I am 24 and I need some life advice. I come from a family of a few doctors. My uncle and my grandad are really well respected in my family. My grandad is an er doctor and my uncle is a cardiovascular surgeon. I grew up wanting to be a surgeon just like them. I finished high school early, got to university, I went to harvard and stanford for programs and did my undergrad in physics. I also during this time got my pilots licesnce. I moved to ottawa canada during covid because it was cheaper and things just worked out that way. I finished my physics degree in ottawa and I got my pilots licesnces. I got really fit for the first time in my life and never felt happier or healthier any other time in my life... I felt really free and happy. It came time where i was out of my degree for a bit and just flying and i knew i needed to apply for med school. I applied and got in but im 2 years in and I hate it. some days are fine and I get excited but i have never gotten that feeling since being in ottawa of freedom, friendship, peace, and health. I am considering leaving medical school (i am now abroad) and moving back to canada. Someone very close to me left me some money so I am able to afford medical school as my parents couldnt afford it after my first semester. This incredible soul passed away last year and part of me thinks i should stay on because its what he intended for me. Another part of me thinks fuck this, go be happy. I have a friend who makes money hand over fist because she works at this really popular bar downtown and she said she would give me a job so i could make a bit of income while i get back into flying and finish my commercial license as she is doing. I also have this never ending passion for hair. I love my hairdresser and she said she would hire me in an instant. she does hair extensions and since i have been in surgery... its not too different. plus i think it could lead to another career option. Being a pilot you can have more than one career. so i could actually do both. and i would be able to adventure more, start my career sooner and be much more free and healthier. I have regressed severely in my health. I gained almost 30 pounds, and gotten a stress induced ulcer and I'm on many drugs to treat it and the stress. I also have many many friends in the airlines now and in the flight school I was at who would help me and who are under significantly less stress. I find myself daydreaming all the time of packing up my stuff and leaving to my new life back in Ottawa. I never had so much stress in my life and I am not sure if this is temporary or if its even worth it to keep going. I am young, and I recognize that I don't know everything, so I'm reaching out to get some advice.
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