EMT-B student/nervous and anxious!

[Scrubmedic]

Hey everyone glad I found this site. I'm 32 and back in school once again to follow my passion back in the medical field. I worked in a hospital as a transporter for X-ray then special imaging then surgery orderly and finally in 2006 graduated as a surgical tech. Only worked two months after graduation due to dr prescribing meds for depression/anxiety which I never experienced before until clinicals. It was a huge blow to my self esteem, had some hard times after but with the birth of our daughter who has hypo plastic left heart and has had three open heart surgeries I sucked it up and got any job I could hence 3.5 yrs later I'm an Animal control officer. I've never been happy since leaving the hospital and tired of earning just a paycheck. So now I'm in college again and about to start clinicals and find myself unusually nervous about looking stupid and forgetting simple things I mean I know it's to be expected at first and I know I'm smart and my experience in the or and other areas in medicine have made class a lot easier for me. I tend to think too much about failing or not being good enough. Has any of you felt that way? Any tips on how to cope with those feelings? I appreciate all of y'all and your experience, I want to go through to medic/RN. I want to be happy with my job and to make my family proud while helping people. Thanks all!
JM

 

[firetender]

Thank God you're in Texas!

You've got more than a full plate so first and foremost, take it easy on yourself. With your family situation as it is the most important thing is balance. Sure, you'll have to tough it out for a while but keep in mind family comes first.

This is true with everything, as well as EMS, but the moment you realize that the workload or the stresses are impacting your ability to be there for them then find something with less kicks and more stability.

Remember, your life is a marathon, not a sprint.