LC1201 Posted April 9, 2019 Hi All, I'll be starting PA school this August (yay!!) but sadly my marriage has come to an end and I've filed for divorce. Needless to say, I'm heartbroken and not functioning at full capacity. I'm wondering, for those of you who have been through the ending of a long term relationship/marriage, how long did it take you to at least be able to function? My fear is I won't be emotionally stable enough to focus come August. Any advice or kind words would be greatly appreciated.
l.berry Posted April 15, 2019 Be honest with your program. I've had some health problems during didactic and communicated with my adviser, that way if I started struggling, I already had someone in my corner. Better to tell them upfront than wait until things start going really badly.
Meowington Posted October 1, 2019 Thank you for posting this! I have been looking for other people to discuss about it. I feel like I am struggling both emotionally, and not function at full capacity. What are some ways people got through this? I was also upfront to my advisor about it.
ancientMedicine Posted December 20, 2019 @LC1201, how are you? How did you do it? Anything you wish someone had told you 8 months ago?
LC1201 Posted December 22, 2019 Author @ancientMedicine I am doing really really really well! I got a therapist who helped me through a lot of the emotions and found a group of friends in the program who offered me support. The first 3 months of the program were really rough BUT I was able to refocus my sadness into determination and I put all of that into my classes. I got involved, I went to social events and planned ahead so that when bad days did happen, I was able to take the night off and focus on me. LOTS of self care, self love and self kindness. I went on walks. If I can do it, so can you!! Please feel free to private message me! I'm happy to help in any way I can.
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