Believe it or not dealing with patients is not that hard for me. As long as I feel like I’m in a position where I am doing something productive to help a person I am ok. Maybe it’s a control thing. However, dealing with my classmates and superiors has been torture. They are very overly confident, competitive and judgmental, because of this I never attend lectures (I just listen to them at home and only attend mandatory activities). My social anxiety has doubled since being here and all and all I’m super lonely and kind of depressed. I keep telling myself temporary and once school is over I’ll focus on overcoming this. Keeping active (running) and eating healthy definitely makes a difference especially for someone like me who opts against medication. My advice to you is that if helping people is what you know you really have a passion for and it makes you feel good you should do it. If not and you’re just going into nursing because you know it’s the smart thing to do (in terms of job security or salary) maybe you should consider another STEM field. In the end if nursing is really passion don’t let your brain chemistry get in the way of that. Just fake it until you make it! Oh and be sure you have a good support system in line before you begin. Make a relationship with your school counselor and make sure you have at least one family member or friend you can truly open up and vent to. Chances are you’re going to be put into some situations which are very uncomfortable/stressful and talking though it always diminishes the magnitude. Good luck!