Personal Narrative: Living With A Dysfunctional Family

Living with a dysfunctional family has shaped my outlook on life. I never knew I had a keen interest in human behavior and thoughts until my brother went through a middle school crisis. I remember coming home from school to a depressing environment. My brother was bullied which changed his life forever and mine too. I saw how much other human beings can have such an immense impact on one person. I began to wonder whether I would have the resilience or fall victim like my brother. The way people cope with stressful situations made me realize that there is a lot more to humans than I had originally thought. As my brother fell into a deep depression that is when I knew I wanted to study psychology in order to help him and others like him. I believe
psychology impacts a wide spectrum of day to day interactions.
After obtaining my PhD in Psychology I plan on applying for the Federal Bureau of Investigations. I have been working with the Fremont Police Department for four years now. I started off as a probationary explorer and worked my way up to Sergeant and now Lieutenant. Due to this program, I was able to go to the F.B.I Teen Academy and get an idea of what it would be like to work as a criminal psychologist in the Bureau.
Living in the bay area has given me a wider outlook on law and its impact on a multicultural society. This has helped me to assimilate myself to the conditions here and has shaped who I am both culturally and socially. Coming from a very oppressive background has influenced my thoughts on equality and made me the strong women’s rights activist I am today. I would like to work in a career of law enforcement, in order to make a difference in the world by ending inequality and helping impartiality.