As many of my friends and family know, I am an incredibly indecisive person. I have gone through about every single career option possible, and it is starting to really stress me out. Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to go into the medical field, but that’s about all I got. I have mentioned this problem in past blogs, but I am happy to say I think I finally decided on a career.
The other night, my mom and I were going through old files and came upon a huge folder that belonged to me. It was every paper we ever got while I was in speech, which was for about 3 years because I was really struggling. I wasn't substituting the common letters into words, and that really concerned my doctor. By this I mean that sometimes kids will substitute a w instead of an r, because it is just easier to pronounce. However, I was substituting the letter h in just about every word, which made it almost impossible for anyone to understand me. This resulted in a lot of frustration as a 3 year old, and a lot of lack in confidence. I was in such bad shape that my speech therapist brought up that maybe I should use ASL until I was able to form my own words… but they ended up not moving forward with that idea, worried that I would become too dependent on that way of communication.
After going down memory lane, I realized that a career in speech pathology would be perfect for me. It is flexible, medical, it deals with people of all ages, and I would have a connection with the clients because that was once me. I ended up emailing my old speech therapist for the first time in 12 years, and I will most likely be job shadowing her when things calm down with Covid.
I am really happy that I seem to at least have a more distinct option as to what I want to pursue. It makes me feel a lot more relaxed and comfortable considering I want to start looking at colleges soon.
I am so glad that you finally found something that interest you. My grandmother was a speech therapist in France when she was younger and she loved it! I think that the career fits you very well and that you will be happy in the field. Hopefully you can help other like your speech therapist helped you.
ReplyDeleteI was in speech therapy in kindergarten too! It really helped me a lot and I think you would be a great speech pathologist!
ReplyDeleteI think it is really nice that you would be able to have that personal connection with your patients because of your past speech therapy. That would definitely make them feel more comfortable as I am sure speech therapy can seem embarrassing at first.
ReplyDeleteI think its amazing that you have found something you are so passionate about! I also love how personal it is to you and that you will be able to help kids like yourself!
ReplyDeleteIt's so great that you found a career you're interested in! I think it's an amazing choice, and having the past experience will definitely benefit you in the career. Choosing a career that you're passionate about can be hard for some people, and it's so nice that you were able to figure it out!
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