cocoa, my program is to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Right now most of my classes are nursing basics, like pharmacology, nursing skills, etc. Plus, I have clinicals. The first one last quarter was in a nursing home. Later in my program I will start on my specialty.

I am interested in Health Psychology. Is Walden an online university? I have a friend doing a degree through them, I believe. She said they are expensive! Is your current school online or in person? When you finish the degree will you become a therapist? Or is your degree more academic-oriented rather than practice-oriented?

That's something I hadn't thought of, cocoa. There are some people who will tell that to a depressed person, aren't there? I think it's really important not to kill hope for the patient, but there also has to be realism too. Some people do struggle with depression their entire lives, but some people are depressed, then do get over it. I was clinically depressed for a couple of years, but I'm fine now, so it does not last forever for everyone! Elana, I hope you will come out of it in time. In the meanwhile, hang in there, keep going, and do what you can. I hope you can return to your studies one day too. Do you know what you would like to study?