In a modernly globalized world saturated with a countless number of professions, a career choice is be a daunting task for those who do not have the driving force to work towards one. A profession can be a well-calculated, disciplined decision, or it may be the result of fiercely following one’s desires and interests. Regardless of the method used, to reach a desired profession there needs to be goals set by a person. An individual’s professional goals can often convey to others the elements of an individual’s character, the character they aspire to eventually become, or the life experiences they have encountered. The professional goals that I have set for myself are not only the result of my interests and academic preparation, but are also
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At the time before I had reached out to my counselor and psychiatrist, I had taken for granted the severity of mental disorders such as the depression that I was struggling with and there effect on the minute details of my life. It was something that I believed that I could deal with on my own, and the ordeal was something that a textbook could not teach. However, since my experience, I now know the importance psychiatric doctors can have on someone. My psychiatrist did not see me as just a patient the way other doctors may have going through senseless protocol and standard procedures, but as an individual who was in need of guidance through a difficult time that I did not fully understand. He seemed to genuinely care about what I was going through and displayed a level of understanding and empathy toward what I was feeling in far greater quantities than I had hoped. I was not just briefly interrogated about my thoughts and feelings and then handed a prescription as I imagined, but I was questioned intricately with thoughtfulness and reassurance, as someone would do with someone who is deeply cared about. Even far after my thoughts and feelings of isolation and depression had left me, I still visited the behavioral clinic on my accord just to talk
At the time before I had reached out to my counselor and psychiatrist, I had taken for granted the severity of mental disorders such as the depression that I was struggling with and there effect on the minute details of my life. It was something that I believed that I could deal with on my own, and the ordeal was something that a textbook could not teach. However, since my experience, I now know the importance psychiatric doctors can have on someone. My psychiatrist did not see me as just a patient the way other doctors may have going through senseless protocol and standard procedures, but as an individual who was in need of guidance through a difficult time that I did not fully understand. He seemed to genuinely care about what I was going through and displayed a level of understanding and empathy toward what I was feeling in far greater quantities than I had hoped. I was not just briefly interrogated about my thoughts and feelings and then handed a prescription as I imagined, but I was questioned intricately with thoughtfulness and reassurance, as someone would do with someone who is deeply cared about. Even far after my thoughts and feelings of isolation and depression had left me, I still visited the behavioral clinic on my accord just to talk