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I would like to be a psychologist, thanks.

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JR_StudyEd:
25/3/20 - Things bothering me while I do my work:

- Maybe psychology isn't for me
- Maybe the university life isn't for me
- I am a very unmotivated person
- I need to learn the art of delayed gratification
- I don't have a lot of grit nor resilience
- In order to be consistently productive, do I just need a solid study plan?
- I can't cope with university assignments on my own
- My independent learning skills need work
- Maybe I went into university too early
- There might be some perfectionist attitude involved
- I need to stop relying on motivation
- There's so much "required" reading at uni.

JR_StudyEd:
5/4/20

I chose this course because psychology was my favourite subject at school. I'm starting to think that the only reason why I liked it was because I liked the teacher, and her teaching made the content interesting. If I had a different VCE psychology teacher, I probably would not have liked psych. Increasingly, I feel like I have little intrinsic interest in psych.

JR_StudyEd:
16/4/20

I can't stick to a routine. I try to walk outside to prepare myself for studying, but I was exhausted when I went home. There goes another day. I spend more time and effort searching for other courses and universities than I do with my current assignments. Is that a sign that I would like to be anywhere other than in my current course? Is that a sign that I was never actually interested in psychology in the first place? Did I put enough effort into the university search? Probably not. I still think uni is for me, it's just a different course. I'm thinking of another social science, Anthropology maybe? But I will be cautious. I don't want to be lured in by the promise of a better experience when we're all confined to a screen in order to receive an education. So that is why I will not consider transferring until the end of this year, for 2021. I need to give my uni a fair go first. But at this stage, it's not looking so good. I don't know how I am going to get through the rest of this year knowing that an impending university transfer is on the table.

Bri MT:
If you have time, maybe it would help you to look up content from a few different fields and see if any if it clicks with you a lot? Just for ideas

K888:
I'd also recommend seeing a GP and getting a mental health plan if you can :) Being in your first year of uni is a massive period of change for everyone and its quite common to be struggling - and things are even more stressful rn given the current climate we're in! You don't have to do this alone <3

I really identify with the whole perfectionist, needing to stop relying on motivation and not feeling like you can cope with uni. Speaking to my GP and then getting in touch with a good psychologist has been so important for me and I'd really recommend you give it a go. Having someone removed from your situation is so helpful with helping you sort through all the things rushing through your head, and its so good to learn techniques to manage your stress and how to deal with periods where you feel really low.

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