Working your job while working on your mental health while working on your relationships while working on physical health while working on your family while working on sleep habits while working on self-care while working on exercise while working on personal goals while working
Nursing is probably objectively the worst career in existence, no matter how much I like it. No breaks, shitty pay, exposure to every hazard, risking your life in a pandemic, watch people die, government tries to cap your pay, and now you can go to jail if you make a mistake.
My lil sis just turned 21. We were having a convo & I said something along the lines of “they’re better than that” & she said, “no, ppl are what they show u. That’s your optimism.” I’m stunned because my optimism is a “positive” quality. But maybe it creates delusions too.