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Im happy to hear that you bring meditation into play during your sessions. Thanks for the replies again. Your comment about dharma means a lot as I have had similar thoughts. I will pm any questions in the future I might have. Thanks :D

Do you have any advice for an undergraduate going into psychology first year? Im interested in developmental, behavioural and positive psych and very interested in doing research in the later years.

I had social anxiety and video game addiction growing up but I can confidently say I conquered both.

Here In Ontario Canada, they are saying that psychiatry is in demand. Im more interested in psyche/clinical rather than psychiatry. However Im not interested in treating patients with medication. Is there alternative methods of treatment and workflow that a Psychiatrist stems differently then a psychologist or clinical psyche? Idk if that makes sense but basically I have a posh understanding and view of psychiatry because my mother is clinically depressed and sees a Psychiatrist and is prescribed drugs but there is no actual progress being made and it bugs me how you can prescribe drugs but ultimately never remedy the problem. Obviously they are needed to treat very specific conditions or imbalances. Please enlighten me!

Thanks for the reply! Im very much interested in Psychotherapy! Forgot to mention. This is why I am pursuing Psychology in the first place. Im also very influenced by eastern philosophy particularly taoism and buddhism. Ultimately I would like to put into practice, western psy and eastern philosophy.

Im very excited about the field of psychology. I dont know what the future holds. I dont know how well I will do in research as I am not verse in stats however Id say Im highly motivated to make discoveries and bring new ideas forward.

Alsoooooo very influenced by movement philosophy (ido portal) body and mind, energy. I would like to adopt this into the realm of psychotherapy somehow.

And lastly, I am interested in sound therapy as I have been producing music for several years and have gotten into modular synthesis and ambient music.

I have a lot of influences and I believe in myself hehe. Hopefully I can bring it all together somehow.

Ps- I will be volunteering in my local hospital real soon and opted to be place in the mental health department. We’ll see how that goes :P

Ps again - Imo, I think the in game rewards from video games, milestones and achievements may interfere with your sense of achievement outside the realm of games and potentially replaces any reward you may be getting outside your house. I think video games are similar too porn in that sense of stimulation and dopamine. I think pre existing factors also play a huge role. If you have all the time in the world as a kid and you are around other kids playing games, its hard not to be sucked in. And once your in, there are so many variables that come into play. I think the point where you first start playing games and your state of being might provide insight into addiction.

I could talk forever, this is a messy reply haha!