That was a good workout

[Lao Tzu]

Flunked out of college (nursing school) yesterday. at first i was really happy (the kind of happiness a battered spouse feels when they first escape) but after a day that wore off and panic set in. I was afraid of what i'd do with my life. right now im narrowing it down to a chemistry or an engineering technology degree.

But i went to the gym and did 30 min cardio, and lifted for 30 mins (legs, back, pecs). Now im too worn out to worry for the next hours or two. yay me.

LOL. just 3 hours ago i was looking up phone numbers to suicide hotlines and trying to call one from a payphone (afraid they'd trace the number to a home phone). not because im seriously suicidal just because they also handle emotional crisises.

But like happyscrappy says 'thats what this internet fitness board is for'. Thank you for your time.

 

[ohashi]

What exactly did you fail to get kicked out of a nursing school?

 

[Raina]

I think it's awesome that you have the guts to start over and do something you really want to do. There's no sense ending up in a career you hate.

 

[Lao Tzu]

clinicals. In the academic part i was one of the strongest students in class. But in clinicals i didnt pay attention to a bunch of regulations or take seriously how much attention you're supposed to pay to your patients. i think i went into nursing school with the wrong idea of what a nurse does.

 

[ohashi]

LOL.

So... chem, or ET?

 

[Lao Tzu]

i havent decided yet. both have advantages over one another.

 

[ohashi]

Gonna take a few months off, right?

 

[PoyeBoy]

its okay

I love you madam

 

[ohashi]

No love for Poye.

 

[Lao Tzu]

its okay

I love you madam

boo

 

[Raina]

I can't wait to start clinicals....but I don't think nursing is everyone's cup of tea. If you don't love the patient interaction element, it probably won't work out.

 

[Lao Tzu]

I can't wait to start clinicals....but I don't think nursing is everyone's cup of tea. If you don't love the patient interaction element, it probably won't work out.

The thing is i enjoyed patients. but i was in a nursing home so most had no cognitive abilities. the ones that could communicate and carry on a conversation i got along great with.

I think i just went in thinking that because i was a fit 24 year old that a nurse was just someone who checked in occasionally. I didn't take how serious the degree of medical supervision some people need because i was putting my own personal experience (being fit and nowhere near death) onto them. I do that alot, put my own experience into other people and get confused when they dont react as i would. If someone is depressed over something i wouldnt be depressed over i get confused. i think its called 'sociopathic lack of empathy' or something.

PS nobody got hurt on my clock but i didn't provide the intensity of supervision i was supposed to provide. thats why i flunked out.

 

[Raina]

So your clinicals started with geriatric too? Do you think you would have felt differently had you held out for ER or something else?

 

[Lao Tzu]

Yeah i think i'd have fared better in a situation where i could relate to the clients better. Im 100% honest when i say i am not very good at empathy and someone who is the opposite of me (someone who cannot communicate or move who is near death) is someone who i cannot relate to too well. Had i had, say, healthy people just in for routine check ups i would've done alot better.

 

[breathinbleedout]

Do what all other male nursing school drop out do..become a porn star.

 

[Lao Tzu]

im 2 fat

:shame:

 

[jnuts]

Were you going for an Associates degree?

 

[OMGWTFBBQ]

I think it is fairly human for people to not understand things that they haven't personally experienced or even aren't currently experiencing.

Nordstrum is probably one of my favorite posters on this board - he is always so honest about stuff it is refreshing.

Like I have said before, that honesty was what I needed and I appreciate it.

Flunking is just a way of finding out that something isn't for you... or you aren't for it.
The worst part is the time spent finding that out that you could have spent towards other goals - but you still get to keep the experience - so it is better than the same time spent in front of the TV... or on this board.

 

[Lao Tzu]

id go to IUPUI in indianapolis. for the chem degree IU bloomington.

 

[breathinbleedout]

I was being honest, and don't worry about being fat, there is plenty of money to be made in the fetish fat fucker/leather bondage aspect of the porn industry. I am sure you will find a nitch if you try hard enough.

 

[breathinbleedout]

If you are serious about it, I can hook you up with some phone numbers of producers and distributers in houston and la.

 

[Lao Tzu]

no thats ok.

 

[Raina]

OMGWTFBBQ is totally right.

Most people are too chicken to quit something they don't like (whether it be an education path, a relationship, or a career) fearing judgement for others or hoping they'll eventually like it. I don't think that anyone will end up happy settling for something they don't find joy in.

 

[jerkbox]

I would love to walk away from the career path I am on right now....problem is, I have no clue what the hell I want to do....

what is one to do??

i figure it wil come to me at some point....

 

[Lao Tzu]

Flunking is just a way of finding out that something isn't for you... or you aren't for it.
The worst part is the time spent finding that out that you could have spent towards other goals - but you still get to keep the experience - so it is better than the same time spent in front of the TV... or on this board.

True, thats what bothers me. i have 2 years of college now. Luckily about 34 hours would transfer to a microbiology degree so i only lost 1 year and this whole experience made me learn to deal with stress a little better.

 

[MFMan]

I would love to walk away from the career path I am on right now....problem is, I have no clue what the hell I want to do....

what is one to do??

i figure it wil come to me at some point....

I apply the same logic to my current situation. Problem is the more I wait, the more time I waste.

 

[ChefWide]

"I knew a guy who got kicked out of school for putting at night. Just doing some Night Putting, with the 15 yr old daughter of the dean. You know who that was?"

"You?"

"No, my room mate, Mitch Comestein."