baker90803

what part of england do you live in ? i spent six months there last year.

you have to get to the root of what's bothering you. something is driving the panic. it seems to me that everyone needs at least two or three parts of their life to be working...in order to have the drive and will to battle one part that's not working. get into counseling as soon as possible. get it out in the open and start dealing with it. face it down and walk through it, whatever it takes. everyone has "something" that doesn't work. maybe it's a body part or process or a general illness. it's not the focusing on what doesn't work as much as it is the focusing on what does... and continuing to make the train go! don't give up, ever.

good for you, it's so tough get through those kinds of ordeals w/o meds. a portion of it has to do with will to succeed at any cost. the rest has to do with luck and staying present i think....maybe one crisis at a time.

thank you everyone for your insight and wisdom. choosing a new career can be a tough go...at times. i really think i'd like nursing because i'm very interested in people. my mom was a nurse for many years and really loved all aspects of it. i like the idea of the traveling nurse, or to work in the er or icu. isn't it true one needs loads of experience to survive as a travel nurse? my understanding is the client "expects" (demands) top quality for what they're paying for... my only real issue is will the position be too stressful for me. i tend to run a little "hot", not all the time, and i manage it pretty well...but i worry that being an RN may be an overwhelming task. again thanks

i'm in my last semester of pre-req's and will likely sit out a couple semesters before a program picks me up (2yr-RN). i spent a lot of years in the construction business as a project manager, got out of it due to stress. too much head-knocking and greed for my blood. most of it was industrial, in the refineries, big jobs in the city, tough schedules and all... but i'm sensing that nursing can REALLY be a tough way to earn a living. am i being unrealistic in my assessment of the levels of stress that RN's experience? are there occupations in nursing w/o the major stress and conflict i'm witnessing here?