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Hey, I want to know if I am the ONLY student to be that is so nervous that I can't do this that I break down in tears.  Is anyone else overwhelmed with the idea of school studies, class time, taking care of kids and keeping a home running?  Or am I alone?

nope, not alone......I have cried a time or 2 myself........I can be thick skinned at times, but there are times everything will pop its head and brings me to tears.......I remember when I was a student......I cried and cried and told myself I couldnt do it and asked why was I putting myself through such torture.........I find it when I am really tired with little sleep or rest that I have been most suceptible to the tears.....try taking a deep breath, close your eyes and imagine yourself relaxing at your favorite place....mine is the beach......it helps at times........great stress reliever 

Crying is not really weakness.

I am a soldier and also an EMT, who has seen lots of tragic and horrible things - You do what you must to do your job, you don't break down on the battlefield or the accident scene. But afterward, even the strongest men and women sometimes cry together.

God gave us emotions - don't be ashamed of them.

It's okay...go ahead and cry.  I think we've all done it.  Nursing school is tough & there is alot of pressure, but it's definitely worth it!!!  I didn't go to nursing school until I was 35 years old and had been out of the college, studying & test taking thing for almost 20 years.  I also had a teenage son.  It is possible and you can do it!

Crying during nursing school is absolutely normal.  I can't count the times I have had a good cry and then picked myself up and started over again.  As women we try and do it all.  You need to let go of the unimportant tasks.  Use the sleeve of your sweatshirt to dust and if you have wood floors run your sock over it to pick up crumbs and dust. 

We all need our release.  Nursing school is hard but you will get through it and you will look back on it and only remember the good.  JUST LIKE CHILD BIRTH 

crying is a human emotions, we cry when we are happy, when we are sad, when we are frustrated, depressed, or simply crying because we heard a too funny jokes we couldn't stop laughing- laughing that turns into like "crying" lol! that's me...

it is also a way of releasing the tension, dont we all noticed that after we cry, most of the time we are relieved, atleast of this"heavy feeling" that we're carrying inside our heart. so, crying is a good therapy to people, unless you want to explode with too much emotions if you dont release it, one way of which is yes...by crying your heart out! so if you cry, you're helping yourself out-it's a human response to different emotions, just ahhhh, dont overdo it (lol)

Cry when I was a nursing student?  Yep, and many years later, I still cry.   I try to contain my emotions, and usually don't cry at work.  The last time I broke down, was when I worked in a nursing home, and a 50yr plus married couple, the wife died of Alzheimers.  The husband had all his right mind, and every day he visited.  He held her hand, and told her she was beautiful every day.  Her last year was spent with major leg contractures in diapers, and she could barely eat.   But he still said "honey your beautiful"..... I cried the day she died.  And then I watched the notebook, and cried for another 3 hours.  I can't watch that movie anymore, because it reminds me too much of that couple.

Yes I cry! With only 4 days between finals (including a national placement test), working, home life/relationships, and summer classes starting Monday, I too cry my eyes out!! I am just so overwhelmed! My workstudy funding got pulled because I couldn't file my taxes in time for the "priority deadline" and my books for ONE CLASS this fall are gonna cost $600! So what do I do? I CRY MY EYES OUT!

This is incredibly difficult! Would I be worthy as nurse if I did not have a fully-functioning emotional capacity? I think it's important for us to be able to feel the frustrations and challenges of getting through nursing school. Part of it is being able to look at what seem like impossible challenges, and then forge ahead with our plans knowing that we have to have HOPE, and FAITH in ourselves to get through this! We would not be good candidates for nursing without it! Our patients have to face this every day with new diagnoses... knowing how to access your own strength is very important so that you can heal and teach others! And if you need a cry before you summon up your strength, well, it's just part of your process. (and you're not alone with it!)

If you have to cry once in awhile to get through nursing school, then I say cry.  :)  Just don't give up on your dream.  I had a girl in my class that had seven children at home.  I had no idea until our last semester.  I don't know how she did it, but she did and she graduated.  You can do it. You may have to be a little bit more organized than some of the other students, but you can do it!!  You have come this far and you are smart!! :)

I just cried in oreintation yesterday. I think peolpe thought I was nuts, but when I'm PMSing, anything makes me bawl. I cried over a video of a doctor hugging a family member reassuring her it would be ok. Something just touched me about that. When the instructor asked me why, tears came to my eyes as I explained to her that with all the medical technology in the world, there will never be a substitute for human kindness and compassion.

This video was of local doctors here in Texas. It was extremely moving.

I CRY BUT I CRY  WHEN I PRAY  .I CRY WHEN I FEEL UPSET BUT I DONT LIKE TO CRY INFRONT OF ANY PERSON  I PRFERE TO CRY ALONE IN MY ROOM. I DONT LIKE TO SHOW MY TEARS TO ANY BODY EVEN MY FAMILY.  

nursing school is hard and i used to call my brother mark all the time and cry to him. he encouraged me to continue. he was so proud of me when i graduated. then about 1 month after graduation, he tore his achilles tendon playing tennis, he went to a local california hospital for surgery. to keep him comfortable, he was put on a pca morphine pump. he died. it's been 8 years, i still cry. this past febuary, his oldest daughter died of a drug over dose,i still cry. when i see loved ones saying good bye to the hospice patient, i still cry. when i'm unable to cry, i will know that it's time to stop being a nurse. to be a nurse is more than a pay check, it is a calling and to cry is to be human with compassion, empathy and sensitivity.

great posts here.  Everyone is being so honest.  That is really cool.  Together, we can get through anything in nursing school becaue we have each other to lean on!

Joanconey says ...

When you stop crying, it's time to leave the Nursing behind.  Empathy has to be there in order to care.

Hey you said what I would have said... Great post... Your patients need to know that you care...

Nobody said anything about sympathy and I do not understand why you reiterated my quote.  I realize there is a difference.  But thank you if you were trying to make a point.  There was not one in your comment.