How should Alex act in this case?
[[Talk to the parents]]
[[Talk to the career guide]]
[[Talk to the psychologist]]
[[Do not talk to anyone]]"I do not really know how to act in this case. Nevertheless, I hope that my nearest people, my parents, will help me to make a choice. Within the next 5 years, i will have become a professional....doctor or singer? This question is so tricky and i think it will kill me someday"
[[Explain why it is important for her to become a singer]]
[[Argue]]After thinking for a while Alex have decided to go to the her school's career guide.
"It must be that person, which really grasps this topic and will comprehend how important it can be. I guess, talking to such specialist could really help me.
After all, who will give better advice connected to the career of the future if he does not?".
She made an appointment for a consultation, which had to be two days later. During that two days she continued to think about it a lot, analyzing all of the possible variants and their consequences.
When the day of her consultation came she was very nervous about it.
""Oh my God! This could really change my life, I'm so nervous...
What if the career guide tells me things, which will be better not to know and not to hear?
What if he or she tells me the same thing, that my parents do?
What if I am told to forget about all of my dreams?
That all of these are just games in kindergarten?".
She even thought to toss this idea and not to go anywhere, but changed her mind.
"Okay, no, I will not chicken out and run from this problem anymore, it has already been anough. I'll just get myself together and do it.".
Alex came to the career guide, who was a young man, and told him about her problem.
-Hmm....actually, I really get you and your feelings. I had the same problem a few years ago, while have been choosing the work of my life..
"Oh, yeah! If he has the same problem before, he will totally understand me and the whole dilemma!!!".
However, his answer was a bit... no, much different from that one, which was expected to be heard.
-I guess... no, I am convinced that you should listen to your parents. Music and whole this staff... all of it is not a serious thing to spend your life for. Might be it could be your hobby, but not a job. Being a doctor is a serious work which certainly will be something to so for a living.
"Okay, that's not what I've been expected to hear from him considering that he had the same problem in past. He is talking exactly as my parents do..."- she thought.
Alex thanked the career guide and went home with a heavy load of thoughts and pressure.
"Okay... so, what should I do know?".
[[to be a doctor]]
[[Disagree]]After all the long reflections, Alex decided that the best option would be to go to a qualified psychologist to help her with solving the problem of choosing a profession.
"Okay, I will have visited psychologist on this Friday. I think the psychologist has a lot of experience in solving such problems. But for some reason, there is still a bit of excitement in me.
What if a psychologist decides that it is better for me to choose a profession with guaranteed earnings than a profession at the call of the soul?".
"Phew... Today I need to see a psychologist, so I need to prepare mentally properly, because the problems will not be solved by themselves.".
*She visited a psychologist*
-Good afternoon, Alex.
I've been waiting for you since yesterday. Have a seat. To begin with, I will say right away that your problem will not be solved by an ordinary conversation with me, a psychologist. My task will be to listen to you and try to direct you in the right direction.
So sit back and tell me what's going on with your family and why you want to become a singer.
*After a 2-hour sessio*
-So, it's almost getting dark, so let's finish. If you still need to talk, I'll help you in any way I can at any time. Have a nice day, Alex.
*Alex went home and most likely should be upset, because the result of the conversation did not particularly suit her.*
""Damn...
Hoping to find help from a specialist, I was sent to my parents. Why should I listen to their wishes and become what they want!...
I'm a person and I have to make my own decisions. But, anyway, most likely to discuss everything with the parents in the hope of finding a compromise is the only way out of this situation.""
[[Talk to the parents]]
[[Do not talk to anyone]]“The internal resistances are being happened with me during the last week make me doubt my decision. That is why I return to these thoughts time and again, but it's all to no avail.......
By the end of this academic year, I will have applied to the university. But unfortunately, I can't make a definite decision. On the one hand, I want to become a singer because my childhood dream has always been to perform on stage.
Singing has always enticed me, and helped me relax and put my thoughts in order.
On the other hand, my parents…., they believed that I would be a doctor. I am very afraid that providing I do not follow the wishes of my parents....., they will disabuse in me. I believe that they have some prejudice, as these are people who believe that creativity will not bring good income. And those celebrities who managed to achieve something are just lucky people.
