Tell us about yourself and your journey to becoming a psychologist.
I realised my interest in understanding human behaviour at the age of 14 when I read Sidney Sheldon’s book Tell Me Your Dreams. As cliched as it sounds, I was drawn to learning more about why people are the way they are, and curious to hear their stories. I was fascinated to read about people’s lives, their struggles and above all their triumphs. People asked me, “Isn’t it depressing to read about people’s hardships?” My response was a resounding no – it’s intriguing to learn about the human spirit, how people endure tough times, and what they need to get through.
Initially, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to become. I knew I wanted to work with people and not in a desk job. I knew it had to do with listening to their stories and that it had to be around mental health. At that time, I thought I’d decide between being a psychologist and psychiatrist. So I went off to university and double majored in psychology and premed. I remember my college advisor telling me that “most pre-med students do a science as a second major as opposed to psychology as it looks better, but psychology is different I guess.”
During the four years, I did everything I could to get into medical school. I completed the pre-med curriculum and volunteered at the university medical clinic in the NICU and ambulatory services. On my last stint I had a choice between the morgue and the psych unit.
Needless to say, you can imagine what I chose. And boy, did this experience change my life. I saw first-hand the workings of a psychiatrist and a psychologist.
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