>graduated Nursing school two years ago
>studied/reviewed for the past year
>became a NEET living in my parent's basement
>taken the NCLEX three times
>failed three times
So the pass rate for first time NCLEX-RN takers is 91%, for second time takers is 73%, then 60% for third time. After that it drops steeply to below 50% for fourth time and by 12th time is 15%. Im not so sure what to do now. Im looking for something to do to get out of this NEET limbo. I want to pass the exam but at the same time the statistics are against my favor. I have considered joining the Navy Nurse Corps as an Officer but I am not 100% committed just yet. I also still want to pursue becoming a Registered Nurse but like I said the odds are against me. I would like to know what are viable options in my situation. I want something to come out of what I learned in Nursing school as well. What should I do?
can you study for this test at all? if so do that and take it again and pass. fuck the statistics.
>>17441668
He has already done the unlikely, he can do it again!
A fifty percent chance of passing isn't bad. Hell I've seen people passing tests whith way lower success rates.
What you have to do is quit wasting your time on the internet and start to fucking study!
>Graduated from university a few years ago
>Still a NEET
That problem aside, how the hell do I even meet people? I'm too old to go clubbing, and even if I wasn't I hate noisy places. Other than that, it feels like you need to know people to get to know people. Kind of like how you need money to make money.
>>17441644
Join a book club
Go to language classes
Go to any classes actually, self improvement is a really nice thing to see in a person
Consider forcing yourself to eat a healthy diet for a solid 2 weeks and see how you feel about junk food and the like afterwards.
What is preventing you from finding gainful employment?
>>17441644
i have a long copy pasta about this but honestly it boils to the following
>think about what you like
>find ways to externalize that
this is the age of the geek. whatever you like there is some group that wants to meet up to discuss it. the closer you live to a city, the better. but even small town game shops are known for hosting silly little tournaments and such on the weekends.
you gotta be a little open minded. you may only like certain kind of games but be forced to play others in a group. but its possible.
using meetup.com has been amazing for me. i made some great friends through anime and horror meetups, go to dodgeball each week, nudist yoga, etc. etc
at the end of the day it only feels like you need to know people cuz thats all you've ever known, but worse case scenario, you just introduce yourself to strangers where convenient. i havfe a friend i go on hikes with, met him on the bus. just said 'hey hows it going' and we hit it off. happens all the time. met one guy just sitting at the bus stop, he saw my batman shirt, and struck up a marvel vs dc discussion.
i have a best friend of three years, i met him cuz he worked at a yogurt shop. i over heard him saying he wants to be an actor. im a writer, so i traded info. were bros now.
you get what you put into it. at the end of the day the worst thing that happens with an interaction is they forget you in an hour.
>>17441684
thats another thing
>projects
easy way to make friends. I'll write a script, hire some actors off the internet, and you bond with them on set making silly little videos. its great.
When me and my boyfriend fuck its nice and all but don't really cum unless he's fingering me and I'm rubbing my clit at the same. Time so far I've came once with his dick. Is there any think I can try to cum more With trying different acts of sex or making myself more sensitive
most women don't cum from penetration. you could literally google this and have a better idea
Have him tease & finger your clit while he's fucking you. Best orgasm possible
OP I'm the same exact way - penetration is nice and fun and all that, but I can't orgasm from it. The only time I was able to was when we were high on DUDE WEED LMAO, and in general my whole body felt much more sensitive. It was the best sex we'd had, funny enough.
But I mean, don't let it get you down because like >>17441643 said it's pretty normal. I've come to just accept that this is how it's gonna be.
Dear /adv/, here we go again.
What keeps you going day after day? What's your motivation in life? What do you believe is your destiny? And what do you do if your dreams are repressed by life?
I need this because I'm still writing a book and I really struggle to see other motivations in life than my own. So I would appreciate any help.
Sorry for any spelling errors, I'm not a native English speaker.
