Response 1:
Dear Original Poster,
We have received your question and want you to know that we are very concerned for your well-being. We want to remind you of 24 hour supports available to you (Good2Talk: 1-866-925-5454) (Here 24/7: 1-844-437-3247) and we also strongly encourage you to contact Counselling Services or Health Services on campus if you have not already done so (Dave Mackay: d3mackay@uwaterloo.ca) (Counselling Services: 519-888-4567 ext. 32655). We are also hoping that you will write back to us to confirm that you have seen this response and that you are making efforts to connect with appropriate supports. We really do care and we hope to hear from you soon.
Response 2:
Dear Original Poster,
It sounds like you’ve been dealing with some difficult situations and feelings for quite some time. It is completely understandable that you feel exhausted and it’s okay to feel exhausted. I want you to understand that you aren’t alone, and I really hope you reach out for supports, as the above responder mentioned.
You mentioned that you feel like you have failed, but that’s not the impression I get from you in the slightest. The part of your life that you’re not happy with does not define your success. First of all, it takes incredible strength to be going through what you have been, especially for so long. You have already found ways to help yourself, and I bet they have helped more than you realize. I would encourage you to keep up the methods you have used already like exercise and hanging out with your friends. And, on top of all of that, you have worked hard and done very well academically in undergrad and pharmacy school. Everybody has areas of their life they may not be happy with, but you are not a failure; I want you to feel proud of everything you have accomplished because you have succeeded and thrived.
You also mentioned trying to hide your emotions from your friends, because you want them to be happy. This means you have people in your life that care about you. The last thing they’d want is for you to be struggling and not saying anything because you think that’s what is best for them. It’s not—they are your friends, and you guys are there to support each other. The last thing I want to say, is that I can relate a lot to what you said about how you felt things would get better in pharmacy school. I was in a similar situation, where I thought pharmacy school would be a turning point for one of the areas of my life that I wasn’t happy with. It wasn’t the turning point I thought it would be, and I felt disappointed about this for a long time. But I always tell myself that pharmacy school is only one chapter of my life. It definitely has its ups and downs but it’s only temporary and like you said, you’ve always tried looking towards a bright future. That’s what I do, and I want you to keep doing it too. I really hope you reach out to some supports, and RxPRN is always here to support you too.
Here 24/7: 1-844-437-3247
Good2Talk: 1-866-925-5454
Counselling Services:
d3mackay@uwaterloo.ca
519-888-4567 ext. 3265