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[xxmadsenxx]

I think I might want to change my major to Psychology. Who knows if I'll ever finish school...but we'll see. I just think it's really interesting...especially Abnormal Psychology. I had a test in my Abnormal Psychology class today and I think I did really well. I'm really interested in that stuff, and it comes easily to me. I could easily diagnose 15-20 different disorders, I think. I think it would be fun to do something with that. Or with substance abuse treatment, although I'd have to be clean for a LONG time to be able to deal with that. Most substance abuse counselors that I have met have a history with substance abuse though, so I think I could do it. I actually think it helps to have that history...it makes you more relatable. I know that I have been more able to relate and trust professionals that have that background than those that don't. They understand what it's like.

Who knows if I'll EVER get a degree though...and especially a higher degree, which is what it would take to work in that field.

Damn ADD. That's a huge part of my frustration with school, but I can't take anything for it. I tried Strattera, since it's non-stimulant, but that didn't work and it just made me sick and miserable. I can't take Adderall or anything like that, given my past, so I'm just stuck with trying to deal with my ADD and get through school with it on my own. It's hard, but so far so good I guess.

Ugh. I only got about two and a half hours of sleep last night. I'm dead tired today.

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[pour-etre-belle.livejournal.com]

Psych is an interesting major, and I know there is a lot of demand for rehab counselors, and the best counselors I've met in that field were once addicts themselves. I worked in a tx (treatment) center for about 9 months and I never was able to connect with the patients on the level that some of the other counselors could. But again, it definitely has its highs and lows. You get to watch and be a part of someone finding themselves and succeeding, but when they don't its not just their heartbreak but yours as well.

It sounds like you're really interested in psych, let me know if you have questions on stuff. It took me awhile to figure stuff out when I became a psych major.

[xxmadsenxx.livejournal.com]

I will, thank you. :)

I'm a Political Science major right now, but I don't know what I'd do with that. I'm really leaning toward Psychology. Like I said, I think I'd be good at substance abuse treatment. It's something I'm really interested in.

What type of treatment center did you work in? Was it a rehabilitation center or what?

[pour-etre-belle.livejournal.com]

it was a rehabilitation center with a detox unit as well. I know a lot of rehab centers detox their patients outside of the center and then bring them in afterwards.

For a couple months I went between rehab and detox so I could follow my detox patients into rehab.

[chokedblue.livejournal.com]

I'm really interested in Psychology. I've always been interested in it. I love the thought of disecting the human mind with just...what you know, I guess.

Also, makes me think of my hero: Hannibal

Lmao, as if that's not scary enough.

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[xxmadsenxx.livejournal.com]

Lol Hannibal is your hero? Pretty scary, but interesting.

[curiedawg.livejournal.com]

I took abnormal and it's quite interesting. Psychology is one of my majors so good choice :P