A blog about mental health, nursing, and leadership
Exposure to one or more traumatic events can change how we view the world and what constitutes right and wrong; distorting our sense of the past and present; where the past can intrude into the present at any time in unpredictable and distressing way
At this point, I had to decide, how far along was I willing to compromise? My professional integrity was at stake. The enthusiasm, the do-or-die attitude, the determination to ‘give it my all’ was gradually fading. The exhaustion, mental fatigue and professional stagnation were beginning to set in. Could I still be a ‘good nurse’ and do justice to my profession? I had hit the ceiling in my career there.
Watching your little one growing up could hurt at times. The ambivalence one feels as they try to figure out ‘adulting’, while going through the painful lessons that life so often does seem to teach-can be nerve wrecking to most parents. The separation anxiety is now shifted from the child to the parent. There is sadness and emptiness as much as there is relief.
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