Pleasure
It's the reason for every single person but most people are idiots that don't think about it and think it's some mystical intangible concept that only sages in seclusion can every piece together
also consider myself a story teller.
when it comes to destiny, i do believe in a sort of spiritual 'blue print' however i dont believe in the idea that there is a single moment of destiny. your life is a cohesive work, a magnum opus. every little moment means something towards your greater destiny. it may be seemingly validated with a single moment, but that moment itself was not your destiny. you continue to fulfill long afterward
>>17441614
>most people think its some mystical intangible concept that only sages in seculusion can every piece together
maybe 4 people in the world think that. the vast majority of people don't even think of it in a less exaggerated way.
you've taken a few whiny posts on 4chan and said 'SEE THE ENTIRE WORLD IS IDIOTS'
First off I want to apologise if this is in the wrong section, I am new to this and secondly I want to apologise for how long this is, but if you read through it and try to help me in anyway I thank you so much.
I have been suffering from severe depression for the past 5 years, which I have hidden from everyone, apart from one time I went to the family doctors to discuss it and he told my mum, I never went back after that. My mum thought he was talking about my brother as he suffers from ocd.
For the last 2 years I have been having suicidal thoughts almost everyday, because I had been bullied my whole life and thought it would end at uni, which it didn't. I took this up with my uni support officer and she said nothing could be done and I should just ignore it.
I have never had control of anything in my life, Im not even allowed to go out, it has been completely controlled by my dad, even the fact I went to uni.
I know people will say that I am an adult and should make my own decisions, but when faced with homelessness and not knowing what to do vs listening to your dad, there is only really 1 option available.
Now I have failed uni twice in a row and I have no idea what to do? Do I tell him right away? Do I wait until results day? Do I hide it for as long as possible?
There are only 2 ways in which he will react, to kick me out or continue to mentally and emotionally abuse me at home.
I opened up to my mum today for the first time about my suicidal thoughts, she cried a bit and hasn't left her room after that. She has no control over what happens to me she lives under opression.
If/When I get kicked out who do I go to? I have no other family or friends and online there are conflicting options. Shelter say to go to my local council (newham) and they say try to stay at home.
Please tell me what options I have available as I cant see a future past the next week.
Thank you.
>>17441455
What state/country are you in? That will affect what you can do in this situation.
>>17441469
London England
First off, good job for asking help. Not being sarcastic or anything but really, SOME could help you. Please ignore the ones that are not being serious or making fun.
I'm not a doctor or anything, but I have depression too. Please remember that.
I would go out of the home. Be homeless. If you're scared, find a jo before you go out and make money off of it and then live somewhere like a small apartment. Staying at university wouldn't be the best idea to cure your depression. Only reason would be that it might help in future when you look for a job. Up to you.
I wanted to change something, so I flew to Tokyo for a week. Even though it was such a waste of money, it was very refreshing and fun to be homeless. Japan is a good place to be though. $10 to sleep for a night in a safe place.
I don't exactly know your situation, so I cant advise you much. But try to get out of your situation with as much money you can grab. I know it might be scary to change things and situations you have, but you won't die. You can live by yourself with no degree. You need love, friends, sex, or something makes your life fun.
Alright dudes, a hot babe moved into my building recently and I need a plan of attack.
I met her yesterday when I helped her move some furniture but I need a reason to go over again. Should I make her some brownies as a welcome-to-the-neighborhood kinda thing and then try to exchange numbers? Too transparent?
Protip: Transparency is not a bad thing. It's not a bad thing to be interested in a girl
Just knock on her door one of these days and offer to take her out and show her around her new neighborhood a bit. Get something to eat, get to know her a bit, be friendly and see if there's chemistry
Maybe it is transparent but it shouldn't let it stop you, she won't mind. That's the best way of initializing the conversation.
>>17441356
>plan of attack
and you guys wonder why we don't want to acknowledge your advances
How long do I have to strangle someone to make them just unconscious, not killing them or causing brain damage?
I am not seeking this advice to creep on people and assault them, but rather to neutralize people if necessary if I should be attacked myself one day.
Just look up "how to execute a sleeper hold."
>not killing them or causing brain damage
that's a fine line, friend
focus on arm placement. get their throat right in the pocket of your elbow to constrict blood flow to the brain
when they stop struggling, let them go or they will die.
ask a professional if you want specifics
Go ask /k/, they love this kind of shit over there.
I can't tell my girlfriend (with whom I've fallen oit of love) my true feelings.
I plan to, but whenever we meet up and talk I lose my nerve. She is madly in love with me (I'm the first bf she has had who as far as she is concerned has treated her well) and becomes upset when she notices I'm not engaging with her like I used to.
