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Originally Posted by Xeneon
So I have been thinking for about 2 years about what I want to do with my life. The only thing that keeps popping up in my head is that Im a good listener and I like to help people. Maybe I should be a therapist. I have been told many times that I should be a therapist but when I finally told my mom, she was just like that takes alot of schooling and was trying to make me feel like my idea was wrong. I have learning problem. It doesn't make me stupid, it just makes me different and school hard. I graduated with almost 3.5 and I graduated with honors. Going to a school to be therapist is hard and heck who knows if they would accept me with my GPA. The other problem is that I was brought up that going to a counselor is a weakness. It was kept a secret if you went to a therapist. I love the mental brain. I find it so interesting but I don't know if thats enough. I know that being a therapist, you need to be well grounded. My fear is that my heart is to big for this job. I care so much about people and I just want to fix it. I know I can't fix everthing and I can't save everyone but yeah. I was hoping that you can train yourself not to be affected so much by other people. I know that if my mom didn't suport me on this decision. (If thats what I decided) It would be extremely hard for me because she'll all I got anymore. I haven't gone back to college for anything because I have decided that I'm not going back until I know what I want to do but I just decided that I'm going back in the fall to take my 4-4 classes.
What you guys think? I need some feedback because I'm stuck.
Thanks for taking the time to read this thread, if you did.
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Look at the coursework for it and see what you'd have to take.
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I think that if you are hesitant about it maybe you can arrange to meet with a few practicing therapists to talk with them about their jobs and what it is all about
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This is a great idea....you can ask them what it's like to listen to people's problems all day, which i think must be tough. I don't know how my T listens to me, plus her other clients and doesn't lose it.
Someone I know is a therapist and ED specialist and runs programs for that in hospitals. you have to just want to help everyone I think and have, or learn to have, very thick skin. You have to realize that you can't fix people all the time and let it go when that happens. and she's BP also, so the fact that she deals with that, plus has that kind of career...very impressive and shows it can be done successfully.