I wanted to be a doctor from a very young age, I got absolutely amazing grades at gcse but I then got depressed during my A’levels due to going through a traumatic event and was a shell of myself. I failed miserably and couldn’t get into any medical schools. I had no help at all as my parents never went to university and never encouraged me. I don’t even think they cared about my achievements for my gcse results. I actually got named in our local village newspaper! Not just me a few others too but my parents were never impressed. I didn’t really do much with my life after A’levels.
I feel a sense of jealously when I hear about other peoples kids getting into medical school and the amazing families they have that support them. I really could have achieved something if my parents had supported me, I just feel bitter. Not just about the lack of educational support but the way they dealt with me when I obviously was going through something but they didn’t care enough.
I don’t want to derail my own thread by making it all about my family so my question is what is life really like for doctors?
Please don’t make fun of this as I’ve never shared as an adult - but I remember at age 14 telling my careers advisor I want to go through a programme with the army as they were advertising at the time they will sponsor medical degrees. I was planning to get in via this route and after training and serving I would be working in AE then when I was older and had a family I would switch to GP! I remember being so young and being so excited about my future.