They try to replicate their dreams on me.."
-Ahh...
"..and always told me that if they had made a choice, they would have chosen such a prestigious profession as a doctor."
-Hmm..
"Of course, they want the best for me, but if the decision taken by the parents did not correspond to the will of the child, they would try to find a compromise.
If I were them, I would not put pressure on my child....
Likewise, a long discussion with my parents sowed doubts in me……
I don't want to give up my dream, but the fear of failure that has settled in me makes me worry about the possibility that my decision will be wrong
What should I choose ...."
*took a deep breath*
"..this is such an important decision on which my future depends.
However, in any case, the consequences of all this is yet to be seen.”
[[Singer]]
[[to be a doctor]]
-Hi! How are you?
Now it is time for applying to universities and i want you to know that i am not going to do it. I have my own band and i will not leave them.
It is my dream to be a singer!
... and i know that to be a doctor is also a good option. I know that our debate lasts for a long time. I do not know what to do.
If i were you, i would probably not stand against me, because it is my life and i harness it!
[[Singer]]
[[Doctor]]"After all discussions i understood that i am not going to betray my dream and i will become a singer.
Unfortunately, my parents are not open with me anymore....
They do not ask me how my day was, do not invite me to cinema. i hope that they will finally understand their daughter.
I really love my parents and sometimes i regret that i chose to be a singer, because i lost bond with the nearest people in my life.""I decided to become a doctor... .
After much thought, I thought that this was the most correct option, but I had no idea how it all could turn out.
After all that happened, my relationship with my parents deteriorated, I subconsciously accused them of my own misfortune, which is why our personal meetings turned into quarrels.
They kept saying that I would have success in my career as a doctor, but even that did not happen. I had no motivation to study, which is why I hardly graduated from the university, and then got a job in a small town, which is why I had to move."[[Talk to the friends]]
[[Talk to the psychologist]]
[[Do not talk to anyone]]*Nevertheless, girl still was not sure what to do, so she concluded, that having a conversation with friend will be the best decision.*
- OMG, Alex... actually, I had the same dilemma a few months ago.
-However, you know... one day I just understood, that this is my life and I will never have another. So... frankly speaking, I think that now you should listen to your heart, not to your brain.
- "Yeah, I guess... I guess you are right and thank you a lot."
[[Talk to the parents]]"So, i chose to be a doctor. I would not say that i am really happy with that; however, relationships between me and my parents became better and now they are really glad that i am a doctor, whj will save thousands of lives""I'm so glad that the conversation with the parents went well!
I was worried that they would not understand me .. however, everything went well and they supported me, which made me feel more confident! "
*after a couple of years*
Now I'm a successful singer who has built her audience, my relationship with parents has improved a lot since that conversation.-Hi, mom and dad!
How is it going? To be honest, i came here for a reason and want to talk to both of you. It is not a secret that i have been singing since my childhood.
Do you remember that? I have started to sing, and after that i have only started to go. Main gist of this conversation is that i want you to know that being a singer is the biggest dream. I do not see me anywhere except scene. I realise that you want me to be a doctor. Yeah, I will have a salary with 6-digits per year, nice house and stable life at all, but.....
It is not for me....
I want to find something that will inspire me during all my life. Last months I feel blue and sometimes ashamed, because you did so much for my education...
To sum up, I really love you and i hope that you will support me with my choice
-Oh, my darling!
It is so cool that you told about it. I suppose that your mother and i have always chosen your side. Now you are 18 years old, you grew up so fast. No matter will you choose to be a doctor or to be a singer, I hope you now that you will always be our little girl and can rely on our shoulders. Become a singer, you will probably have an amazing career!
[[to be a singer]]This is a story about a girl named Alex.
She is 18 years old, and is about to graduate from the school. She has always dreamed abot being a singer;however, her parents are against it.
So it is believed by Alex that her dream can be destroyed by contrary opinions between her and her parents.
Furthermore, after lots of debates this topic has become a taboo.
Will she have enough endurance to fight in this tough combat or will she just give it up?
[[Tough choice Alex]]
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