Please help me decide on my life
I'm kinda desperate cuz i feel like noone is honest with me irl so maybe at least random people from this site can be honest
I'm currently a sophomore at university, my faculty is engineering but also with some medical staff?? idk its complicated
Well, I'm thinking hard about changing it. I've always dreamt about studying medicine, becoming a doctor, etc, etc. But, I'm pretty socially awkward, especially after breaking up with my long-term boyfriend (pretty traumatic experience, would not recommend)
So, what do you think I should do? I'm scared I won't be able to manage studying medicine, especially those social parts. And if i don't manage, i'll just waste 2 years where i am rn and then some time in med school, and what will i do???
My friends say i'll manage and that i could do a great doctor but I'm not sure if i can trust them sooo
if you're feeling anxious abt socializing and public speaking etc etc you won't be able to escape that in any other major either. if your academic passion is medicine i'd suggest sticking with it and then maybe go into r&d instead of being a clinician? i think ultimately your best bet for dealing with social awkwardness (from the limited info in th......
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14 01,2025
Giving up on your dreams, because of your awkwardness makes no sense! Aren't you basically giving up everything, if you focus your life on pleasing your awkwardness? Everyone is awkward and some may stay that way forever, but as you mature and get more comfortable with strangers and the world around you, you might find you feel differently. I get w......
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14 01,2025
You should choose what you are passionate about. Wouldnt it be worse to get a job in a field you dont really find interesting? Social interaction is something you'll always have to deal with, you cant really escape it. I'm pretty socially awkward myself, but I gradually learned to be more social. I dont know how exactly I did it. I think because I ......
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14 01,2025
As an old person, do it!
Now is the time to make different choices, try different things and even fail...
If you change it and it doesn't work out, what's the worst that can happen? you "waste" a couple years! That's nothing! Literally doesn't mean anything. Nothing...
If you don't change it, you risk thinking about it for the rest of your life......
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14 01,2025
I had pretty bad social anxiety and difficulty talking to strangers. My job requires frequent interactions with people and it helped me to communicate better in general now. Sometimes you gotta just jump in and swim.
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14 01,2025
the more you interact with people in medical or related settings, the less awkward you'd be, so if it's your dream and you're willing to take steps to do it, go for it bbg, live your dreams
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14 01,2025
hi so i am a sec year med student and one thing i can say is u really need to be passionate to take up medical field cause it will not get any better especially when you entering clinical site, for preclinical, yes theres not that many ‘patient interaction’ yet but still you will get drain by all the materials and sorry if this isnt helping u b......
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14 01,2025
