UGH--well, if I'm back on the site, it means I need free "help"

I will be graduating grad school (physical therapy) in May and I am feeling very overwhelmed with the possibilities of life after college.

ON the surface, i don't have a reason to feel so bad, but I can't stop thinking and when I do--I am focusing on negative things. I'm afraid I'm going to have a breakdown of some sort.

first it was figuring out where to actually accept a position
Then it was whether to accept
then it was how to find a place to live
then it was dealing with my recent bankruptcy and the financial restrictions that come with that
then it was the licensure requirements in the state I'll be moving to

Before all of this it was can I pass the licensure exam? I know I can, but what if I don't?


I have heard form many people recently who can't understand why I'm not jumping for joy for my great job offer--I can't relax enough.

I'm sorry for venting, but this is the only place I can voice my frustrations without fear of some sort of repercussions from people who just say "relax, everything will be ok--You're being ridiculous". At the same time, I don't want to do nothing but complain, anyway--I'm sure people (fiancee and family) are tired of my "whining" about my "poor life".

Sorry

I understand what you mean. All these decisions are difficult to make, lots on your mind.

I dont know if you're looking for ways to deal w/ all this . . . . but here is what I do when I have many things to think about and decisions to make.

First, I make a list and put the decisions/things to do in order of how they need to be decided. (writing all this down tends to calm me)

By writing this list, I can more easily see what needs to occur when. Many of my decisions cannot occur until something else happens before it, so, I figure why worry about it until I have to. Just take 1 decision at a time.

If I'm really overwhelmed, I'll write smaller steps I can take. For instance, writing down on that list what states might be interesting to live in, that I can find an Apartment Search business to help me find an apartment in that city I choose to work in.

Best wishes to you

(and no need to apologize! all of us get overwhelmed at times)

PS. I know it's difficult, but try to put not passing the exam out of your mind. IF that needs to be dealt with deal w/ it after you get the results.
When you think about the exam try to think "when I pass . . . " not "if" or "can"

Jumps up and down for joy!!!!!!!!! Your getting married? How come we only hear the bad stuff and never the good stuff? Boy I tell you what!!!

Hey guess what I'm a freshman and I'm already freaking out, what if I don't make a good nurse (been doin it all my life but theres that big ole but in every sentence).

We need to just sit back and enjoy the ride.

YOUR GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!!

Hey Futs, how are ya? Yeah, I'm engaged. Been a wild ride for me the last 3 years of my life. Stert PT school, experiment with things that backfired, get diagnosed, get divorced, find a wonderful woman (I think she has ADD, too), move in with her, continue with PT school (almost fail out, though), now I live 4 hours from her (doing a rotation) and have been on a whirlwind of emotions regarding the future.

Everything that is going on with me is positive, but I always find a "negative" needle in the haystack that is life.

Of course, I'm still trying to cope with this ADD thing--never got the chance to actually look at it and see how it has affected my life--because it has--a ton.