I need help with my psychology studies, i dont think i can tackle them!!?

Question

if you had done or are doing psych at the moment can u pls give me some advice?. I m on my 3rd year and its so competitive and full on, i dont think i can take it on, and this is so important for me, i want to become a clinical neuropsychologist, i cant imagine my self doing anything else, this is it!. however i have issues that i think are holding me back, the first one is that i am very shy and i am affraid of talking to lecturers, tutors and students whom i perceive to be good because i think i am not at their level, i have done well on my units so far but i still think my understanding is not a good, and i am aware of how important it is to create networks for future projects. this is really making me feel overwhelmed, and its hard for me to concentrate when i study because there;s this thing inside of me that tells me i am not as good as the others, besides it takes me long to finish assignments and understand things. did you ever feel this?

Answer 1

Well the first thing you should do is focus on the things you have achieved, the things you know you have been successful at, and give yourself credit for those. it's very easy for those of us lacking in confidence to be negative and to do ourselves the great injustice of not acknowledging the things we are good at, and can do.
You're on your third year so obviously you completed the first two years and deserve to be where you are.
Lots of people are shy, even neuropsychologists, it's just they have practised the art of being confident in front of others and now they appear to be so. They have self belief, and that's something you must work on, Once you believe you are worthy, and as good as the others on your course, it will become second nature.
I know it sounds easy for me to say, but that really is the key to it. Believe in yourself and your abilities.
There must be a tutor you have been assigned that you can talk these issues over with. It is their job to tutor you, to guide you, and part of that entails equipping you with all the tools you will need after the course is over.
They might know some self help groups, or recommend some books that teach about self belief and how to overcome shyness. They might have been there themselves and offer you some support to overcome these feelings.
The thing you need to do is to just talk to people, however shy you feel, once you start doing it, it becomes easier. Most of us live in a world where we feel overwhelmed at times, or not as good as everyone else, and if we allow it to fester it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy and the cycle becomes harder to break.
begin with one person, talk to them, ask them about themselves, everyone likes talking about themselves, it's what we know best. You might find a lot of people you're studying with share some of your feelings and worries, it might even be a subject for the class to talk about one day.
Be kind to yourself, start with small things, look back on this day and find one thing you did that was worthwhile, something, anything. Replace every negative thought with a positive one until that also becomes second nature.
You can do this, you have proved it by making it to the third year, it's not impossible.

Answer 2

If you think it's bad now wait til grad school...I'm not tryin to freak you out or anything I'm just sayin...If you want to make it to something that specialized you'll have to work through those fears that you have and get on with it....Go talk to one of your profs....