I don't mind at all haha (I hope you enjoyed the back and forth between me and my friend who I locked in RS jail for bothering me on a Sunday afternoon ). When I was younger, I was really eager to do defense work ( even did several internships at smaller firms that mainly did patent and non-profit environmental law to test my resolve ), studied a LOT, and quickly realized that I'm not argumentative enough to pursue law as a career.

So I'm studying psychology right now ( in undergrad ), concentrating on psychopathology, with the intent to use it in a legal context as an advisor/evaluator, as a professional in special education, as a treatment provider, or ( separate dream career path ) to study the onset of psychosis in young adulthood. Forensic psychopathology ( psychological analysis of mental illness/disorders as related to criminal behavior -- aimed towards solving crimes and making plans for prevention/intervention ) is my dream, and I'm working toward it, but there are so many other interesting things I want to do that I'm quite open to distractions.

Working as an aid and/or as counsel to the defense appeals to me, as does being a provider of assessment and treatment for those incarcerated ( I think society at large punishes mental illness as a way to circumvent providing care--and when 'care' is provided, it's often horrendously abusive and unhelpful, which is something I feel strongly about and want to see change ). Also, criminology, while fascinating in theory, is rarely used in practice because most of the data is correlational--and at most, you could help provide justifications for legal decisions as a way to help ( very very difficult ) or you could assist law enforcement, neither of which I want to do. I'd still love for criminology to be something I study, though. I dipped my toes in and found it incredibly theory-based but still highly inspiring.

All that to say, things are up in the air for me. I often forget it, but I'm still young and have plenty of time to sort out what I want to do and how I want to achieve it, so I'm not dead set on any one career just yet. Although I do fantasize quite often about opening an afternoon tea and coffee shop ( and the busy hectic lifestyle that it will give me ). But because of my lived experience, I'm quite passionate about making a difference--especially in prevention--for kids with CD/ASPD, who are often doomed to the justice system by a lack of support systems and intervention.

PHEW. I blinked and suddenly there was a gazillion words in front of me i am SO sorry. It's hard for me to rein myself in once i get started on something but i hope this was a thorough and helpful explanation of what i want to do :3 thank you so much for asking! i really love talking hehe, and sorry I took so long to reply ;_;