Well, I have been given the option to return to academia, I haven't set foot in a university since my BSc Psychology degree..........until this week. Somehow I managed to scrape an interview at once of the most prestigious universities in the UK, which took me completely by surprise, more so with the fact the course won't start for another year. The course in question; MSc Clinical Neuroscience! Half way through the year each student has to pick a specialism, I have already picked mine, which shouldn't be a surprise to those of you who know me -> the specialism I have chosen is the neuroscience behind mental illnesses and neuro-rehabilitation. Which is rather exciting!
So once again I am switching career paths, and heading back to the mental health field after my detour into veterinary nursing. For some reason I keep coming back to that path. I keep wanting to know more about the causes, and possible treatments. I want to know what makes us susceptible to these illnesses, and I want to know if there is a way of preventing them. I want to know how to re-wire the brain after it fails. I want to know what it's like to go into work today knowing that I could actually make a difference to people.
I'm nervous, I'm anxious, I'm excited. I'm worried that I won't be intelligent enough, I'm worried that I won't cope with being back in academia, I'm worried about leaving my home and relocating for this. I'm worried that I won't find the answers to my questions. I'm worried I won't be able to handle it all. At the same time, I'm excited; I know (without a shadow of a doubt) that I would regret not taking this opportunity, I'd regret not challenging myself and trying.
I'd regret not risking everything for a dream. Naive huh?
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