Anyway, to bring you all up to speed, this summer I was a step away from enrolling in law school (after building the resume for a couple years at a law firm, doing pre-law and mock trial in college, going through applications and the whole nine). I had a [moral] awakening and panicked. I realized I did not want to be trapped as a lawyer, nor did I want to incur 3 years of law school debt to study a field that was definitely not a fit for me. Long story short, I decided I would return to college for the fall semester and dabble in a few psychology courses. In order to even pursue a career in psych, I would need some more undergrad courses in psych. So technically I'm done with the minor course requirement and now I'm going through the grad school application process.
So just like family always asked you at the end of a school day when you were a kid, "what did you learn?" (back then I'd be like, shoot, I don't remember. Recess was good. Lunch was even better), I ask myself today, "what did I learn?" Well, um...
Everyone is crazy.
Seriously, no joke. I mean, I've only begun to scratch the surface of this clinical psych thing, but I can truly say with confidence that everyone has one form of a disorder or neurological deficit of some sort. I swear! Depression, ADHD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Narcissicism, Mild Mental Retardation - it's everywhere. Man, I'm just getting started. Don't even tempt me with the DSM IV, I'll go through that thing and find at least two diagnoses for each of my ex-coworkers (you know who you are). I don't think everyone needs to be medicated - don't confuse psychology with psychiatry. But I am a big supporter of psychotherapy. I think everyone can benefit from it somehow. Also, I'm not saying that I'm perfect but we're not talking about my issues. I'm in the driver's seat, baby! This whole psych thing will be fun, dare I say, even a bit dangerous. Will I view the world this way when I'm actually in grad school?
Possibly. But at least I'm not a law student right now. Yikes, imagine the power trip I would have then.
6 comments:
dooooon't beeeee a laaaaawwwwyer
it's only a problem when a big corporation has the treatment
In your psychology classes, how is evolutionary psychology (and its politically incorrect conclusions) regarded?
Do you think that free will is a choice or all of our actions are the result of chemical reactions in our heads?
i'm an armchair psychologist. it's a great adjunct to my game.
Funny thing, a friend of mine just decided that he didn't want to pursue his studies in criminal justice anymore. He's found his new love--filmmaking!
Long story short, it's always to make the right decision at the right time. Good luck
rina: i won't be a lawyer, promise. as long as you stop dating them too.
roosh: ahh, don't get me started with pharmaceutical companies. but psychologists really emphasize treating with therapy first. if you're too fucked up, then we refer you to a doc to get you medicated.
johnson: i haven't studied evolutionary psych yet, actually. re: your 2nd question, i'm not that black and white. free will is a choice to some extent. i think free will can be influenced by our genes, environment, upbringing, etc. and it can definitely be influenced by chemical imbalances in the brain. no one thing drives free will. it's not an either/or in my opinion.
roissy: ah yes, the psych tactic. when you tell a girl she has "trust issues" after talking to her for 30 seconds. i throw that around sometimes too.
le burkinabe: thanks dude!
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