Would you ever consider becoming a Therapist?

My bachelors degree is in business management. However, during my senior year I knew I was in the wrong program. Where I really wanted to be working towards becoming a child therapist. However, I was tired of school at that point and engaged to be married shortly after college so I finished the degree I was working on.

Hell no...

Yes, I would. But ironically my high anxiety level & BP made it impossible for me handle the pressure of going to college. I dropped out before I even got started !

Had considered it twice. Once in childhood, once after my divorce, so far as filing out fafsa, contacting schools, finding a program and studying for gmats.
Was going to tip scales in debt. Scrapped it, before I even came to PC.
I've a bit too much on my plate, at the moment, than to incorporate deadlines and coursework, with all I've got going on around me. Not just kids, simply put, I don't know where I'm living come the end of the calendar year.
Even my current career, I can map a career path. Of course, even that's unknown, right now.
I'm sure it's a noble career path, being a T. Just not certain it calls to me, at this point in time.

My t told me not long ago that I have the makings of a therapist, all i need is the bookwork. I disagree... I do not possess the patience.... I've seen the angelic patience she has with me, and I do not have that. So no, I wouldn't.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I WAS a therapist after college, and I was good at it. But when my bi-polar started kicking into high gear, I quit. I felt my problems and my client's might mesh and I would hinder or destroy someone's growth and progress.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I used to want to be a therapist when I was in my teens, but I seemed to have way more patience then... I don't think I could handle it now. I wouldn't be able to stay objective and I have way too much fear around other people's anger and I wouldn't be able to stand having the anger directed at me. And I'm sure that happens a lot in therapy!

Yeah with how my personality is I'm a natural therapist, I end up as everyone's therapist in my life anyway, only difference is some people get paid to do it. Also for some reason, one on one structured conversations like therapy are my strong point and I've never felt anxiety in them even though I have severe anxiety in most other parts of my life. So yeppers I've considered it but I'm too hard on myself and feel like I need to do a more prestigious job or my family won't love me.

The funniest thing is knowing all the solutions to your own problems but not being able to give yourself the love and compassion you give to other people.

Yes. In fact I'm about to start training.

I don't think you need all the answers. Just to be genuine, empathetic, congruent, curious, and willing to listen, to be wrong and to accept the client's pain and feelings.

Funnily enough, perhaps. In my work I do a lot of counselling and mentoring and find that I am good at it. I do have considerable patience, personal experience of more trouble, distress and problems than a regiment of Russians and am a good listener and questioner. On the other hand I am not known for my empathy.