When I didn’t get the job, it was the first time I felt the full weight of all the debt I’d taken on. I was starting to get scared I would never get out from under it. I knew it was very unlikely that I’d advance to a position to be comfortable making my minimum payments, much less ever actually get rid of the debt all together. Not getting the job made me feel like I’d made a huge mistake, and I couldn’t stop fixating on what to do next: Did I need to go back to even more school to get a nursing degree? Before, I’d been able to compartmentalize, focusing on working hard and telling myself
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