Hello. I understand and agree with the opinions I’ve seen here. So pardon me, I as I wish to express that I am not attempting to contest or argue with anything stated. As someone who does have severe learning disabilities I’ve dealt with my fair share of beratement due to poorly representing myself within academia; I have very poor articulation.

So I do relate to what it feels like to have a poor classroom experience. I’m sorry that things turned out the way that they did Jan1212. As another student myself working to enter the medical field I sincerely hope that things work out for you. You’ll be surprised at how often people poorly communicate with no malicious intention to hurt anyone. Your classmate might even feel sad because he didn't want to hurt you. You can never truly know these things until there’s at least some dialog. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you that your classmate can be more considerate of your feelings. Perhaps the next time you see him things can begin to move forward in a more positive direction for everyone. I know that your scared but you don’t have to give up on your dreams to be a nurse. So please hang in there.

With that said; I believe that this is a place of healing. So if someone states that they do not wish to be told to get over it, perhaps it is for the best that we respectfully honor those wishes. I do not know how things are done over there LFC555. But I do have a baseless, unsupported, and non-anecdotal view of how people treat one another in the UK. I believe that people there are incredibly passive-aggressive and cruel. This personal view of mine is a distorted perception that I’m working to address. Just as I struggle with those thoughts so does Jan1212 struggle with thoughts of projection. (With regards to the dog.) Who I’m sure is really a loving and caring creature.

The point being is that there is a better way. Just because other people do behave certain ways doesn’t make it any less painful to be treated certain ways.

Quite frankly, using other people as a model for how they treat others harsher than Jan1212 just seems like a rationale for this ‘get over it’ mentality. I’m not suggesting that is your intention. So I sincerely apologize if I had offended anyone here. But I don’t believe your concept of banter should be acceptable. I have been repeatedly hurt but your idea of banter throughout my whole entire life. It isn’t a fun experience for anyone to endure. That might not be a big deal for you. But it is a big deal for me.