It's true, Heather and it is so frustrating. In high school, I
knew being a middle school guidance counselor or a minister or a
scientist or a doctor was my calling. I became none of those
things (not outwardly), and went into computers and business.
You see, in my early 20s, I decided to find out *all* about each
of the professions. I interviewed two psychologists in real
life; friends of mine... who were seeing therapists who agreed
to give me a few minutes of their time, when I said I was
interested in becoming a therapist. They gave it all to me
straight up, the goods, the bads, their own feelings. I listened
and asked questions and listened some more. It is a profession
one can enter at any stage of life, young adult or older. That
took the desperation off of it - the "I *have* to do this -now-,
or else" feeling. I also learned about the... "
