Hi, I'm new to the board and had a quick (maybe stupid) question. I'm a 25 year old female in my 3rd year toward a BS in Criminal Justice. I have my associates in Police Science. I've wanted to work in LE for as long as I can remember, but being a police officer would be my biggest achievement.
However, I feel I have something in my past that may hurt my chances of being hired. I've never been in trouble or arrested or done drugs. But when I was 20 years old I was hospitalized for 4 days following what can only be described as a nervous breakdown. I had an eating disorder, brought on by stress and control issues, and I checked myself into the hospital to get help. It worked.
I have been issue free for 5 years now. I'm not on any medication, I don't see a psychiatrist or anything, and I am back to a very healthy weight. However, I know they check into your past, and I don't know if they would look at that incident as me being crazy or unbalanced, because I'm not. The only way I can describe it is "growing pains" that I quickly nipped in the bud.
Any advice would be appreciated. Should I hang up my dream and not even bother? I have back up plans (I would love to do criminal social work), but being a cop is my life long dream.
TIA!
However, I feel I have something in my past that may hurt my chances of being hired. I've never been in trouble or arrested or done drugs. But when I was 20 years old I was hospitalized for 4 days following what can only be described as a nervous breakdown. I had an eating disorder, brought on by stress and control issues, and I checked myself into the hospital to get help. It worked.
I have been issue free for 5 years now. I'm not on any medication, I don't see a psychiatrist or anything, and I am back to a very healthy weight. However, I know they check into your past, and I don't know if they would look at that incident as me being crazy or unbalanced, because I'm not. The only way I can describe it is "growing pains" that I quickly nipped in the bud.
Any advice would be appreciated. Should I hang up my dream and not even bother? I have back up plans (I would love to do criminal social work), but being a cop is my life long dream.
TIA!
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