Should I go back to med school?
I quit med school early last year. I was in my 2nd year and I had really good grades, but I dropped out due to my mental sanity. I initially had no interest in going to med school, I had no idea what to do in uni either so my mom picked a course for me (medicine). I went with it because it meant I didn’t have to think about what to do. I went in really blind tbh, I really had no idea what happens in med school. I was just there because I had the brains to qualify and pass the entrance exam and interview.
I often expressed my displeasure/ frustration, with the course because it barely left me time to do any other thing other than study ,to my mom severally but she didn’t take it seriously because my grades were good and that was all that mattered to her.
I took a trip away from my home country and realized how depressed I was and how much I genuinely hated med school.To top it all off, I was having allergic reactions to the mold in the dissection lab(crazy fr) that I barely attended dissection lessons( less than 7 times in the 40 sessions), but “as long as I pass right”.
Anyway, after the trip I told my mom I genuinely couldn’t do it anymore because even though my physical health w
this reads stronger on paper than in practice We’ll see how people react over time.
Without overthinking it, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, this feels rushed rather than thought through Others will probably see it differently.
Just reading this, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified so the response doesn’t surprise me Feels like there’s more coming here.
On the surface, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where the disagreement starts We’ll see how people react over time. That’s just my read on it.
From my side, this feels like a half-step, not a full move At least from my perspective.
From where I sit, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s the key detail here.
At this point, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s what people are responding to This could age very differently in a week.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Reaction: Why am I scared? Probably because one time my grandma got pulled over when I was a kid and she told the cop that her bad driving was because of me and he came to my window. I didnt do anythi
Just reading this, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that tension shows up immediately Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, this feels more about execution than intent That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
On the surface, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here
Reaction: Comment thread I saw in the wild
From my side, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell.
Just reading this, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s the key detail here. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a practical angle, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the key detail here.
the follow-through is what will decide this
Trying to be fair, this feels like a half-step, not a full move
At first glance, the wording alone shifts how people read this