dumb?

It sure is hard when something that has been so easy previously becomes a challenge that you have to work hard to excell at. I'm not a smarty pants by any means, but trying to learn the math formulas and what not for this semester of nursing has NOT been easy. In fact, it drove me to tears tonight because I just couldn't get my head wrapped around it. First day of class and I have already reached out to the instructional specialist for an appointment for help. I should feel proactive and being the overachiever that I am...I feel dumb. Which is dumb.I mean really, I should cut myself a break. I barely started to learn this stuff today, so it might take me a bit to really get it down and get the hang of it. Which sounds good in theory, but hey this is nursing school, and I have a math exam NEXT WEEK that I HAVE to pass with 100%...have I ever mentioned that nursing school isn't for sissies? If I don't pass it after 3 tries I'm out of the program, so yes, I stress. So off to bed I go, and hopefully I wake up feeling, well, NOT dumb.