Choosing a career

Since the beginning of my school days people would question me on what I want to be when I grow up, and my answer would always end up being different. I wanted to become an investigator, an elementary school teacher,  an actress, an international lawyer, and a specialist on Japan – I didn’t even see myself in some specific field, I just wanted to try everything here and now, and it made me really upset when I came to the realization that being an expert on everything is simply impossible. I was in two minds for a very long time, and the thing that made me stress out the most was my upcoming college graduation. I had no idea that I was going to do with my life, and I was going insane.

Fortunately, not very long ago, in the summer just before my senior year, I saw out the series that made me reflect on my life, and rethink all my previous decisions and thoughts. Finally I decided on what I want to do with my life! I was certain that my contemplated job fulfils all the qualifications and expectations of my future occupation. I wanted to be helpful for society, I wanted to make a difference, and be financial self-sufficient  — the job matched all the criteria, I could be all these things if I become a mental health specialist.

I found the job perfect for me also because I was very interested in medical field for a long time, but I was not sure if I could handle medical school. But I’ll have to be able to do that anyway because if I want to be the best specialist, and help my future patients in the most sufficient and the fullest way I have to get my medical diploma, and go through a residency in psychiatrics. But let’s not dig too much into details, and I’ll just tell you about the things I’ll have to do as a mental health specialist: developing and implementing treatment plans for a range of mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, personality and behavioral disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress, and more. Also as a psychiatrist I’ll be able not only to talk to patients during therapy, but also to prescribe medications, and thereby control their health progress more thoroughly.

I’m sorely excited to start my studies in this field, I’m practically counting down the days till I graduate, and become this new path of mine. I really think that my future job is one of the most important, since mental health problems are not addressed and discussed enough. In our country the theme is almost prohibited, and it’s not how it’s supposed to be. I sincerely hope that I’ll make a difference.