New grad: how do I stop thinking about work when I get home?
I graduated in May of 2025 and started in the icu November '25. Quickly discovered ICU is not for me and transferred to medsurg/tele. Im working nights 3-4 in a row every week pretty much. When Im off im exhausted but struggling with sleeping, eating, cleaning, being a person basically. On top of that, every time I try to sleep im inundated with racing thoughts of work, I even have dreams about being at work. I don't know how to get past this feeling of always being "on" and im worried about somehow already burning out. Any advice would be appreciated, I'll try anything at this point.
Posted Mar 8, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC
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