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Jolcia17

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    Chicago IL
  • Application Season
    2014 Spring
  • Program
    Social work

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  1. Ugh easier said than done! Thank you though. I got a couple more months to go till I start the internship but it sucks that it worries me already.
  2. Thank you! I guess I've never had that experience, So for those of you who have done internships, how do you deal with group counseling when you know the evaluator will be there observing you and grading you? I think that part freaks me out
  3. I just want to say thank you everyone for your time to write back and really for a lot of the encouraging words. It feels good to read this to myself. Ok so to answer some questions... What led me to pursue social work? I did my undergrad in psychology, always enjoyed working with people and always wanted to help people. I also always wanted to work with children, foster care type of setting, but unfortunately that is a "dream" of mine I will never be able to do. Much more to this story but it can be linked with how my anxiety started and the reasons why I'm afraid to go and do other things since I know it won't be a field involving children. Hope all that makes sense. I do think I have skills for it, I'm an amazing listener, I always want to help. However I'm not sure I'm a good communicator. Again could be the anxiety, I just hate to talk and don't feel comfortable talking. So that's my weakness I think :/ and that's the part that scares me. I can be all ears but not sure I'll be as good replying back. I am currently working on the anxiety. I have seen therapists and currently trying to find a good fit for me. I also am taking Xanax which sort of helps but I'm not one to turn to medicine so really don't want to depend on that. Honestly no one really knows about my anxiety, maybe one friend. The nationality I am and where I come from I don't think people or my family take it as a serious thing and it sucks because it is serious and it's really ruining a lot of things for me. I guess from seeing three different therapists I feel like they always talk to me and know what to say and I always question myself if I will be able to be like that. I know that with experience it will get better but I'm not there yet and the beginning is doing an internship which I'm looking to start in fall and I'm just freaking out about it and have days where I want to quit. I'm such a mess I know!
  4. What scares me about the internship? Well like I said I have anxiety and I hate being put on the spot and I guess doing the whole counseling part is what scares me. Thank you ediblestranger for your kind words. Honestly getting into grad school wasn't tough for me, I'll say it was an easy process. I guess if I wasn't in grad school I'll be working somewhere. Would it be better or worse I'm not sure. As I was doing my undergrad I never planned on grad school. Always said I'll find a job. And here I am in school again. Which I don't mind being in school at all, I just don't want to do something and regret it or hate it.
  5. So I started grad school this spring of 2014...working on my msw. However I don't even know if social work is for me. I fear it. I question it. I question myself. I hate all these feelings. I am so afraid of the internship. I do have social anxiety which I'm working on and can't say if all these feelings are because of anxiety or not. I don't know what to do or where to turn to. I wish I can say that I will be good at it but I donf know if I will be. What is wrong with me? I need some friends. Someone please give me some advice.
  6. Yes that's def true and I've thought of that. Hmm we shall see, I'm barely taking my first class as an grad student. Thank you for your input!
  7. Thanks for the reply! But I can't really do any volunteer work. At the moment I'm leaning into the health care field.
  8. My school offers some specializations that I can choose from and I am stuck!! No idea what to go with. The ones that interest me sort of are health care, gerontology, and addictions. Any thoughts or advice?
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