I think most people who study psychology are a little nutty. It makes sense, they want to understand themselves better. This is why I don’t trust therapists or anyone in the field of psychiatry – they’re all just nutty people with a degree. 🙂
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And yeah, i also think most psychology students do so because they are screwed up and they want to understand themselves better or want to help people who are going through similar stuff. I know that was my reasoning when i almost studied it. Honestly, who is better at understanding a crazy person than another crazy person? haha.
@Ashley
You seem like a cool person. For some reason I picture you as the character Alison Hendrix from the show Orphan Black when I read your posts. (She’s probably my favorite on that show.) Keep rockin’.
People are good at hiding their craziness – you have to be if you want to get through life without being labeled a weirdo. Like M said, “it take’s one to know one”.
Thanks everyone, I have a bad habit of speaking my mind. I did get into psychology to help people who struggle with the same things I have, so here’s to the crazies for making the world a better (and more entertaining) place!
@ashley: Just a question, no prob if you don’t want to answer, you are studying psychology, is it a second career for you? i assumed you were older (or remember reading it somewhere). I’m asking because i’m considering studying something else myself and it gets me a bit scared to think i might not be up to it since it would be a second career and completely different from my current one. Is psychology too demanding?
Or maybe i got it all wrong and you are a psychology teacher, lol.
@M
I’m an open book. I’m 31, I guess it’s getting up there, but not that old 🙁 I was trying to be better and stop trying to kill myself, so I went to nursing school, but I got kicked out for failing a drug test (drugs helped me stay numb). So I dove deeper into my depression and drugs, another suicide attempt, a couple of arrests, a stent in prison, and a shit ton of counseling and medication got me sober and stable (not even on meds anymore). I decided that I wanted to help people who had been through horrible situations and struggled with mental health issues and drug addiction, so I became a counselor. I am scared of getting bored plus I really want to save the world so I keep advancing my degree.
There are so many branches of psychology that you really could go in any direction. I find it interesting, so it is actually less demanding than other fields that I would have been interested. The hard stuff is neuropsychology, if you don’t want demanding don’t do that.
Craziness is a matter of perspective. People who stray from the norm are just different. Oh, your life was tougher than normal and that affected the way you think? You must be crazy!
I actually think that psychiatrists are often too “normal”. Just drug pushers. I had a therapist (psychologist) who wasn’t “normal” and he was actually pretty damn smart. He loved talking waaay too much though. Given the purpose of the therapy group, I guess it made sense. Learned a bit about how the brain works, too.
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I think it’s funny to imagine getting a counselor that’s been doing drugs and has been to prison. How does a depressed person end up getting themselves into that kind of trouble anyway?
There’s nothing wrong with being crazy. I believe that approximately 99.9% of all women are bat shit loco but I don’t dislike or discriminate against them because of that. If the majority of the fairer gender happens to be crazy, well, so be it. Adapt and overcome.
LOL. That’s what I said Death, who is going to listen to me? I have a criminal record and tattoos covering my scars… this chick has something useful to say? But once I was able to overcome the adversity of the “system” I was able to relate to my clients. I love them, I hope they do well. I learned just as much as any other “textbook” counselor, I just have some experience to go with it.
As for ending up in prison, I had to sell drugs to support my drug habit. I overdosed twice but it didn’t kill me, it just screwed up my heart and got me into trouble.
I agree with C4 except, I don’t think it is only women, I think all people are crazy, some more than others, but crazy just the same.
@ashley68@q.com : Thanks for the answer 🙂 as a matter of fact i thought you were older, but hell, you are younger than me haha. I’ve been considering studying psychology for the same reason of helping people (and because it was my first choice back then when i was not allowed to choose my career). Either that or phonoaudiology since i lost most of my speaking voice due to an unknown condition and i’d love to be able to heal myself and prevent others from following the same fate.
Either one sounds really great, I like when we can connect our personal lives to our career in some meaningful way, it makes it feel like we are working for a higher purpose instead of a paycheck. My work is difficult because I am sensitive and get really attached to people, but there is nothing else I’d rather do, I love my job.
