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[tahariel]

Feeling really down and discouraged after placement today like maybe I am the most incompetent orthoptic student in the history of ever and will never be good enough to practice for real, and that maybe I should just go work as a Field Technician instead because I can do the grunt work okay at least.

I think the worst thing about is that Nicola - who was the orthoptist tutoring me today - kept pulling me up on things I should have done and asking me questions I should have known the answers to, and isn't even mean - just keeps pointing out all the things I do wrong and don't know, and she's nice when we're not talking orthoptics so clearly it's just that I am dumb.

After Canterbury I was so energised and felt really good and here I feel like maybe I'm wasting their time. I knew coming in that this is supposed to be a tough placement but I didn't think it would be tough because I was incompetent. I'm actually crying a bit. I never do that.

I really, really hate feeling this useless and pathetic.

Comments

[magic-at-mungos.livejournal.com]

How long have you been on this placement?> You are the student. You're there to learn. Ok you forget stuff but you're human. Everyone forgets stuff. It's not as if you don't know.

Chin up chuck.

[tahariel.livejournal.com]

...four days counting today. I have three weeks left.

I'll try. Thanks :)

[magic-at-mungos.livejournal.com]

Oh please. You've been there less than a week. I'd be more surprised if you hadn't made mistakes (and I mean that in a nice way!)