Totally Scared Silly

[meatballgirl]

Hi Everyone:

I'm a new LVN student. In fact, my core program starts tomorrow. I'm scared. I have a college degree. And another professional degree, but all that belongs in the past life now. Since my dad died last year of cancer, I have been inspired to go into the nursing profession, but I never thought it would be so "life-changing." For example, for the first time in my life, I had to acquire a car for school as a school supply because my nursing school is over 20 miles from my city. And then of course there are the clinicals.

There is no one to talk to about my stress. All this kids in my prereq course act like everything is going to be just passing a pill out here and there and that's it. And I'm scared of the kids in my class. I feel like everyone is so scary. Sorry, but there's no other words to describe it: they're scary.(edited by moderator, TOS name calling) They steal food from your face. They "date" for rent money. My God. I'm a little apprehensive just sitting in the same room with them.

Am I overreacting? There's so much stress regarding the debt I'm undertaking, the classes, the icky people. I'm scared...

Anyone have some words of advice or comfort? Much appreciated.

MeatballGirl

[CatheterCathy]

[color=#b22222]my advice is ignore the drama. and there will be sooooo much. i started seven weeks ago and yup, it's stressful but doable. just be a turtle. tuck your head down, remember why you're there, and just stay out of the nonsense. b/c i cannot tell you enough there is going to be a lot. but, you will be fine if you are there for the right reasons. the bad weeds themselves out the good excel. i have an amazing mentor that has taught me to be a sponge. the yellow side to suck up knowledge, the green abrasive side to ward of the b.s. and help me remember to be tough. i actually carry a piece of sponge with me! if you need help, let me know. i'm going through it too. just remember, breathe, stay out of drama, and learn. (and be a sponge!!)

[perioddrama]

Ignore the drama and get an awesome mentor like CatheterCathy said.

Don't share your grades. That just creates more drama.

You can always de-stress/vent on message boards

Good luck! Think positive and you will do well. :)

[meatballgirl]

Thank you, everyone. I'm so scared I just too Ativans to calm down. Thought I was going to throw up. I'm not worried about classes or clinicals or whatever. I've always been a good student. But I'm afraid of everything else, like the crazy patients, the crazy instructors and the crazy students. Isn't that strange? OMG. I hope I make it to class tomorrow. I feel like I'm going to toss my ******* cookies and freak out. (Scream....) And I keep dreaming of life in rural Scotland with a wire fox terrier just to keep myself sane! My goodness. Thanks though for the advice. I will do my best to avoid the drama.