First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time to read my story and consider helping me. I very much appreciate that.
I am a 20 year old girl who is currently in my 2nd year of med school. I am fully dependent financially on my parents.
It was never my plan to go to med school in the first place. I did so due to parental pressure and not having any financial independence.
My original plan was to go and work as an Au Pair in Paris after finishing high school and save up money so I can pay for myself through college to study Psychology, which I was passionate about and knew I wanted to study since I was 14, when I first came across the subject. I was absolutely fascinated by the human mind and I know that’s a fascination that will never leave me. I took up AP Psychology in high school due to my avid interest in the subject.
But, paperwork and receiving no support from my parents regarding financial matters got in the way, and I ended up going to medical school against my wishes, even though I’ve fervently expressed my unwillingness to go down such a path, but to no avail.
To give you more background, I am from the UAE, but my ethnicity is Bangladeshi, which makes me a Desi person. Desi culture has a few deeply rooted ideas that are rather outdated and sound insane to the rest of the world.
One of them is: you do not choose a line of work that is “too eccentric” like a fashion designer, or an artist or any other jobs in the creative field. The standard profession (and bear in mind, for the typical Desi kid, their career plan is already planned out long before they could count or uttered their first word) for most of us are: doctor, engineer, lawyer.
Now, that is terribly narrowing the scope of professions one could go for and it’s a shame so many talented people that would’ve otherwise been a phenomenal writer or the next innovative architect gets boxed into careers that truly don’t complement their strengths.
A big reason why this happens is because most of these kids are dependent on their parents for finances and due to the years of psychological pressure created and just the family dynamic, they find it difficult to break out of the cycle.
I’ve been studying medicine for about a year now, but have realized I can no longer go on like this. It is greatly affecting my mental health along with my physical health as the stress and the very fact that I do not want to pursue this career path is making me miserable by the day.
I have now found a way to rise over my circumstances. I came across a method called Rapid Transformational Therapy created by Marisa Peer, considered by many the best therapist in the world. I recently found out that she also trains students to become RTT practitioners.
I took on the opportunity and booked a call yesterday with the application team. Today was my follow up call and they informed me that I’m eligible and I can enrol in the training and I was absolutely elated to hear that. Even now, I’m rejoicing just remembering it.
The only thing that’s in my way are finances.
For one time payment: $6950
24 month payment plan: Initial deposit: $950 and then $275/month, Total:$7550
28 month payment: Initial deposit: $297 and then $297/month, Total: $8316
My preferred payment is the one time payment of $6950.
My deadline is until January 28th, 2021. I have to let them know by then. That’s exactly 6 days from now.
My dream is to be able to do what I love to do while helping other people change their lives for the better, one person at a time. It is no secret that mental health issues are on the rise and people need help more than ever before and I want to be part of that solution. Being a RTT therapist allows me to do just that.
So if anything about my story resonated with you or my mission is something that you want to be a part of and make a difference, then please consider helping me out. Every donation matters and I’m grateful for every dollar that comes my way.
If you have read till the end, thank you for taking the time to do so. I appreciate you.
Thank you,
Maha.
My PayPal.Me link: paypal.me/helpmebecomearttther