• Question: Was it difficult to know what you would want to be?

    Asked by 848menb43 to Neel - Psychiatrist on 9 Feb 2019.
    • Photo: Neel Halder

      Neel Halder answered on 9 Feb 2019:

      It was very difficult. I think there is a lot of pressure to decide early on, but don’t let it get to you. I didn’t know I wanted to be a psychiatrist until my early 20s. The beauty of a career in medicine is that you can be a lot of different thing as a doctor. I actually thought I wanted to be an astronaut when I was younger! I’m glad I chose differently.

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  • Photo: Arts Therapy Team

    Arts Therapy Team commented on :

    yes didn’t really plan at school, just looked to study something I liked (biology – then did close to it environmental studies as thought more career prospects) wish we’d had more guidance aptitude tests and work experience
    I found my publishing job by chance after my degree and the art therapy emerged later. would have had not idea about it at school. lucky I got there in the end