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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23
Ideally I'd now like to become a clinical psychologist, but I've already had to give up my dream of being a psychiatrist, so I'm aware that I may never get there. I just want a job where I'm trained in lots of different therapies and can help patients, but we'll see how it goes.
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Oh, so did you go to med school then? How come you can't be a psychiatrist?
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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23
How did you manage working in mental health and suffering from mental health problems at the same time? I found it really hard working inpatient when I did my psych rotation in medschool, because I'm absolutely terrified at the thought of ending up in the psych ward. Outpatient was fine, but with inpatient it was hard not to avoid the ward and patients. Obviously something I have to get over though!
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Uhm, well, I never wanted to work in mental health care. I was told I'd never be able to reach my real goals because I'm a nutter, and I believed them for a while. Instead, I got a social work qualification through volunteering at a charity and studying in the evenings.
I hated every minute of it, but eh. I don't think it had anything to do with me being crazy, just with me not wanting to be a MH worker!
Why are you so avoidant of the patients? Is it triggering?