u/IceCatQueen

I'm a 20 year old nursing student and I have failed anatomy and physiology II twice. I feel so behind now and don't want to take the class again. I literally can't imagine doing all that studying and sacrifice all over again for a third time. The frustrating part is this has always been my dream. I loved my actual nursing classes and thrived in them. I have been beaten down over and over and over again by this one class and it's tanked my GPA to a 2.9... there goes my chances of being a nurse practitioner lmao. I'm transferring schools and considering changing majors but maybe I should try this class one more time? idk, I've been so burnt out and frustrated by school I just want to work so badly. My mental health has never been worse. My possible OCD symptoms keep on progressing and I have dangerous thoughts that don't go away. I cry myself to sleep every night because I feel worthless. I wish I could see myself succeeding in this career, but it feels like all hope has been stripped away from me. I'm just... done.

Hi! I'm a 20 year old student who wanted to be a nurse but now wants to change majors as I've failed a core class twice. I've recently set my sights on being a mental health counselor or a psychologist but I've been having doubts. I need to go to therapy myself to improve myself first, but there's still things I'm scared of. I have an ISFJ personality type, which makes me worried I will take in people's emotions too much and wouldn't be able to maintain my own relationships due to my low social battery. I am intelligent in the naturalist sense and the existential sense, but idk how those would translate well in counseling. I am great at critical thinking and conscientiousness but not much else. I've talked to my career counselor and took a bunch of quizzes to try to find a good career path for me. I was set on becoming a chemist, but I'm worried about being unfulfilled. Counseling wasn't even on the list of careers when I took the quizzes. I want an important job, one that's high in demand like counselors. Most of my family members are nurses and I just feel like I'd be such a failure compared to them. In theory, I would love this job as I'm obsessed with psychology and love learning about mental illnesses, as well as I love listening to and advising people. People close to me say that this is a good job for me, but the more I think about it the more I get worried. Sure, I would have 4+ years to work on myself, but could I change my very core personality traits? idk, if anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated.

Hi! I'm a 20 year old student who wanted to be a nurse but now wants to change majors as I've failed a core class twice. I've recently set my sights on being a mental health counselor or a psychologist but I've been having doubts. I need to go to therapy myself to improve myself first, but there's still things I'm scared of. I have an ISFJ personality type, which makes me worried I will take in people's emotions too much and wouldn't be able to maintain my own relationships due to my low social battery. I am intelligent in the naturalist sense and the existential sense, but idk how those would translate well in counseling. I am great at critical thinking and conscientiousness but not much else. I've talked to my career counselor and took a bunch of quizzes to try to find a good career path for me. I was set on becoming a chemist, but I'm worried about being unfulfilled. I want an important job, one that's high in demand like counselors. Most of my family members are nurses and I just feel like I'd be such a failure compared to them. In theory, I would love this job as I'm obsessed with psychology and love learning about mental illnesses, as well as I love listening to and advising people. People close to me say that this is a good job for me, but the more I think about it the more I get worried. Sure, I would have 4+ years to work on myself, but could I change my very core personality traits? idk, if anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm a 20 year old student considering getting into psychology, counseling, or even becoming a psychiatric technician. I was put off to being a psychologist due to a lot of people telling me being a clinical psychologist is basically a research position, but I saw another post that said most psychologists aren't in academia so I'm just a little confused. ik there's IO psychologists, school psychologists, neuropsychologists, and clinical psychologists. What do psychologists do in their day to day? What should I be prepared for if this is the path I choose? Thanks for any advice!