Ruined Life?

I have spent years studying in medicine to become a doctor but I am just not up to it. I have tried and tried and i still cannot do it. What can I do now? I've been working in a stupid fast food joint to pay the bills and I just can't do it. What can I do now? I've wasted my entire life, all my friends have moved on or away, my family has passed away, and I have many loans.

Please help.

Why do some of you get the impression that I don't want to be a doctor? I have dreamt of this my entire life. I WANT to help people. I WANT to cure people. I WANT to watch the smiles of patients when they hear that they'll be alright.

There is nothing more I want to do. And when I say that I can't cut it...I mean that I just can't cut it. I try extremely hard to study everything and I space it out with having fun. There are too many factors that make me a bad doctor. I usually forget things unless I run them through my head, and being a doctor, you don't see every type of sickness everyday. I get nervous when the clock is ticking. My private personal life has made me that way. I have lost someone dear when the time was ticking and I just can't let it happen again.

I do want to become a doctor, but there are too many different factors that make me a bad one. Thank you to those who suggested other careers. I guess luck is on my side because a friend offered me a job as a nurse.

I've just read some of your other questions. I think you are a timewaster.

Go away and play somewhere else.

one day, one night
saturdays all right
onlines just fine
night time anytime
get your degree
set youself free
with national american university.
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Are you qualified to nurse based on your studies? That's a pretty lucrative job.

get a job like in a bank
or since you allready went to college start a career as an electrician

"Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life"...be grateful that you've realized all this and are capable of making a change...it isn't too late, just start doing what you love...

Not up to what? you're not being specific at all, that could part of the problem, you have no determination or goals. You should get yourself up to it.. there are so many fields within being doctor that be rewarding... I would say you're lost, and should seek mental counseling to find out what to do with your life. Nursing would be fine, become a PA.. teach medicine. All i can say is that most of us aren't ever "up" to doing things, but we do than and find the reward in doing so.

dude ur not ruined not even close think about all the people who are on the streets with nothing u still have a life, just pray about it i know it sounds cheesey but the lord will get u through, my brothers friend had the same problem and he got through it trust me, dont give up aand god bless

What about teaching high school or undergrad? Or, if you absolutely do not want to practice, you can work in public interest-non-profit sector doing research, counseling, education. You'd probably get help with loan repayment if you worked non-profit. You can go to a 3rd world country and offer basic services. Anything is better than what you're doing with your education now.

People got the impression that you do not want to practice because you began by stating: "I am just not up to it." You never said you lacked skills. Also, "cannot do it" may mean that you lack skills but it can also be interpreted to mean that you lack the will or desire, particularly in the context of your initial claim that you are not "up" for it.

You may just be burned out from school and need some time. I had similar issues after law school which, I am sure, is not nearly as demanding as med-school.

All is not lost. Get some help with your budget, talk to your creditors to see if you can reduce your monthly payments. Look for a better paying job, get two jobs if you have to. It's never too late to start over. Just don't give up.

Wow! So you have a medical degree and now you don't want to be a doctor. Is it that you decided you don't like working with people? Maybe you could be a consultant or write for a journal. What about research? What about becoming a professor?
I wouldn't say your life is wasted, you're just going through a time of reinventing yourself.
Maybe you're depressed and overwhelmed. I think you should consider seeing a therapist. A therapist can help you sort out your feelings and lead you to gain direction.

try learning a new trade any think carpenter plumbing etc.if you have a job consider your self lucky.

Your life is far from being wasted, take the advice from others here, and stop worrying about whats wrong, and make it right. Put your skills to work. Okay, you can't cut it being a doctor, your other options are endless. Nursing, Medical Technologist, Teaching, etc. Talk to counselors. Sometimes other people see you better than you can see yourself.

Find your true passions in the medical field and work it from there. If not the medical field, maybe its something else, but whatever it is, get busy doing it! You are wasting energy on the negative.

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