mushroom21
New Member
I am a sophomore in high school and I am very interested in the military. I would like to become a physician preferably through USUHS or the HPSP program. A few days ago out of shear curiosity, I looked up medical disqualifications for the military. I’m extremely scared now that I won’t be able to join because of a few past mental health problems. My father molested me when I was 12 and I became depressed and developed a slight eating disorder. I know at one point I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder. I was hospitalized 3 times for medicine adjustments and for supposed suicidal ideation (I told the doc that I was wondering what life would be like with out me. Kind of a normal query). I have been on only Zoloft since and in therapy but I will try to get off of them by my sixteenth birthday and today I arranged with my therapist to widen the time between appointments. I am completely psychiatrically stable and have been since I was 14 and 1/2. This was only for a three year period of my 12, 13, and 14 years of age. I feel it was an isolated incident and it ended concurrently with my father’s incarceration. I also did have a diagnosis of PTSD but never had flashbacks. That diagnosis has been dropped. I feel it would have been more disturbing for me not to react in this way to sexual abuse. Is there any compassion for victims/survivors? I’ve wanted this my whole life. My father took so much of my childhood and it makes me distressed to think he could grab hold of my future too. I understand I have some years down the road before I join, but I am worried sick. Is a waiver possible at this point? I understand also that the needs of the military come first. My experiences are what are driving me to become a physician. I'd like to become a flight surgeon. I will have been off of all medication and therapy for 4+ years by the time I can apply to medical school. Thank you