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I want to quit nursing and don't know what to do with my life.

Hello,

I am a MSc Nursing student (mature) and I have LLB Law degree. I started the nursing degree back in 2020. The first year of the course was an absolute struggle, and I felt absolutely miserable and anxious. Going into the second year of the course, the exact same problems were going on, but I then had to interrupt due to personal reasons. Fast forward to 2023 I decided to return to the course as I thought things may have changed, but unfortunatley they haven't and I still have personal things going on. I feel absolutely miserable on the course and I'm constantly anxious, something I didn't really experience when I was doing my law degree.

I have no idea what to do and being 28 I'm very scared about the future and ending up with no career. Im also scared about the maintenance loan and learning support fund that I will have to pay back for term 2.

Please help, I could do with talking to people, and getting some advice from individuals who may have been in this position.
Original post by username6076836
Hello,

I am a MSc Nursing student (mature) and I have LLB Law degree. I started the nursing degree back in 2020. The first year of the course was an absolute struggle, and I felt absolutely miserable and anxious. Going into the second year of the course, the exact same problems were going on, but I then had to interrupt due to personal reasons. Fast forward to 2023 I decided to return to the course as I thought things may have changed, but unfortunatley they haven't and I still have personal things going on. I feel absolutely miserable on the course and I'm constantly anxious, something I didn't really experience when I was doing my law degree.

I have no idea what to do and being 28 I'm very scared about the future and ending up with no career. Im also scared about the maintenance loan and learning support fund that I will have to pay back for term 2.

Please help, I could do with talking to people, and getting some advice from individuals who may have been in this position.


I'm sorry to hear about your struggles with your course. I recommend that you reach out to your course tutor and the student wellbeing service at your uni to see how they can support you. Also make an appointment with one of the advisors at your uni's careers service. There will be lots of career options out there for you that you might not have considered.

If you can delay formally withdrawing from your course until the Easter break (ideally timed until just before the start of next term), you shouldn't need to repay any of your maintenance loan immediately. The same should go for the NHS LSF although I'm not as certain about timings for this. It would be best to email them and ask:

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-learning-support-fund-lsf/contact-us
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Original post by username6076836
Hello,
I am a MSc Nursing student (mature) and I have LLB Law degree. I started the nursing degree back in 2020. The first year of the course was an absolute struggle, and I felt absolutely miserable and anxious. Going into the second year of the course, the exact same problems were going on, but I then had to interrupt due to personal reasons. Fast forward to 2023 I decided to return to the course as I thought things may have changed, but unfortunatley they haven't and I still have personal things going on. I feel absolutely miserable on the course and I'm constantly anxious, something I didn't really experience when I was doing my law degree.
I have no idea what to do and being 28 I'm very scared about the future and ending up with no career. Im also scared about the maintenance loan and learning support fund that I will have to pay back for term 2.
Please help, I could do with talking to people, and getting some advice from individuals who may have been in this position.

Hello,

I realise this is a late response and I don't know what you decided to do but I can relate to your situation.

A couple of years ago I was debating switching to an engineering degree after completing half a bachelors in interior design. I had previously worked in a nursing home while completing my access course back in 2015 but left as I was burnt out on top of difficult personal circumstances and thought nursing wasn't for me.

I started my interior design degree in 2020 and even during lockdown managed to enjoy lots of elements of my course but realised I enjoyed creating floor/electrical plans more than the design elements and looked at switching to something more technical but decided to have a study break until I was sure. (My university was also not brilliant or supportive which was also a factor)
Fast forward to last year and I thought returning to nursing after something horrible happened to me would help me find more meaning but I found the same feelings creep back in and my mental state kept declining even though I thought it was something worthwhile. I think nursing would help heal that part of me but like you I never felt anxious during my previous degree and I'm not sure what it is about nursing that causes those feelings.

I don't know what your reason was for choosing nursing after completing your law degree but sometimes even with a good

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