u/Primary-Positive-299

After a terrible day at work there’s nothing I want more than just to order fast food to make myself feel better….. but I can’t. Please don’t tell me you get up and run 10 miles because I’m already exhausted after work.

Alriiiiiiight girly pops (and murses), get comfortable this is a long one. I'm currently working as a psych nurse, been one for about 1.5 years. Ive been a nurse for a little more than 4 years now. Most of my experience is in psych or pediatrics (in home health setting or school nursing). Currently age 26. I feel like i'm having a quarter life crisis, I dream of quitting everything and moving to a different country and quitting being a nurse all together. I'm so tired of the chronic short staffing, rude upper management, nursing politics, everything. I've been seriously thinking about my future for the past two weeks now. At first I was thinking the popular route- PMHNP. But I'm afraid i'll do all the work (exams, studying, sleepless nights all while still working btw) and I'll still be unhappy in my career. I think I could be happy in an outpatient setting, but I'm not sure. Definitely no more hospitals. Then there's the whole possibility of owning my own private practice which sounds great because I can set my own hours and workload and such. Then I thought, I would love to be a teacher. I searched reddit about nurse educators, turns out they're not that happy either. And I did try to search up nurse educator jobs (only in academia, because I'd want to only teach in a school) doesn't seem like there's much of a job market for them. So now I'm thinking maybe I should switch careers entirely. Maybe radiology technician or ultrasound technician. For more context about me, i'm a type B girly that gets easily stressed out and highly anxious. I just can't see myself doing this for the rest of my life -- the thought scares me entirely.

I was working as a peds psych nurse for 1.5 years then I got physically ill from night shift and I had to switch to adult psych for day shift and it made me realize how much I prefer the pediatric population. I think this is why I'm incredibly unhappy lately. But I also dislike medical so there's not much options for me. I'm currently looking for a peds psych day shift job, but as everyone knows job market is in the gutter right now. I have a cousin who's an OR nurse (another specialty I'm considering) and she decently likes it but she's also currently in school for PMHNP. I also have an aunt whose a PMHNP. I guess I could ask them more about the job. I just don't know. Looking for any kind input or advice, it is greatly appreciated.

I will note I've talked to my therapist about this and she thinks I'm severely burnout, need a vacation, and need to do more than just bed rot on my days off. But I just came back from vacation three months ago. Also vacations are expensive and I'm trying to be better with my finances because I'm getting old LOL.

Hi guys! I’ve been looking into doing a TEFL program in Thailand or Korea. Anyone that has experience doing it in either countries as a US Citizen, can you please share on how much you’re paid monthly and how much you pay for rent? I’m just trying to figure out if I’ll have money left over after rent. Thanks for your input!