I constantly feel the need to prevent her from being upset at all costs, even if I know it can't last, I keep pushing the moment back. For what it's worth she's 30 and I'm 25.
Is this remotely common, and does anyone know how a (let's be honest) coward like me can confront this issue?
>>17441298
What caused you to fall out of love with her, anon?
>>17441313
I just liked the time we spent together, liked being with her and how honest and close we could be.
Since then however I feel like I've drifted away from her naturally over time. Sounds bad but I just lost interest. She's pretty surface level and actually quitr shallow/hollow (something she has even admitted to, which depresses her). Though I want to be there for her, the loss of connection I felt has only grown and now I'm here trying to be there for someone I know loves me above all else but I just can't force myself to feel the same way.
>>17441337
The longer you continue to drag it out on false pretenses, the more it'll hurt for her. Break up, be honest, give her closure, go 'no contact'. There's never really a "right" time to dump someone, especially when you don't want to hurt them. Just get it over with.
Should I do an apprenticeship?
Is it possible to eventually earn a lot of money?
What apprenticeships should I look for to, that pay well and allow me to earn more in the future?
People who have done apprenticeships, how did it turn out for you?
>>17441225
>should i do an apprenticeship
depends on what the apprenticeship is / what you want out of life.
>is it posssible to eventually earn a lot of money?
depends on what the apprenticeship is / what you want out of life / what you define as a 'lot of money'.
>what apprenticeships should i for to
depends what you want out of life / like to do
>that pay well
depends on your definition of 'pay well'
>and allow me to earn more in the future
depends on how much you earn now, but virtually any id imagine
>people who have done apprenticeships, how did it turn out for you
my ex boyfriend was an apprentice with some electrical wiring type company. even as an apprentice oyu make okay money cuz they give you the left over copper or something (i cant remember exact details) and you get to sell that and keep the cash.
its funny, he was a really big muscular masculine uber jock of a lumberjack man but his nickname was 'rabbit' because when you are an apprentice at this job your job is to carry a pair of scizzors or shears or something that look like rabbit ears.
>>17441290
I dunno what I want to do with my life outside of earn lots of money and have lots of free time to lift.
>>17441328
define 'lots of freetime'
Every few days I get fascinated by the thought of licking a girl's butthole, but I'm positive my gf would be repulsed at the thought of it. What do?
Is she a prude? Does she like getting her pussy eaten?
Next time you eat her out, just tease & tickle around her ass crack and butthole while you're pleasuring her. If she likes that, stick the finger inside next time. If she likes that, add some tongue. And now you're there.
>>17441162
Oh come on, someone isn't a prude for not liking some sex act and liking to have your puss licked is NOT the same as wanting to have your anus licked. And that's coming from someone who adores getting my behind eaten out.
It's your shithole. There is always a chance of smells and fingers not coming out clean. There's a risk that you fart while his face is close. Most girls don't shave their anus (especially if assplay isn't a common part of their sex life) and are embarrassed by the hairs surrounding it and up their crack. Not to mention to many people their own asshole is simply a completely unsexy and off putting bodypart to involve in sex.
Most guys also do not want a tongue up their asshole, that doesn't mean they are frigid, just that they have boundaries.
As for OP, I do agree that it is best to spontaneously go for it, as long as you don't go so fast that she has no chance to tell you no before it already happened. Circling her anus with a single finger and some pressure should give you an indication of how willing she is or isn't.
Alternatively, you can bring it up when talking dirty, moan about how much you love her ass and want to lick it. If she thinks it's weird you can still play it off as in the heat of the moment shit, which is harder if you talk about it seriously outside of a sexual setting.
Analingus is pretty gross not gonna lie.
What is a better alternative to Tinder? Seems like everyone on there just want to fuck
>>17441072
Going to the library/ sport team meet ups, coloring meet ups, etc
>>17441072
real life.
>>17441072
I met a great girl on OKcupid. Just gotta wade through the shit to find the gold nugget.
all the problems in my life come from masturbating too much, but I can't do a nofap at all
the longest I've held has been six days with a lot of pain and effort and at the end I couldn't hold much longer and ended up masturbating daily again.
I know that if I masturbate too much I'll end up with erectile disfunction problems or just fucked in the head, but I don't know what is supposed to be the "healthy amount" that you can masturbate, once a week? twice?
