Ever get so overwhelmed you want to quit?

[sanantone]

Thank you everyone for your replies, which to me mean a world of support.

I wanted to clear something up because ... well I want to.

The reason I don't work right now is because my wife has asked me to focus solely on completing school as effectively (high grades) and quickly as possible. Her job currently provides a nice living for us that is allowing me to not earn an income. It is high stress however, and once my RN is done I will be taking back over the primary bread-winner role for us.

I sat down and isolated what made me feel this way and what some of the solutions could be. I realized my to-do list was stressing me out looking at it every day, because I had EVERYTHING on it and it was too long. So I broke it down and have for the moment made it a daily and weekly list. That leaves all of the long term items off of my periphery so I don't freak out at the mountain climb ahead. I can focus on setting up base camp at the moment.

I'm in week 4/8 in my half-trimester at EC so those 2 classes are nearly done. I have my Sociology CLEP on 11/19. That leaves 2 UE and 1 CLEP to finish. Then I can start on my Nursing core. I plan to take ECEs for those which gives me a lot of freedom in how and when I study.

It's understandable if you and your wife decided that you aren't going to work so that you can finish faster and earn higher grades. In this case, however, two courses and a few tests shouldn't feel overwhelming because a lot of people take a full course load while working full or part-time. I think Davewill gave good advice. If you're experiencing depression, then the problem may not be the schoolwork. You might be struggling with the schoolwork because of the depression.