Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
hi. im 24 years old i was diagnosed with major depression 2 and a half years ago. Im already a licensed nurse here in our country.After getting my license, i went into a one month training in the cvu, icu and ward in a local hospital.When i was a trainee, i can hardly follow the instructions (such as operating the infusion pump), i also find it hard to concentrate and to focus.. and i get so panicky and overwhelmed by anxiety.I just think that it was too stressful.My anxiety is so strong that i cud not fulfill the job as being a nurse.Even the other nurses were seeing me like that and I felt really ashamed. I feel so powerless. I studied hard for my career, passed the exam and everything. I just could not accept that this is happening to me right now. I even cancelled my exam although i paid 50% of its price because its useless, Its actually a borad exam of America. (the nclex) . NOw,. im jobless, my pdoc told me to let go of nursing and find another job. But i couldn't let go just like that. I am thinking about my future and everything. Many suggested that, "why dont you focus on ur healing first and decide later if u still wanted to continue?":My answer to that is, i know myself. What if im already ok, then i returned on being not so okay. In nursing there should be no mistakes right? It's just so frustrating because i wanted to pursue hemodialysis nursing. I just dont know what to do. The fact that i cudnt do nursing is killing me. Should i take my examination which is the NCLEX (board exam of nurses in the USA) now or not?
sam
sam
I think you should work towards your exams, however, know that you have to set limitations and boundries as to study and how hard youn push. The reason I am supporting that is because there is a ton of areas you can go into, as far as nursing, that may not cause that kind of stress or anxiety. Have you started any form of counseling or medication? There are a lot of things that may take care of many of your symptoms so you can function as a nurse. You do not have to work in a hospital setting, you can work in a home setting, you could work in a more office like atmosphere..where you have to look at different cases and make decisions...there is so much you can do and it is rewarding no matter which direction you go.
Just because one door closes for you, at this time, doesnt mean there isnt another, that will even be better for you and for your patient or client!!! you can always talk to a college quidance counselor as well, to give you suggestions. AGain counseling would be really good, you can try hypnotherapy to see if that would alleviate your stress.
You are fortunate as your goals have set you up into a career that has many different possibilites as well as different ways to meet those, such as home work or hospital work or insurance work. You are not ending something you are begining a brand new journey. And on top of that ..you have job security in then health industry.
AS far as what your pdoc said.
Saying you should look for another job..you can do that, but doesnt mean you have to let go of nursing all together. And doesnt mean you cannot overcome what you are dealing with either! One thing that helps me is when someone tells me I cannot do something it gets my dander up and I fight. Just be sure you are fighting for something that will fit into your abilities mentally, physically and be satisfying!!!
Again, when one door closes, another window opens, happens all the time. How wonderful you have a possible choice of something else maybe even better for you!!! I have found that so often, when I feel down and blue, that often somethingn better comes along I never anticipated.
Good luck!!!