I often wonder if some who have anxiety/depression are drawn to the profession, particularly psychiatry because of their own situations? I’ve read some posts from premed/med students who say things like, "I have some family members with (fill in the blank mental illness), so I’m interested in becoming a psychatrist. That often worries me because mental illness is often inherited, so it’s very possible that the premed/med student may also have an undiagnosed illness…perhaps in a milder form or one that has manifested in a way that still allows him/her to do well in school.