in the fall and go from there. I am going to take it slow and move on. I want to work on the pych ward eventually and help people with panic disorder for I have been there done that. I know longer have the full blown attacks just some general anxiety. Now, I have read on the internet that panic disorder is a disabilty and you can request to take longer on the testing because if this. But how in the heck can I do this. I am afraid that they will judge me. I am afraid that they will think that she has a disorder, she will not be able to be a nurse. I know that being a nurse is alot of hard work and alot of critical thinking and I know that it takes alot out you. But I want to help people. I told the school that I have an anxiety disorder and they had no clue what it was. How do I educate them? How can I let them know that I can be a good nurse. I have what it takes and I can help people? I want to do this and I am gonna do this. I guess I just need some encouragement and suggestions. I would like to also print any responses and take them to the school and show them. I also wanted to mention that I took the entrance exam last month and I did very well except for the math part. The math was the first thing on the test and I truly believe I did terrible because I was a nervous wreck. The middle and end part of the test I did very well on cause that is when I calmed down. There was even a part on the test that tested you on how well you would adapt to nursing a I scored a whopping 97 percent. That made me soooooo happy. Well, sorry for such a long posting. This was very hard for me to write. Any suggestions? Thanks to all the nurses who do what you do.

Thanks Chris.....you did make me feel a little calmer I also have OCD....It is amazing how so many people have this disorder. Again, thanks I will take your advice. I have fought to hard to where I am today and I will not let anyone "Eat ME"! LOL

Chris,,,after reading this post...I am scared....very scared....I start nursing school in September. I was just accepted into the local nursing program for LPN. I want to go for my Lpn First. But any how I have panic disorder and have worked on getting better for years so I can live my life long dream now I feel that I am strong enough to go to school, But after reading this......I am truly nervous....These Nurses would make me have a panic attack on the floor. Any suggestions for me......Thanks

LMAO! You guys crack me up...Thanks for all the replies...I really enjoyed them.. Can't wait to tell you guys about my experiences in clinical...Are do you really want to know? Again, thanks.

Ok.......don't laugh but I do have a question. I am starting nursing school in April. This has been a life long dream of mine. My question is how do you deal with patients when they have accidents. ( ya know bowel movements). I know.....Geeeez. I am thinking to myself how am I going to deal with this. I can handle blood and pretty much everything but this I am not sure....Did anybody else feel this way. Just thinking of it....makes me.....well you know....

Thanks soooooo much for your replys...I guess panic disorder is something that is more frequent than I thought...I am on 2o mgs of paxil and it has made a world of difference. The reason for the discoragement from other I guess is because they are not educated about panic disorder...Your replys just made me more confident..and next year I will bill telling you I passed the boards...again thanks

hi all, I am new to the boards and would like some advice. First of all I just want to say this is very hard for me but I am going to say it. I suffer from Panic Disorder and I plan on going to college in the Fall to become an LPN. I have had people tell be that I will never make it in nursing school because of panic disorder. I say phooey and anything is possible. Can anyone give me any words of encouragement? Does anyone know of anyone else having panic disorder in the medical field? Any suggestions or comments on being a nurse would be appreciated. This has been a life long dream for me since I was a little girl. I have come so far in this disorder and I know it will even get better.