What made you decide to study medicine? Supposedly it's not a typical ESFP choice, although I know type has nothing to do with interests/abilities. I know an ESFP who originally was thinking about being a doctor, but the last time I saw him he was thinking lawyer. Somehow I don't think that's a great choice for him either. He's smart, it's not like he couldn't do it, but I don't know he'd really enjoy that job either. Being a lawyer requires one to be quite comfortable with conflict, routine, and lots of paperwork. It's also a pretty solitary job. Pretty much all the things that are hard for ESFPs to handle! :laughing:
Doctor wouldn't be as solitary but still heavy on academia which, from what I understand, isn't most ESFPs passion
He's really talented at picking up and learning new instruments. I somehow see him doing something more hands-on. And the cousin I was mentioning before has it in his head he wants to do architecture. Again, a solitary job... I'm curious why you chose medicine and what you're thinking of specializing in.
This is gonna be very off topic, pardon me....
Well first of all, I could never have studied medicine if it wasn't because I've reached the mature age of 30
Luckily in Sweden, it's never too late to start studying, and it's for free, which also is good. When I was younger I would never have had the discipline to study this much, neither the confidence in myself.
I started off study biochemistry which was like hell for me, I felt I was dying from boredom in that lab. So well, I dropped out and after a few years of travelling, having different jobs and getting a baby, I decided I wanted to be a nurse. But after one year of studies I was thinking that I wanted to know more, and learn more about medicine. I have been thinking about being a doctor "all my life" but I've always thought I couldn't pass the exam to get in. But somehow I got more confident and I did something I almost never had done before; I studied hard and so I passed!
I can honestly say that I get high from "helping people". Having a job where you can actually try to do something important for someone else is like a dream for me. And I love the difficult questions, life and death, the drama. I work in an ER now as nurse assistant and I love it too, I love the action and I'm great at dealing with stressful situations. The more stress and pressure the better I work. Boredom and slow stuff is what kills my energy.
I'm very hands on and practical and being a doctor does involve lots of practical stuff, which suits me fine. It's lots of variety and diversity in the job tasks and you get to interact with people all day long.
Actually I would recommend a doctors career to any esfp who's interested in people and fascinated by how the body works (a true miracle). There're plenty of different specialities and you dont have to pick one with massive paper work
The hard part for me has really been the discipline, it does NOT come naturally for me to sit down and study and it's a huge struggle. I see it as a chance for self development, because I know I want what's ahead of the studies. And a very important thing is that I don't have any difficulties to learn at all, IF I only can see how I can apply the theory in a real situation and if it could be useful knowledge.
If I might say it myself, I'm actually proud over myself for chosing this and for having gone through three years of the studies allready. It hasn't been easy.
And I also want to encourage everyone to pursue their dreams and find something that feels meaningful to them. And I think, if I could do this, and reach for my dream, anyone can do it!
