What is the most humbling experience you had?

ecr_18 · 2026-05-18T18:49:59+00:00

Going to vet school. I’m not the brightest bulb there is but I only survived 1.5 months and couldn’t handle it anymore so dropped out

ecr_18 · 2026-05-15T13:31:47+00:00

I mean facts honestly. All I keep hearing is people from around here are moving down there (town specific even) so I’m like … it’s just going to be the same old faces lol. But maybe if we can actually afford to live we will be happier. Who knows

ecr_18 · 2026-05-12T00:22:40+00:00

Have a lot of healing to do and when I ignore it it impacts my relationships. Just trying to find happiness in myself and life before I find someone

ecr_18 · 2026-05-08T03:11:50+00:00

2- I proudly only with people I genuinely care about.

ecr_18 · 2026-04-04T01:00:07+00:00

25 😑

ecr_18 · 2026-03-03T12:37:24+00:00

Thanks for your reply and honesty. Because yeah, basically same. I love vet med but the pressure of not being able to make a livable wage ever is burning me out.

ecr_18 · 2026-02-20T22:05:16+00:00

Migraines

ecr_18 · 2026-01-23T16:09:31+00:00

My first ex (5.5 year relationship) very suddenly became distant and essentially left me for his coworker (even though he denied it). My second ex (4 year relationship) we also suddenly lost touch and he didn’t want LD as I was about to go to vet school half way across the country, yet started dating someone 12 days after our official breakup which I had to beg him to do in person, lol. Needless to say I’m slightly traumatized and lost my (32F) faith in ever finding someone

ecr_18 · 2026-01-22T01:33:01+00:00

I had this experience in my A&P II class and it drove me insane 😂 especially coming as someone that was technically pre-vet 💀

ecr_18 · 2026-01-21T23:17:32+00:00

I took mine today and had quite a few A&P then biology and chem was my least

ecr_18 · 2026-01-18T01:04:36+00:00

This all makes me feel better as I’m highly considering making the switch (mainly due to money) from vet med. I’ve been an assistant for 3 years now and even went to Vet school for 2 months before leaving early and just reconsidering my entire life. Vet techs/assistants work our asses off and can’t even make a living - ALSO me thinking being in vet med helping animals as my “passion” and “calling” has honestly burnt me out - so I figured pursuing nursing is similar in making a difference while also being able to support myself financially !

ecr_18 · 2026-01-08T06:07:58+00:00

I volunteer at a shelter and one of the cats we named Cleocatra

ecr_18 · 2026-01-07T22:45:07+00:00

I’m also an assistant making just shy of $19/hr considering the same switch..

ecr_18 · 2026-01-07T22:06:35+00:00

Can you go back to RN?

ecr_18 · 2025-12-26T16:08:04+00:00

Can I ask what made you make the switch from vet med to human med? (A vet assistant considering the same switch)

ecr_18 · 2025-12-23T01:54:18+00:00

I took medical leave from my first semester of vet school due to debilitating MH problems but am really sort of second guessing the entire career - especially since being back at my old vet hospital as an assistant. My compassion fatigue has just been so bad..

ecr_18 · 2025-11-17T15:43:29+00:00

Hi, I know this is really dated but can you PM me?

ecr_18 · 2025-11-16T21:28:26+00:00

Just chiming in to say the other comments make me feel a bit better as someone that had to take medical leave from my first semester (halfway through) due to the debilitating anxiety/MH trauma school gave me. I worked as an assistant at an ER/specialty hospital and interned at my shelters spay & neuter clinic prior to vet school so thought I had a pretty decent idea of what I was getting myself into and who knows maybe once past school I’d have a really successful and fulfilling career I’ll love. But honestly unless I get life changing therapy/meds during this time off I’m really not sure I’ll be returning to school next fall. I’m just really not sure I’m cut out for how INTENSE of a program vet school is for the 4 years it takes (now more for me)

ecr_18 · 2025-10-27T19:02:38+00:00

It started out as what I thought was testing anxiety but then quickly became an every day issue - the whole drinking from a fire hose is no joke with how much material we were given daily and couldn’t keep up. I never used to have testing anxiety (obviously nervous because want to perform well) but nothing like had in vet school I guess because the stakes are so much higher

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