Telescope Galaxy
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The obvious answer would be yes, but let me be a lot more specific. Are there a lot of people who go into psychology just to go into something, but they don't truly care? Are there a lot who just want to know the science of it and work merely by the book? Or do psych majors usually have more personal reasons for going into the field? I tend to think that degrees like business or computer science are more often than not majors people choose for the money while psychology is because of a personal reason. There are surely exceptions, but the stigma of mental illness makes me think maybe people don't go into psychology unless they really want to.
I'm going into psychology because I want to help people. It's not just "I want to help people, so I'll major in psychology." I personally have had a lot of problems with depression and anxiety, and as of recently, I'm diagnosed as mildly bipolar. I'm starting medicine soon. It's just that I've been through so much yet been so ashamed to get help, and I want to see others getting the help they need. I'm going into it because I hate the stigma while some may not even consider it because of that stigma. I don't tell people why I'm really going into it because I'm not open about my psychological issues. I just say I want to help people. This makes me wonder if a lot of the seemingly happy psych majors who "want to help people" actually have psychological problems themselves. I can't speak for everybody, but I get the impression that only those who go through mental illness truly understand it. I have only been close to a couple psych majors, and they, like me, suffer mental illness.
One final question: as far as dating a girl or just making friends, are psych majors really likely to accept you despite a mental illness? I ask this because I can't hide my problems forever if I hope to have a good relationship, and it would be terrible if a girlfriend dumped me or wouldn't consider me if she knew about my issues. If psych majors really do care about mentally ill people, I think it would make a lot of sense for me to start making friends with them. So are psych majors truly understanding and accepting of people with mental illness, or do they just have no idea what they're in for?
Thank you.
I'm going into psychology because I want to help people. It's not just "I want to help people, so I'll major in psychology." I personally have had a lot of problems with depression and anxiety, and as of recently, I'm diagnosed as mildly bipolar. I'm starting medicine soon. It's just that I've been through so much yet been so ashamed to get help, and I want to see others getting the help they need. I'm going into it because I hate the stigma while some may not even consider it because of that stigma. I don't tell people why I'm really going into it because I'm not open about my psychological issues. I just say I want to help people. This makes me wonder if a lot of the seemingly happy psych majors who "want to help people" actually have psychological problems themselves. I can't speak for everybody, but I get the impression that only those who go through mental illness truly understand it. I have only been close to a couple psych majors, and they, like me, suffer mental illness.
One final question: as far as dating a girl or just making friends, are psych majors really likely to accept you despite a mental illness? I ask this because I can't hide my problems forever if I hope to have a good relationship, and it would be terrible if a girlfriend dumped me or wouldn't consider me if she knew about my issues. If psych majors really do care about mentally ill people, I think it would make a lot of sense for me to start making friends with them. So are psych majors truly understanding and accepting of people with mental illness, or do they just have no idea what they're in for?
Thank you.