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When being a Forensic Scientist, do you experience a sense of paranoia or anxiety in your daily life from the cases you've worked on?

I'm interested in studying Forensics, and though I believe I can handle complex cases, I want to know how It effects other Forensic Scientists so I can be aware.

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Yolanda’s Answer

I was a forenic chemist for 2 years and I analyzed biological specimens such as blood, urine, and liver samples to determine the cause of death. I was also able to visit the morgue on occasion. I was able to put my hand through the hole of a gunshot victim. This made it mor e personal for me because it made me realize that I was helping to the the answers for the families of the victims wanting to know how their loved ones died. It is different for every person, but this helped me focus on the task at hand and see the bigger picture and look at my contribution as a part of the bigger picture and being able to fill in the gaps for families. I hope this gives you another perspective on working in the field of forenics.
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Stephanie’s Answer

I think this is a very personal question that could be vastly different from person to person, but I also think it is a very good thing for you to think about. For me, I work in a lab, so my testing is done on clothing, weapons, swabs, etc. and I find it fairly easy to disassociate the items in front of me from the horrible things that have happened. I rarely see the people related to the cases that I work on. I do read case scenarios but that would be similar to reading the news and hearing the horrible things that people do to each other. I wouldn’t say that I have paranoia or anxiety that something is going to happen to me or my kids. My mind may jump to darker scenarios in conversation because I have been exposed to darker things, and I think a lot of people I work with tend to develop a little bit of a dark sense of humor to compensate and protect themselves. Like I said I do think that it is good that you are thinking about this. Maybe you could try reading true crime or even just news stories about crime everyday to see if doing that wears on you. You also can think about the type of forensics you want to get into. For example, a crime scene investigator is going to have much more exposure than I do as a serologist working in a lab. Hope that helps.
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