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I think most people who study psychology are a little nutty. It makes sense, they want to understand themselves better. This is why I don’t trust therapists or anyone in the field of psychiatry – they’re all just nutty people with a degree. 🙂
LOL, it’s not just psych majors I tell ya! The whole world’s gone batty!
Moderation: The OP must approve your comment before others can see it.
And yeah, i also think most psychology students do so because they are screwed up and they want to understand themselves better or want to help people who are going through similar stuff. I know that was my reasoning when i almost studied it. Honestly, who is better at understanding a crazy person than another crazy person? haha.
@Ashley
You seem like a cool person. For some reason I picture you as the character Alison Hendrix from the show Orphan Black when I read your posts. (She’s probably my favorite on that show.) Keep rockin’.
People are good at hiding their craziness – you have to be if you want to get through life without being labeled a weirdo. Like M said, “it take’s one to know one”.
Thanks everyone, I have a bad habit of speaking my mind. I did get into psychology to help people who struggle with the same things I have, so here’s to the crazies for making the world a better (and more entertaining) place!
@ashley: Just a question, no prob if you don’t want to answer, you are studying psychology, is it a second career for you? i assumed you were older (or remember reading it somewhere). I’m asking because i’m considering studying something else myself and it gets me a bit scared to think i might not be up to it since it would be a second career and completely different from my current one. Is psychology too demanding?
Or maybe i got it all wrong and you are a psychology teacher, lol.
@M
I’m an open book. I’m 31, I guess it’s getting up there, but not that old 🙁 I was trying to be better and stop trying to kill myself, so I went to nursing school, but I got kicked out for failing a drug test (drugs helped me stay numb). So I dove deeper into my depression and drugs, another suicide attempt, a couple of arrests, a stent in prison, and a shit ton of counseling and medication got me sober and stable (not even on meds anymore). I decided that I wanted to help people who had been through horrible situations and struggled with mental health issues and drug addiction, so I became a counselor. I am scared of getting bored plus I really want to save the world so I keep advancing my degree.
There are so many branches of psychology that you really could go in any direction. I find it interesting, so it is actually less demanding than other fields that I would have been interested. The hard stuff is neuropsychology, if you don’t want demanding don’t do that.
Craziness is a matter of perspective. People who stray from the norm are just different. Oh, your life was tougher than normal and that affected the way you think? You must be crazy!
I actually think that psychiatrists are often too “normal”. Just drug pushers. I had a therapist (psychologist) who wasn’t “normal” and he was actually pretty damn smart. He loved talking waaay too much though. Given the purpose of the therapy group, I guess it made sense. Learned a bit about how the brain works, too.
—
I think it’s funny to imagine getting a counselor that’s been doing drugs and has been to prison. How does a depressed person end up getting themselves into that kind of trouble anyway?
There’s nothing wrong with being crazy. I believe that approximately 99.9% of all women are bat shit loco but I don’t dislike or discriminate against them because of that. If the majority of the fairer gender happens to be crazy, well, so be it. Adapt and overcome.
LOL. That’s what I said Death, who is going to listen to me? I have a criminal record and tattoos covering my scars… this chick has something useful to say? But once I was able to overcome the adversity of the “system” I was able to relate to my clients. I love them, I hope they do well. I learned just as much as any other “textbook” counselor, I just have some experience to go with it.
As for ending up in prison, I had to sell drugs to support my drug habit. I overdosed twice but it didn’t kill me, it just screwed up my heart and got me into trouble.
I agree with C4 except, I don’t think it is only women, I think all people are crazy, some more than others, but crazy just the same.
@ashley68@q.com : Thanks for the answer 🙂 as a matter of fact i thought you were older, but hell, you are younger than me haha. I’ve been considering studying psychology for the same reason of helping people (and because it was my first choice back then when i was not allowed to choose my career). Either that or phonoaudiology since i lost most of my speaking voice due to an unknown condition and i’d love to be able to heal myself and prevent others from following the same fate.
Either one sounds really great, I like when we can connect our personal lives to our career in some meaningful way, it makes it feel like we are working for a higher purpose instead of a paycheck. My work is difficult because I am sensitive and get really attached to people, but there is nothing else I’d rather do, I love my job.