I've decided to become a Therapist.

[Tobin S.]

1. I was considering it when I was a freshman in college many moons ago.

I was in a general education psychology class, the one everyone had to take at the time, and I found it very interesting. Right before class one time, one of the assistants to the class who was a graduate student in psychology asked how many of us were considering majoring in psychology. Maybe about ten students raised their hands including me. He flat told us not to do it. I'm not sure why, but he made it sound like a mistake.

I do know that to make a decent living as a psychologist, especially a therapist, a PhD is often required. So you may want to look into the job prospects and education requirements before you make the leap.

As for me, I became severely mentally ill my sophomore year and dropped out. I returned to school a few years ago and I'm going to graduate in December, but it won't be with a degree in psychology. Even though I've been very stable for the last 11 years, I recognize that I'm still a bit on the odd side and probably would not make the best therapist.

Mentally ill people can make good therapists. Kay Jamison is a popular, successful psychologist who also has bipolar disorder. However, I don't think that's very common.