When I entered law school, the future seemed clear and structured. It was as if there was a straight line to be followed, a well-marked path towards stability and professional success. I was the daughter that society expected, pursuing a prestigious diploma, diving into legislation, codes, and norms that promised to organize the chaos of everyday life. However, my inner life — filled with complexity, doubts, and deep emotions — did not seem to find space in the dry pages of legal textbooks.
At first, it was exciting to understand the gears of justice, the dynamics of the courts, and the debates about ethics and laws. The heated discussions in the classroom and the challenges of logical thinking occupied my mind. But something was missing. Each case we studied seemed to focus on what was right or wrong, just or unjust, rarely touching on the deeper motivations that drove people to act. The human being was reduced to an agent of choices, with little understanding of their emotions, traumas, or life stories.
It was during the early courses, especially in Criminal Law, that the questioning began to take shape. I wondered what led a person to commit a crime, what was behind the choice to break the law. I was not satisfied with just knowing what was legal or illegal but wanted to understand why certain people, even in the same circumstances, took such different paths. I began to realize that law, while necessary, did not answer the questions I yearned to ask: what goes on inside the human mind?
These thoughts did not come all at once but rather as a constant whisper in the background. At the same time, in my own life, I was dealing with personal issues of anxiety and borderline personality disorder (BPD). I knew how devastating it was to face these challenges without fully understanding their origins. Law could not help me understand my own mind and emotions. It was then that I realized that for me, justice could not be limited to what happened in the courts. There was an inner justice that I also needed to explore — the justice for myself.
This restlessness grew, and I could no longer ignore it. Even with the law books still in my backpack, I began to seek answers in other areas. I started reading about Psychology on my own, fascinated by how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors intertwine. The transition from Law to Psychology happened gradually, like a silent yet inevitable change. Still, I was afraid to change courses. Law, with its structure and promises, seemed like the safest choice. Psychology, on the other hand, required me to dive into something more uncertain and profound: the human universe.
The fear of stepping out of my comfort zone accompanied me for a long time. Changing majors meant not only abandoning a promising career but also facing judgments and questions about why I was "leaving everything behind." However, what the people around me did not understand was that I was not leaving everything behind but rather seeking something truer for myself. It was as if, finally, the inner compass I had ignored for so long began to point in the right direction. Psychology was the path that made sense for my life and my personal journey of self-discovery and healing.
When I made the definitive decision, I remember how liberating yet frightening it was. I looked at my diploma and the law classroom one last time, knowing I would leave that routine behind, even the security of what was familiar. But at the same time, there was a flame ignited within me, an expectation for the new. The journey to understand the human being, to delve into emotions and the complexities of the mind, called to me with a force I could no longer ignore.
Psychology, for me, is not just a career; it is a way of seeing the world and connecting with people at a level that law could not provide. If in law I sought justice in the laws, in Psychology I found justice in the deep understanding of the human being. And that is what motivates me every day: to help people understand themselves better, just as I am in a continuous process of self-discovery.
This transition was not easy. Changing course never is. But looking back, I see that law gave me a foundation of logical reasoning and critical analysis, while Psychology opened the door for me to explore the heart and mind of the human being.
REFLECTION: "The journey towards personal fulfillment often invites us to abandon the paths that seem safe, to venture into uncertain roads, where we find the answers that truly resonate with our inner truth."
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