Well, I have good news. I recently got accepted for a teacher's aide position. I'm nervous about it, but I will be working one to one with special education children and children with disabilities, such as autism and learning disabilities. I hope this position will help solidify my decision in choosing a career as a speech therapist.
I am also hearing from people that it is getting hard finding jobs in speech language pathology because of the saturation in the tri-state area. I don't want to move out of Jersey (although it is very expensive to live here), only because of family and the fact that I have lived in Jersey all my life and consider myself a Jersey girl...lol. However, I am still living with parents and can't find a job nor find the courage to go to grad school because of my public speaking fears. Therefore, I am taking it easy and getting part-time work as a teacher's aide to see if speech therapy really is it for me. If not, I'm thinking I might become an RHIT/RHIA and go into the HIM field. I think working with medical records in the hospital doesn't require any form of public speaking that I know of, so that sounds like something I can do.
I feel like a failure that I couldn't become a doctor when I was in college (I was premed), because of these fears. However, maybe it's not meant for me. A doctor's life is very stressful and hard. I can't do well without 8 hours of sleep a night, and I think doctors don't get that much sleep every night. It would be very hard for me to survive in a career like that. Also, residency would totally kill me since I can't stand on my feet for long hours and be sleep deprived....lol.
I really hope I find my niche. I'm married (me and my husband live at home with parents and it sucks), and I just want to get my apartment and move out. I still can't believe my life has turned out this way at 32...I thought I would be married in a house with kids by now. Why me?!
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