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When academic success doesn't match emotional readiness for your field

I'm getting straight A's in nursing school but I cry after every clinical rotation because I don't think I'm cut out for this, and I don't know if it's the program or me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Your intellectual competence and emotional capacity for your chosen profession feel misaligned, creating doubt about both your judgment and your future.

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