Is it ok to change your mind?

Question

I am a psych major. I originally chose this major b/c I wanted to go into clinical psych. I've been in therapy myself now for a few yrs and have had one negative experience after the other with cold/ mean/ uncaring/ arrogant therapists who have destroyed my life/ self esteem. I've become disenchanted with therapy and am considering changing my psych focus. I think I'd rather do research on cognition and perception rather than provide therapy services now. I'm still an undergrad. Is it ok to change my focus area in psych? Am I disengaging from the therapy end of the field for the right reason?

Answer 1

Just think of how much more you are needed in your chosen field! I have had both good and bad luck with therapists myself, but if you go ahead and become a therapist, you will be saving all those people who become your patients from having a cold/mean/uncaring/arrogant therapist. Then after you do therapy for a number of years, you will probably want to go into research anyway. Don't give up on your original dream because of your bad experience. You are needed.

Answer 2

Well, you could think about becoming a psychotherapist who is NOT cold and NOT mean and NOT uncaring and NOT arrogant. That way, you just might improve the quality of psychotherapeutic services available for the public.

Also, if you were to focus on cognitive research, what is there in this paradigm that would prevent you from becoming one of those cold, mean, arrogant psychologists?

You seem to have a good conscience, which is a much in-need quality for today's therapist. However, to say "I've become disenchanted" about therapy suggests you may have had unrealistic expectations about it right from the start. You could grow from your disillusionment and help others to understand what you may have appraised too highly. There are too many people who think therapy works like magic without realizing how much active work the client needs to engage in.

Answer 3

I personnaly think you're giving in to easily to what you really want to do. It is not necessary for the therapis and his client/patient to have a good match, sometimes a cold therapist (psychoanalyst) does make a difference for some patients. It takes time to take in what the "arrogant/cold " therapists says. Sometimes, refferring to psychoanalysis, all the client does is talk, sometimes he/she lets out his anger against his/her therapist. once calmed down they realise and are conscious of what they said and did nonetheless, they continue therapy and after a long time they actually THANK the therapist for having the attitude which he had otherwise that person would not have realised as much as he/she has after that therapy. i agree therapists should not be cold/rude/and cold-hearted but remember they have to be OBJECTIVE. they cannot let THEIR human emotions get involved...they're there to hellp not to worsten the situation....Therapist need to be balanced, which means being human and being firm without letting them get carried away by the patient. If they get carried away by the patient, they are not helping her/him. They are actually worstening the patient's psyche. Therapist are there to set limits and help you look into yourself and get another perspective, an objective perspective on things. That's why they may seem cold and arrogant to you but if you really think about it maybe you'd realise that a little bit of that helps. Plus, it makes you start questionning youself and technically motivating you to find your personna who you really are, what kind of qaulites you and what kind of faults you and what can you do to imrpove whats going wrong with your inner self. A lot of these things go unconsciously, but self-questionning, therapy, psychoanalysis, makes everything different because it makes you make everything at the conscious level instead of the unsconscious level. This usually helps you undestand youself better, but also makes you understand the therapist. you have to be comfortable with yourself and you have to be comfortable with the therapist, but not too comfortable (problems arise, its like you going out with a co-worker...usually those relationships end up in trouble....)

Answer 4

you ALWAYS have the right to change your mind. be a professional ice skater if it floats your boat. 90% of therapist suck because therapy is about connections and it's impossible for any one person to be a good match for many many people. Some people are more matchable than others. Sadly, you haven't found a good match yet. Maybe you'll feel like you're making a difference through research, or you could choose to be one of the good ones- that's what I did.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Therapists are NOT supposed to do that. They are bad, uneducated therapists then. they are supposed to keep neutral and help guide you to the light...so to speak. You should go in to the field you enjoy, otherwise you'll be miserable. See what you enjoe more...dont let others control your choice. good luck :)

Answer 7

It's always ok to change your mind. Age will teach you not to give a flip about what other people think. If the change is right for you then just do it. Sit down weight out everything and then do it.

Answer 8

Unless you took a sacred vow not to switch majors, you can change your mind. And you don't even have to justify it to others.

Answer 9

It is your life-do what you want to .