GWS D1

Hello,                                                                                                                        2/9/21

My name is Leticia Rodriguez and i identify as she/her.  This is my first semester in college.  My major is psychology/sociology, and my passion is to accomplish getting my degree,  and work as a psychologist.  This interest has become more intense, when most of my family suffers from mental challenges.  Mental illness has been in my family for generations. I would like to closely study how to make a thought and stay with that positive though.  What worked for me, was changing my thoughts from negative into positive.  Of course it was easier said than done, but i was determined  not poison my brain and get myself ill.  I often saw  my mother go through episodes i couldn’t understand and felt desperate to help her,  and trying to understand mental illness around me was never easy. I feel drawn to understanding the different sides/levels to mental health.  I want to make a difference in the our community.

I started my journey working for the non-profits organizations community clinic as a distribution clerk in the health educational services, which offered therapy, acupunture, and psychiatry. I worked my way up becoming  an administrator for Domestic Violence Mental Health Shelter for Women.

In this chaotic and changing world can become in a terrifying world we leave behind for our future generations.  Most Americans today are suffering  from this terrible disease and are undiagnosed.  Let’s right our wrongs, and take a stand against mental illness. help is out there, and we need more professionals in this field  to make that goal happen.  If for us, let’s do it for our children.