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10 Struggles Psychology Majors will Understand

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10 Struggles Psychology Majors will Understand
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Out of all the majors you may choose from, psychology is one of the most popular. If you're a psychology major like me or if you know one, then you'll probably know these things really well.

1. Your friends suspect that you're secretly psychoanalyzing them.

Which is only half true. But if they ask, you'll answer with a sarcastic yes so they'll stop asking.

2. Everyone thinks you love Freud.

Well, he's the butt of all of our jokes. So...we love him for psychcomedy? *shot*

3. When you still have to review the history of psychology in every single class and you're THIS close to losing your chill.

They're all old white men with beards, WE GET IT. Can we move on to the actual content please?

4. APA formatting.

If you want to go into research, you have to know APA format to a T. I've had a lot of points taken off my assignments because of misaligned margins or I forgot to italicize the volume of the journal. Precision is key .

5. "Psychology is such an easy major!"

Hey, you try earning your bachelors, earning your masters, then getting your Psy.D, Ph.D, which involves a LOT of extra schooling... And that's just what's needed for research and clinical psychologists. Psychiatrists have to go to medical school, which is even more intensive.

tl;dr: Undergrad is the first step of a long, long climb to an actual job. So please respect your local psych major and understand how much effort we put into our work.

6. When your friends ask you to analyze them.

7. Your Google searches raise a few eyebrows.

Look, sometimes we just want to know more about Jeffrey Dahmer, okay? Don't judge.

8. When people throw psychological terms for disorders around like confetti.

Your favorite character dying is not the same as feeling like you can't get out of bed in the morning every. Single. Day. Stop being ableist and try to find a more appropriate word to describe your emotions.

9. If you're one of the nerdier psych majors, you spend a lot of time psychoanalyzing your favorite characters.

Don't get me started on these three and childhood PTSD or how Count Olaf is basically unable to grow up. Seriously, don't.

10. "You do realize getting a job is almost impossible, right?"

Nope. Psychology is actually one of the most versatile majors out there. Sure, you can go for counseling or research, but there's many more jobs that can use your skills! Human resources, community development/management, marketing, advertising, mentoring, tutoring, and teaching are just a few of the many things you can do with this major!

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