I had a full blown panic attack the other night because I was in bed and woke up and was thinking I needed to get up because I was so anxious and I was thinking that what if something happened to me or what if I accidentally did something. Just to remind you I am in nursing school and working 2 days a week and am stressed and overwhelmed - any tips will be appreciated or encouragement
Are you taking any steps to remove the stressors in your life? Eating good? Staying hydrated? The lack of all of those may add to your stress and anxiety’s. Focusing on your meals and well being might help u maintain a good nights sleep without the interruption of anxiety or stress? I have definitely had similar expressions.
@Landyn315 I’m on Wellbutrin and am thinking it’s making my anxiety and OCD worse but I want to start incorporating mental health focus at least 1 hr a day and also I have a therapy appt Thursday and I drink a lot of water but not enough and also I need to eat better for sure
@gracecla Nursing school is a very big stressor but I’m trying to identify I can do it
@gracecla Look at you!! Self awareness is a big step! Your right nursing school is STRESSFUL. I’m in school to become an emt/firefighter right now. I’m totally floating in the same boat as you, your not alone! You can do it, and try to identify all the reason you want to do it. I believe in you! Find ways to incorporate self care for sure, and definitely try to find way to spread your stress out, do homework for an hour, and then let yourself be free to enjoy the day, until you come back to homework again. Planning times during the day to sit down and resolve my stress helps me enjoy the other parts of my day :)
@Landyn315 I know I just feel disgusted with those thoughts. I’m wondering if it’s the meds but i dont know. I’m just scared of nursing school which makes my OCD worse. I thought the thoughts I was having were very intrusive and asking if those are suicidal thoughts and ppl have been saying the thoughts are normal
@gracecla Have to reached out to your doctor? Maybe these symptoms are common with this medication? Then you must decide if its worth taking it or not. I’m so sorry you feel disgusted, those anxiety thoughts are normal, but the extreme that you are feeling them in isn’t something you should have to live with. Don’t be scared of school! You’ll make it work, you always do right? You’ll find approaches that work for you. And you will get past this! It just takes adventure and time to figure out how.
@Landyn315 Yes , thank you for your support!! I’m happy I’m not alone in any of this and yes I always figure it out
@gracecla Good gracela! If you need any extra help or need to brainstorm some ideas, don’t be afraid to re-comment, or you can reach me on tiktok too haha. I’m gonna use my own advice too! I like this app and how it lets you know you aren’t alone also, this is my first day on here and i’m in love with everyones thoughts and experiences too. Good luck in nursing school! Thats amazing and thank you so much for being willing to help others in such a tremendous way.
@Landyn315 Thank you ! Also yes do you have any ideas or tips ?
I just started my new job maybe a couple months ago and I’m officially off orientation. I had a couple shifts by myself but the anxiety I feel being alone is honestly beastly. I keep getting scared that I’ll end up giving my patients someone else’s medications, keep having thoughts of “what if I give patient A medications to patient C.” My hair keeps falling out, I get such bad pre work and post work anxiety. On my days off all I think about is work. It’s taking a toll on my mental health and my relationship with my boyfriend. I am mad and stressed all the time. I’m just so tired and I honestly feel like I’m getting depressed. I want to stick it out a couple more months so I can get a job somewhere that’s not in a hospital. I just feel so stuck and scared all the time. If anyone else is a nurse with OCD what did you do to help with your anxiety and OCD?
i am a freshman in college and i have always struggled with depression, anxiety, and OCD. i have never received help for my OCD despite being medicated for my other two issues. i have noticed that what most of my panic stems from is my OCD and more specifically my OCD around school. i haven’t been able to get myself up for class for multiple days and im starting to panic about everything im missing and think about every little thing i have to fix. i am so behind that it makes me want to panic and i feel like i cant fix this. i just want my mind to feel normal but it feels like my whole world is falling apart all because i am feeling stuck in school. please help me i just want to feel okay but i dont know how to. i have tried doing all the assignments i can do to catch up but it isn’t enough i still feel so panicked
It’s been a really long time since I’ve been here. I’m about to go back to school for nursing. But right now I’m working as a nursing assistant in the hospital. Idk if it’s my body adjusting to seeing new INTENSE things every day or shoving so much information into me at once with long 12 hour shifts. And when I’m at work and conscious it’s completely fine. But when I come home and sleep I wake up from bad dreams. Yesterday at work there were maybe 10 rapids (when you call an emergency for your patient, don’t always have a good ending) and I woke up this morning remembering my dream that I was in the hospital and my heart stopped and they had to call a rapid on me. Maybe it’s not even OCD??? And it’s just heavy heavy stuff that I’ve never seen before and it’s just my brain and body adjusting to life and things that can be really scary. It just feels a bit like when my OCD was bad and I’m scared I’m really in my head right now I don’t want it to get worse. Can anyone relate???
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