This thread hits home for me also. I usually last 18 months at a job. I start out refusing to miss a day for anything, working super hard and picking up extra shifts. Everyone raves about me, then it happens-I miss a day, then another, then it's over. I also have been in nursing school 3 times, even been on the dean's list for getting good grades, then (usually after spending 2 days studying) I don't show up for finals! A t told me that I have fear of success, too bad I didn't stick with him long enough to get over it.