How come the psych majors I have dated in my time, (5 different women) all have baggage like you wouldn't believe, like mommy or daddy issues? Then they end up trying to psychoanalyze everything I do because I never introduced them to my parents.
2006-07-28 11:41:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Please don't mind Long Doggy Roy down below. He's a little angry with me right now because I noted he missed the point of this Q&A thing in an earlier question. He can't be expected to answer a question directly.
2006-07-28 12:20:06 · update #1
Everyone woman has big time baggage. I've never met a girl that didn't have major issues upstairs. It's just part of their makeup. What can you do, other than just deal with it.
Consider the fact that no woman can comfortably face the outside world without significantly modifying their face.
2006-07-28 11:45:19 · answer #1 · answered by SwampDog 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The question should be......why did you date the 4th or 5th psych major, knowing the previous 3 or 4 had major mommy/daddy issues? Hmmm....maybe there is something wrong with you.
Seriously, I am kidding. Everyone has issues. May not necessarily be mommy/daddy issues, but everyone has baggage. I would be worried about a girl that DOESN'T have issues.
Now ask yourself...why didn't you introduce them to your parents? Maybe you just thought these girls were nuts because they were really onto something buried deep within your subconscious. Hearing about it made you uncomfortable and you had to cut them loose. Or you just fear commitment.
I think if anyone was dating someone for awhile and they refused to introduced them to their parents, then most people would question it.
2006-07-28 13:07:11 · answer #2 · answered by psychgrad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's funny. I'm a psych major and I don't have crazy "baggage". However, I think it's almost natural that we psych people end up psychoanalyzing people. But the difference is that I don't actually tell people what I'm thinking about them. I may come up with some conclusion about someone, but I don't straight up tell them or psychoanalyze them to their face because that's inappropriate. Anyways, there are plenty more "sane" psych majors out there, I promise.
2006-07-28 11:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by Whorey McBonerkitten 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIVE psych majors. WOW. How did you beat those odds and why. I guess people who were affected by their parents would tend to have mommy and daddy issues; most people with parents are, unless the kid is a psycho. You really hate your parents that much? NEVER introduced them? Are you able to get serious with anyone? "Then they end up trying to psychoanalyze everything I do". When they pursue meaningful info about you, you get evasive. Have any of them introduced you to their parents? hmmmm...
2006-07-28 12:53:47 · answer #4 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I started out as a Psych major... mostly because I wanted to figure myself out and hopefully rid myself of my childhood baggage. That was one of the worst times of my life. I did not date during those couple of years, so I didn't inflict my neuroses on some unsuspecting guy.
It wasn't long before I realized I was in the wrong major. Yes, I wanted to help others; but how could I motivate and inspire them if I was such a mess myself? So I dropped out of school for a while. Fortunately, I did find a profession where I can help people. And one of my patients now is a psychoanalyst, and she is one of the MOST nervous and confused people I know.
I still wrestle with my inner demons; but we all have them. I am currently not in a relationship because I know I still have to improve my self-acceptance and esteem, before I can ask someone else to love me unconditionally.
2006-07-28 11:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by HearKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a neuroscience grad student with a background in biophsychology.
My opinion on your problem, coming from my observations, is that many people often are attracted to psychology because of their own problems - possibly seeking answers or solutions. Some simply get in over their heads - a bit of knowledge becomes empowering and it gets carried to an extreme and ends up only making their situation worse.
2006-07-28 12:24:32 · answer #6 · answered by atheistcoalition 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good question might be to ask if people go into psychology to help people or to help themselves. How many really graduate and then go onto advanced degrees? I just have a B.S., and that is enough. It may be that you would do better to look for "happier" majors - like elementary education or something. Have a happy day.
2006-07-28 11:52:19 · answer #7 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they act this way to get the hell away from YOU!
2006-07-28 11:58:41 · answer #8 · answered by Long Doggy Roy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