u/Admirable_Drummer594

How does everyone think they did?

I'm not a business/finance major, but I'm increasingly interested in finance. My only worry is that I'll be at a disadvantage, given I don't have the traditional finance background most students have. I'm an undergrad, and just finished my first year.

If anyone can let me know of any fields that tend to be more "forgiving" in this sense, I'd appreciate it. I'm obviously trying to gain experience in finance outside of my coursework, and I have a business minor, which could potentially help me learn some useful things.

I'm entering my sophomore year next semester and am a poli sci major w a business minor. I was wondering if anyone has any tips for finding internships/connecting with people who are in similar fields. Any advice/tips are appreciated!!!

I'm not really sure how to explain myself since I never thought I'd ever make a post like this, but I've been struggling for a bit.

For some context, I'm in college and have been struggling with MD for a while. I think it's been going on ever since I was 12 or so, but sometimes I'll have such long thoughts and daydreaming sessions that I struggle to fall asleep. It'll take many hours at a time for me to fall asleep, and I'll wake up really early and struggle to fall asleep again if I don't think of something comforting to help me sleep again. I'm also very religious and haven't experienced most traditional 'teenage' things, which has caused me to struggle a ton. For the time being, I've found comfort in my religion which is somewhat good.

I've had a lot of issues in my life, in part due to having a really controlling parent and a single parent at that. I've been really sheltered for most of my life, and my parent has never been really into therapy, but now that I told them how I've been feeling, they've encouraged me to go seek it if need be. I don't really have any friends in my hometown due to my complicated living situation, but things have gotten a lot better in college.

I guess what I'm trying to say is I struggle a lot with MD, sad thoughts, and just so much in general. I think my MD developed as a coping mechanism, to sort of detach from reality, since I don't have any siblings or anyone to really talk to other than my parent, and they usually don't understand me that well due to being a lot older and I guess just being an adult in general. I've been considering therapy for a while, honestly, and have talked to another family member who works in a similar field and said I should seek it.

The only issue is idk where I'd start. I'm heading home for the summer soon, and can't afford therapy due to financial constraints. Also, I'd feel more comfortable seeking therapy without my parent knowing because they're very sensitive and are prone to thinking something is wrong with me (even though they'd def support it considering what they know) and that'd just open a whole new can of worms.

If anyone has any tips or anything please lmk! I need all the advice I can get.