TL;DR: how do I stop fapping
>>17441056
Read:
http://www.yourbrainrebalanced.com/index.php?topic=15558.0
>>17441089
What a fucking retard
That reading made me angry as fuck, "you being addicted to masturbation is because your life is shit and to fix that issue you need to put your whole life in order before this"
Fuck you, for real, when I made the thread saying "all the problems in my life" was to joke about how masturbation addiction is the only problem I have
You know what, I ought to be a fucking adult and endure like a spartan just toning down my masturbation frequency, to show this faggot who thinks masturbating too much is a death situation
>>17441089
>everything has an emotional root
>porn is only part of a much bigger problem that is your life
> you need to fix your whole life if you want to change a small thing
>you masturbate because you can't handle bad emotions
>you need to realize that real life isn't like porn
What a pretentious bunch of bullshit
Fucking pseudo intellectuals, I swear to God...
>be me
>be 16, going into junior year
>become interested in a chick for the first time in my life
Before i go any further, i should mention that when i started getting interested in this girl, i was 6'1 280 lbs. Fat boi
>see her on last day of school
>decided to try to talk to her but not enough time to talk because she needed to get to her final class
>say fuck it, DM her later on twitter
>tell her that i like her and ask her for her number
>she actually gave it to me
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>talk with her for a little bit
>begin thinking she may be into me
Later that week i find out that she texted my brother and asked how she could reject me politely. Actually really nice-like. Against my better judgement i text her and tell her that i didn't appreciate her going behind my back to try to reject me. She explains that she didnt want to hurt me and just wanted to be friends. I accept it and let it go
>next day plan hatches
>decide to lose a weight, try to impress girl
>fastfoward to today
>Now 6'1 240 lbs
>halfway to weight loss goal
>people begin to notice weight loss
>talked to girl a few times since, nothing serious just bullshitting
>school starts in a month, will i get the girl?
Advice and or predictions pls
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>>17441055
continue into bettering yourself, you might become attractive for her
just dont go all sperglord and say CUTIE I DID THIS FOR YOUU I LOST 100LBS FOR YOUUU WHY DONT YOU LOVE MEEEEH
>>17441055
Just keep up the good work. There's no guarantee you'll get THIS girl, but self-improvement like this can only be a good thing. I hope you don't give up and start putting the weight back on if she gets another boyfriend, or something.
There'll be other girls, and more importantly, you should do it for yourself. For your health, and because life is different if you actually feel confident in yourself, if you're not walking around with a voice in your head saying "ugh I'm so fat I'm disgusting"
Keep cutting weight. I would join a sport but I wouldn't recommend it if you're not athletic at all or have a lot of AP classes. While you're at it, build some muscle mass. You'll be at 200 and you'll still be a blob if you don't have any muscle. Also what the other anons said about doing this for yourself.
When I was a teen I believed I could conquer the world. I believed my opinions mattered and that I should be hopefully a force for good in the world. Now I'm 25 with a compsci degree and all of that is gone. I don't want to appear in public forums for fear of saying something wrong or that I'd regret. I don't play video games or play with toys or imagine wonderful fictional world's because "I'm not a kid anymore". I feel like I'm just a cog in the machine now.
What do to make life enjoyable and meaningful and purposeful again. Pls help
Eat acid or shrooms
Don't let your fears boss you around, just be glad that if you acquire fame now, now one would care if you messed up. There are two presidents that you couldn't screw up worse than
>>17441038
>what do to make life nejoyable and meaningful and purposeful again.
whatever you want. i was a lot like you. but after highschool i sorta did a dive back into my childhood. i rewatched power rangers, played all the classic sonic games, read my favorite comics.
my favorite part is imagining fictional worlds. i do a lot of writing in my spare time and with friends creating stories.,
Why am i witty and know what to say one moment,
then struggle to figure out what to say another moment?
This happens to even people im comfortable talking to.
>>17441014
bump
Fucking bump
I'm the same, I think it depends on how everything else is going in life
Have I been to the gym, eating good and feeling good about myself? I'll be up for having a conversation with anyone and I'll put effort in
Have I been under stress, not feeling good about myself or having an off day? I'll rethink everything I say and worry people are gonna lose interest in talking to me
That's my take on our situation