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Nursing student wanting to quit.

I have been in this nursing program for a long time over 4 years now, but I kept dropping classes and having to retake them. I feel like I’ve gone through so many delays in this stage of my life and I don’t know what to do. I have to retake many classes, I eventually failed out of the program, but I got reenstated after applying again. Mostly all my friends have graduated and started working already, but I’m still in this program. I’m embarrassed to talk to them and mention that I’m still in school. To tell everyone the truth, when I was out of the program I felt like such a relief and happiness along with failure and grief. I started working, but the pay sucked. I felt so relived yet sad about not completing the program. I feel like Im not smart, everyone gets in my way and I let them, family is not supportive, and everything else matters more than graduating. I think it’s my depression that won’t allow me to succeed. I thought it was laziness, but my therapist told me it might be depression. When I’m not depressed, I can complete all my assignments earlier than expected. With depression, I procrastinate to the point of not even doing the assignments. I feel like quitting, but I’m almost done.

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Dr. Jackson offline Verified User (5 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 43 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (13 minutes after post)

Do you even enjoy the field your going into?

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alatif offline Verified User (2 years, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 17 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (27 minutes after post)

I agree with Dr. Jackson - do you want to be a nurse? It sounds like you may prefer doing something more vocational? Btw just because something is vocational doesn’t mean you can’t earn good money. Think of famous hairdressers, make up artists, actors, artists, editors, writers, haulage companies, building companies and so on.
Truly think about who you want to be and what you would like to achieve if there wasn’t any obstacles in your path - these include family, academic grades, medical conditions etc.
Figure out who you are in your core and then work towards being that person who wants to be.

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wil offline Verified User (5 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 hour, 22 minutes after post)

If you’ve stuck at it this long you should complete it. Future employs don’t always necessarily look for qualifications that reflect their job vacancy. They just like to see A qualification to prove to them that you can stick at something and apply yourself. You won’t be doing any favors if you quit now.

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godskid198 offline Verified User (1 year) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 hour, 32 minutes after post)

It sounds to me like you’re looking for something in life that you have not yet seemed to find. Possibly purpose. Have you ever asked yourself, “Why do I exist?” “Where did I come from?” “Where am I going when I die?” We all exist for a reason, and we can only find our true identity when we learn the Truth. Your significance does not depend on the approval of other people, nor on how much money you earn, nor on your physical appearance. Your significance relies upon one thing. Who you are in your heart. The person on the inside. God loves you just the way you are and He wants to be a part of your life. Jesus died on the cross for you, so that you could believe in Him and receive a new spirit on the inside of you. The Spirit of God. At one time, I suffered from depression. I was all messed up. I didn’t even want to go on at times. Then I began reading the Bible and searching for answers in the New Testament. I asked Jesus Christ to forgive me and be my savior. That was five years ago. I no longer suffer from depression or a lack of purpose. Now my life is filled with love, acceptance, purpose, and joy. By the grace of God today, I know who I am because the Bible has taught me the Truth. I know what it’s like to live without Jesus and to live with Jesus. I must say, I’d rather die than live without Jesus ever again :-) Here’s the url address to two of my two youtube videos. I think they’ll bless you if you watch em. You can just copy and paste the adresses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F-88c…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4XA42…

Feel free to watch them both. One is an introduction to salvation, and one is a song I wrote. God bless you and may Jesus be the love of your life…

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