Why is it hard to feel ok?

[DrearyAsh348]

So I wanted to try to post something just to express this. I am extremely worried. AHHHH tbh I have not been ok in college... I am almost done but the last part is really hard. I am in psychology major because it's not math and not something too technical for me... but also I don't know if I can do a masters and I don't want to currently because I just want to be ok again myself. And I don't know how to be. Why am I always scared? Why always somewhat struggling? Why does it feel so twisted? I want to say something better but yeah this is it and that's the thing I wanted to say. That... I don't know why but I am so tired of studying, reading, testing, worrying, checking grades, being asked about grades, being stuck till done with it all... Like why? I increasingly find everything to me hostile in the world. It is not good to be too sensitive. It hurts. How will I function with a job when I do have one? If it is already as hard as it is now.... idk.

 

[timf]

A degree in psychology may be a way to get hired by a non-profit group in what can be called the "helping professions" The people who run these organizations are almost always preoccupied with finding sources of funding and writing grant proposals. You might find a job where you are left pretty much alone to do the work.

Sometimes a psychology major can find work in a corporation doing marketing, advertising, or sales. Sometimes one can find employment completely unrelated to a major.

The anxiety of a school environment can come from several sources. School is an artificial construct and that in itself contributes to anxiety. The is uncertainty about the future with the work you might be doing and the people you will meet. If you have a more sensitive neurology, that also can contribute to anxiety. You might want to experiment with a way to express some artistic interest like drawing, writing, music, etc.

Some find lower anxiety taking a government job that is boring and use their free time for that which interests them. There are a number of possibilities and as you experiment, remember you can always try something else.