feeling a bit disheartened

Same here! I got negged by Renal lol but for being too enthusiastic about what I wanna do. lol maybe i should just keep it for real at the moment.

Youll gonna be a cool doctor in the end dont worry.

this is for all you medics out there. do you ever worry that medicine isn't for you?

i've been thinking about this a lot lately. i think this forum and it's over-enthusiastic pre-freshers that are so so sure based on no evidence make it worse. because i have evidence, and i'm not sure anymore.

nothing really interests me. when i do stuff for my course, i do it because i feel i should. when i'm in hospital, i'm not excited about seeing new procedures like other people. in fact, quietly in my head, i think they're a bit sad for being so excited.

i know it's probably just a phase and that it'll pass and i'll find something interesting eventually. but i'd really like to know if you've been through anything like this.

you are too enthusiastic!!!

I kind of understand what you mean. But i think just generally its phase everyone goes through no matter what course you are doing.

But you must remember how lucky you are there are so many ppl who would give up everything to be in your position (a tad dramatic i know...but still!) when you have qualified and you realise that YOU will make a genuine difference to ppl's lives then hopefully you will feel better.

but one must bear in mind that different ppl study it for diff reasons and have diff motives.....some genuinely wanna do it, others are pushed, some think it brings money (gravely mistaken).

As for the over-exuberant ppl on here i think when you go into anything you should really do a lot of research.....which i am sure you did.....the only thing which puts me off it is the NHS i think it needs a major revamp and i would prefer to work abroad i somehow feel that sometimes Dr's are restrained (money etc)

you are too enthusiastic!!!

but it is kind of true that if i wasn't here, someone else would be instead. and they'd be having that effect. i sound like i'm trying to find reasons to be miserable. i'm not. i'm just bored and disinterested. i did genuinely want to. i wasn't pushed. i don't care about being rich as long as i can have food and a home.

i am however a huge advocate of the nhs. i think i'm just a socialist tho....

Sometimes that can be bad and sometimes good, i find when i am waaaaay to enthusiastic in something and then it disappoints for whatever reason i'm almost heartbroken. I mean putting you heart and soul into something and then realising that it means nothing at all really hurts (i'm talking women here obviously! )

Oh no sorry if I sound over-enthusiastic to you about Medicine and if it makes you feel a bit intimidated(?). Who knows I might end up as a biomedical scientist if I dont get into med school. You'll like Medicine in the end dont worry. And you can always seek for advice/support at your uni if you needs it, remember youre not alone. What are your real interests by the way?

hahahahah i'm not intimidated by you!!! my REAL interests?? you mean jaundice doesn't count.... i like to play netball, run, argue, think about my ex , read, play my guitar, watch documentaries then moan about how sensationalist they are, drink, dance, sleep. same old.

Sometimes that can be bad and sometimes good, i find when i am waaaaay to enthusiastic in something and then it disappoints for whatever reason i'm almost heartbroken. I mean putting you heart and soul into something and then realising that it means nothing at all really hurts (i'm talking women here obviously! )

hahahahah i'm not intimidated by you!!! my REAL interests?? you mean jaundice doesn't count.... i like to play netball, run, argue, think about my ex , read, play my guitar, watch documentaries then moan about how sensationalist they are, drink, dance, sleep. same old.

Failure, in moderate doeses and with coping stratigies is character building, to me if things were going far too well - that tells me I'm still in the confort zone, and you never know before you try

“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never tasted victory or defeat.”

psychiatrists are probably actually top of my hate list. based on my sample size of one....

Btw Dr Psyche you ever been to see a shrink or talked to one? (it always looks great in the movies but trust me it ain't that brilliant.)

Oh nice we share loads of interests then!! I know this is kinda like a personal question but why did you originally want to study Medicine? Any particular/significant reason/s at all?

Oh, I don't want to stay in London forever

The things you've mentioned haven't affected me yet.. lots of great things to look forward to!

I doubt you'd have to do that, especially considering the number of people who want to go to London from outside at the moment (potentially including, unfortunately, me). Just foundation years, I think.

As for the money side of things, I'm just pissed off with NHS bursaries today, you'll come to learn ALL about that one

I'm addicted to the lifestyle and the biggest doubts I've had since have been through drudgery, because of our long second year and its endless middling lectures that Saffie is currently "loving".