So to give some context, I am 16 years old from Greece and I'm just about to chose a field in school in which I will focus on the subjects that will help me when i go to University. Currently, I am having a very hard time choosing between becoming a vet or a forensic phycologist and also because of their truly opposite nature i cant combine them. I have always been mesmerized by how the human brain works and how our everyday life affects decision making, mood and such. Now, crime for me is a field which i would very much like to go into and explore but not in like a legal way. I would say more in like a way in which i can understand the nature of the crimes and why they are being committed by the criminals. I dont know why but i always imagined myself doing something like that later in my life, even though my family is very against it. Similarly, i have always had this very deep love for animals and i very early knew that a quiet and happy life would involve some kind of daily interaction with animals.
The subjects in school which i will need to study are not that hard i believe. If i want to be a forensic phycologist, i would have to study modern greek literature, Latin, history and ancient greek literature, subjects that i genuinely most of the time enjoy studying. If i wanted to become a vet though, i would have to study biology, physics, science and modern greek literature, subjects which even though i enjoy im not particularly good at and have recently had a hard time understanding.
So, my dilemma i guess is, should i become a forensic phycologist or a vet? I like everything that both jobs bring and i have researched them enough to know a lot of things, both good and bad. I would love to hear what your day to day life is as a forensic psychologist or a vet. For me daily life is very important because all i want to some kind of satisfaction from my job. I dont care if it consumes my calendar or if i have to minimize my free time. All my life, looking at my dad who loved his job, he didnt really have much time for us, but when he was at work he was the happiest! And when he came home, he was so satisfied by the work that he had done and it made him so happy that we could genuinely feel it and be happy too. I guess it wasnt very ideal for us as kids but i believe thats the happiness i want as an adult to have everyday.
Thats actually where i am confused. You see even though i find forensic psychology very interesting and amazing as a job, i also believe that becoming a vet would ultimately bring the happiness that i need in my life. Maybe its the interacting with the animals, the constant problem solving, i dont know but there is definitely something pulling me towards this path and i am so scared to follow it in the slight possibility that it is maybe not for me.
Both of my parents are against these two path that i have chosen and even tough they want to be supportive, they arent. This has taken a very big toll on me and i dont know what to chose as a result. In my heart, i know that i can do both well if i put my mind to it but the fact that i cant make this decision has weakened and exhausted me so much that i cant do anything right now. I feel so trapped and i am very scared that if i make the wrong choice i will blow my life away and waste the most important years of my life.
Right now in school, i have stated that i will follow the doctor path and study to become a vet. Today, though, it was career day and a bunch of people came to talk about their jobs. This made me think again of becoming a forensic psychologist. This is just a VERY big leap that i think im not willing to take. I guess becoming a vet is something that i really like and feel comfortable in(if i chose to be a vet i already know where to work and i have like a plan in mind, as opposed to becoming a forensic psychologist) and i feel scared that if i chose the other path i will get so much out of my comfort zone that i will not be able to do it properly and do what it needs to be successful.
I really hope i didnt bore you with all of my dilemmas and info lol!! I also hope you understood well what i was trying to say!! This is the first major decision in my life that i have to make and it is really eating me alive so any kind of advice you can give will be greatly appreciated!!! Lastly, i want to thank you a lot for taking the time to read this post as this is my first time posting!!