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I know a lot of people have already posted threads in this vein, but I was diagnosed with OCD five years ago and this is strongest topic that I can think of to address in my adversity essay. I'm wondering if this is too risky. I used to have severe anxiety and OCD to the point of being unable to eat or leave the house, but for the past three years I have been happy and healthy.
I have not seen a psychiatrist for it since the year of my diagnosis, but have been in talk therapy ever since and my therapist (who has had several physicians, residents, and med students see her throughout her career) says that she believes I am a good candidate for med school. I have had consistently good grades, leadership, research, volunteering, teaching/mentorship, and work experience, often doing all of these at the same time. People say that I handle stress and can multitask better than most students. For the past ~18 months I have seen my therapist very infrequently, more as a formality to make sure that I'm still stable than anything else (in her words, I'm "fine now").
Do you think this is enough to prove to adcoms that I am now stable enough to handle the rigors of med school? Would it be more beneficial to look for another topic? The only other topic that I have considered is talking about my father's anger issues when I was younger, but I wonder if talking about childhood abuse will come off badly in an essay.
I have not seen a psychiatrist for it since the year of my diagnosis, but have been in talk therapy ever since and my therapist (who has had several physicians, residents, and med students see her throughout her career) says that she believes I am a good candidate for med school. I have had consistently good grades, leadership, research, volunteering, teaching/mentorship, and work experience, often doing all of these at the same time. People say that I handle stress and can multitask better than most students. For the past ~18 months I have seen my therapist very infrequently, more as a formality to make sure that I'm still stable than anything else (in her words, I'm "fine now").
Do you think this is enough to prove to adcoms that I am now stable enough to handle the rigors of med school? Would it be more beneficial to look for another topic? The only other topic that I have considered is talking about my father's anger issues when I was younger, but I wonder if talking about childhood abuse will come off badly in an essay.
