Stuck in slow-motion until this is through

[forgotnshorline]

Well, life is rather interesting. I spend 4years in a university/college setting then in my last quater realize... "oh god, this isn't what i wanted to do". There are plenty of reasons im saying this.. its not just the fact that i am graduating soon and i have to figure out what the hell im gonna do with a Degree in Psychology. What i realized the

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[kasmoie]

Piece of advice number 1:
DON'T GO BACK TO SCHOOL. You have a degree, congratulations. There is a whole wide world of jobs and interesting things going on that you aren't even aware of-- there are lots of things to do. Expand your world by doing something different, get out of school-- and if you have to go back to school don't go back to community college.

Piece of advice number 2:
The purpose of college, as several of my professors have put it, is to "Brain fuck you" in other words: they are teaching you how to think. You have learned how to think, congratulations. Apply it-- that's what you want to do, whether it's in psych or anything.

[forgotnshorline]

you can always contact your university or its website and get connected to the career center. i always forget that that is there to show u what jobs are in the field of your study.

[forgotnshorline]

the thing is i like learning... i just wish it could be stuff i want to learn. By myself i often just find other things to entertain myself... because learning is boring if someone doesnt direct you thru it. Thats the only reason i like school.. it gives me a semi structured learning environment... idk. After this summer i will know better whats going on in my life id think.

[whatxshexsaid]

Rolanda speaking. I so relate to your interest in(of) the brain. Before I was diagnosed with my brain tumor, I would smell things like fire, or sausages frying, and it didn't exist. My brain would tell me to step down and the floor would be the same level. And worst of all, I would wake up every morning and not know where I was. It took me a good five minutes to figure it out. Since then, I read articles learning about how a brain functions and it is just endlessly fascinating. If you can afford it and you have the time, get as much education as you can. You are still really young and have plenty of time to earn a living in the field of your choice.

[sun_blush]

I totally have the same thing - where you smell things that aren't there!! It happens really randomly. What is that from? Do you still have it?

And Denis, did these feelings happen recently or have they always been in the back of your mind? I know I wanted to study English forever and in the last few months I have completely changed my mind and I don't know what to do. But I know that both of us will eventually figure it out and be satisfied with our decisions. It just takes time I think (hope).

[forgotnshorline]

well for me it was more a lack of information given to me by teachers/concilors... i mean.. you can walk in and say "hey i want to do psychology" and they say "hey this is what you need to do to get a degree in that' but they never discussed with me what it was that i was getting into. I didnt understand how broad psychology was as a field, and at the university level its typically more research based, tehy dont go out of their way to teach you how to gain some kind of practicality out of your education outside of acadamia.. if that makes sense?

Basically, i didnt research what i wanted to do soon enough. I have an idea of what i want to do and how to shape my current degree into it... its just put me a few steps behind for a while.

[sun_blush]

That makes complete sense and actually that was a major reason I started backing out of English. You are very right about the school system, mostly they just teach you how to graduate, not how to apply it. I think you have to work really hard to make sure you know how to apply what you learn in a practical setting because so much of it is drivel from textbooks that we're mostly just taught to memorize and that's it. Of course there are exceptions but not usually. Are you going to stay in Santa Cruz or are you going to move?