r/PsychologyTalk

Hello,

This is my first post here and I just wanted to ask a question.

So I recently went through a situation that made me have mix of emotions. It's a bit personal so I won't discuss it fully, but I'll talk about it general.

It’s one of those situations where something emotionally meaningful came to an end on good terms. Initially, I didn't really feel any sadness, however it was kind of mixed emotions, happy and sad at the same time.

However, whenever I'm feeling okay, I feel like I should be feeling sad rather than feeling okay.

My main question is:

From a psychological perspective, can anyone please explain what is really going on in the brain? And why do we sometimes feel mixed emotions in situations like this? And is this common?

I see in many movies some people being overly introverted or not too socialising that's why I wanna ask is this possible

Hi all. I have been in the age old debate of what Masters to choose: counseling, social work, or psych. Despite a lot of what I am seeing, I am leaning heavily towards psychology for a few reasons:

1. I have strong aspirations to go for a PhD, and with my background, I need research experience most of all.

2. Overall, MA in Psych will be more affordable, completed faster, and more doable while working part-time.

I know this is controversial among the general community, but I still want to ask: if I go this route, what employment opportunities will exist between MA and PhD, if any? Thanks in advance.

One day, I was walking back to the hotel in Manchester, very sleepy and drowsy,, my eyes struggling to stay open. I desperately needed the bed, but I was 1 km away. I wanted a taxi, but this was up to my parents. They would rather walk for free than pay for a taxi. I had no choice but to endure the walk, so I was like, "There's no point worrying about how far away the hotel is. I'll just keep on walking even if I'm tired. I don't care if I'm tired. It doesn't matter if I'm tired. It's up to me to choose how to react to the tiredness. It doesn't matter if I can't get a taxi. If walking is the only option, then I will just keep going." I remember feeling detached from the tiredness. I didn't stop feeling tired, I just stopped letting it control me.

Hi everyone!

I’m conducting a research project as part of my MSc Forensic Psychology degree, and I’m looking for individuals to take part in a study that explores public attitudes towards sex offender rehabilitation which aims to better understand perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes in the general population to aid in community safety.

Participation involves completing an online survey that includes sensitive content related to sexual offending. Participation is voluntary, confidential, and anonymous.

✅ Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 18 years or older

• Able to read and understand English

• Able to provide informed consent

• Willing to complete an online questionnaire involving sensitive content related to sexual offending

Content Warning:

The study contains material relating to sexual offending. Whilst the scenarios do not include specific details, if reading scenarios about sexual offences is likely to cause you discomfort or distress, you are advised not to take part.

This study has received ethical approval from: Teesside University School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law, Department of Psychology Ethics Committee

🔗 For More Info and to Sign up: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/teesside/publicattitudestowardsexoffenderrehabilitation

For any contact regarding the study, please email: F5143292@tees.ac.uk

Thank you so much for your support!

I have a family member that doesn’t take accountability for any of the shit that involves her— she deflects, minimizes, just is always the victim. I know she’s emotionally immature and not capable of a true apology even when she knows she’s hurt someone’s feelings. If they lose relationships I’m sure they’ll justify in their mind the other person was difficult or wrong.

If these individuals just justify however they act as valid and right, then how do they ever suffer any consequences? So redditors, what consequences do low EQ/unaccountable people suffer that you’ve seen play out irl? I need to know there’s some form of karmic justice in the world.

How often do you feel a genuine willingness to discover or create something new in a field you're interested in? Does it click in your brain and give excitement when you see a gap or unsolved problem in any domain? Like something awakens in you and you think, I could actually be the one to figure this out

I rember finding frases that could make yourself feel better like when you say i am amazing insted of im amazing, it seems to work better, but i need more than that now, is there any self help books that help you feel better qithout relying on your souroundings? O genrally have the innability to feel happiness or joy from my souruoundings,hobbies,friends or anything and it has to be internal? Anything that can help you be internally happy by just saying stuff to yourself?

Reasons not to care what others think

It's imposible to please everyone when everyone has different opinions, different from you.

Only the people who accept you for who you are matter to your happiness.

Greed for validation never ends until you're mature enough to stop caring.

Everyone is equal. Everyone is human, regardless of popularity.

You only have freedom to enjoy life if you don't let others' opinions control you. Now you know why their opinions don't matter.

Attachment patterns can change, or at least it seems that way based on experience.

I came to that conclusion after noticing a different reaction in a situation where I would normally respond automatically, and that only happened after learning about attachment styles and trying some structured exercises from Personal Development School, which suggests repetition might play a role.

Before that, I assumed these reactions were fixed personality traits, but now it feels more like conditioned responses that can shift over time, even if the process isn’t fully clear yet.

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My home country is Saudi Arabia and most people there think that it's better to be recognized as demon possessed or bewitched than to be recognized as "crazy". It's black or white. Either you are sane or insane.

Things have improve since 2017 with the reforms and educated people are accepting it more and more, but it's still stigmatized to seek the help of a psychiatrist.

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I'm looking for people with a background in psychology to review my writing.

It's about the field of psychology in general and is written in a very elaborate AI format—but since I'm not very good at it, I'd appreciate it if someone could review it. I'd send it to you privately.

The titles are:

• The Dark Tetrad,
• Psychoanalysis,
• and Psychology and Behaviorism (a more general topic).

I'd also appreciate any advice on other great topics I could write about. Thanks!

What kinds of things would be better explained thru history class rather than related ideas in political science, psychology, economics, etc ?

Do they retain material from history better than other subjects?