02/11/2025
Simple reasons go a long way!
3 reasons why you should become a PSYCHIATRIST
1️⃣ The future belongs to mental health.
From workplaces to wellness apps to policy in mental health is the next frontier of medicine.
You’ll be part of a field that’s evolving, relevant, and finally being valued
2️⃣ You’ll understand people and yourself on a deeper level.
Psychiatry gives you front-row access to the human mind.
You start decoding patterns, behaviors, relationships and it makes you a better doctor, friend, even partner.
3️⃣ it’s Extremely fulfilling
You become the person who speaks up where silence used to live. You treat the human not just the issues.
Each patient who says “thank you, I finally feel understood” reminds you why you chose this path.
3 reasons you SHOULD NOT become a PSYCHIATRIST
1️⃣ No Instant gratification- If you only care about quick results.
Psychiatry isn’t about instant fixes.
You’ll need patience, persistence because healing minds takes time.
If you need fast gratification, this field will frustrate you.
2️⃣ If you can’t sit with emotions yours or others’.
You’ll hear stories of trauma, pain, abuse, grief.
If your instinct is to escape discomfort instead of holding space, you’ll burn out fast.
Psychiatry demands emotional stamina, not emotional detachment.
3️⃣ If you are afraid of the STIGMA
Be ready for “Oh, you’re not a real doctor?”
Psychiatry is still fighting stigma from patients, families, and even colleagues.
You’ll need thick skin and a quiet kind of pride.