Intro from a recovering nurse...

6 posts · started Nov 13, 2010

SyckRN Nov 13, 2010, 1:45 PM

Hi,
I am a nurse who is recovering from both addiction and bipolar disorder. I have been through a diversion program and lived to tell about it, but not unscathed.

I am a doctoral student at UC San Francisco, studying addiction and the stigma of this and other mental illnesses.

I am glad to have found this blog.

SyckRN

cougarnurse Nov 13, 2010, 2:08 PM

Welcome to the site, SyckRN! We are glad you joined us. Drop by as often as you are able to, and post when you can.

Your concentration for your Doctorate sounds interesting. Will you be doing any counceling?

cali510 Nov 16, 2010, 9:58 PM

>:D< Welcome to the site.

SyckRN Nov 21, 2010, 3:27 AM

I may get the PsychNP, not sure. Probably teaching and research. Concentration is on attitudes toward addicted patients

cougarnurse Nov 21, 2010, 3:42 AM

Sounds even more interesting!

SyckRN Nov 21, 2010, 3:56 AM

I'm in my third year and I am slowing down...the plague of being pretty much on my own with an adviser to crack the whip. I have only a couple of courses left and then it's all dissertation.

Thanks for your encouragement