Shane

These grades deeply impacted my anxiety and self-image. Wanted to take a break from my surroundings, I went home one weekend in October of my junior year and I broke down while I was working on homework. My mom heard me crying and asked what was wrong. I finally told her everything.

These grades deeply impacted my anxiety and self-image. Wanted to take a break from my surroundings, I went home one weekend in October of my junior year and I broke down while I was working on homework. My mom heard me crying and asked what was wrong. I finally told her everything.

I told her how much I had hated that internship, how I didn't understand what I was studying, and what all of this had done to my self-confidence. My mom just comforted me and told me not to bring it up to my dad for the weekend. I got back to my university a couple of days later and got a call from my dad. My mom had waved her magic wand and convinced him to let me change my major.

I told her how much I had hated that internship, how I didn't understand what I was studying, and what all of this had done to my self-confidence. My mom just comforted me and told me not to bring it up to my dad for the weekend. I got back to my university a couple of days later and got a call from my dad. My mom had waved her magic wand and convinced him to let me change my major.

To this day, I still have no idea what that conversation was between them. All I know is that it gave me a freedom I never had before. The new problem was I didn't know what I actually wanted to do. I had never even considered a future where I wasn't an engineer. By this point, it was almost November and I had about a month and a half to declare my new major.

To this day, I still have no idea what that conversation was between them. All I know is that it gave me a freedom I never had before. The new problem was I didn't know what I actually wanted to do. I had never even considered a future where I wasn't an engineer. By this point, it was almost November and I had about a month and a half to declare my new major.

I immediately made an appointment with our career counseling department, but the process had been slow and I didn't get enough clarity to specify a major. Earlier that year, I had started watching Smosh on YouTube.

I immediately made an appointment with our career counseling department, but the process had been slow and I didn't get enough clarity to specify a major. Earlier that year, I had started watching Smosh on YouTube.

Oh, fuck me.

Oh, fuck me.

It was a comedy channel and gave me a much needed break from the stress of my life. They had started a podcast and I was listening to an episode while searching through college majors on my university's website. The episode was about things everyone present enjoyed. One of the members, Shane, was working towards a psychology degree and talked about how intriguing he had found the subject.

It was a comedy channel and gave me a much needed break from the stress of my life. They had started a podcast and I was listening to an episode while searching through college majors on my university's website. The episode was about things everyone present enjoyed. One of the members, Shane, was working towards a psychology degree and talked about how intriguing he had found the subject.

I listened to him talk about psychology with an enthusiasm and passion I had never had for engineering. He discussed how psychology helped him better understand people because of certain biases we all experience. It was enlightening to see how his choice in education better helped him understand the people around him and even himself.

I listened to him talk about psychology with an enthusiasm and passion I had never had for engineering. He discussed how psychology helped him better understand people because of certain biases we all experience. It was enlightening to see how his choice in education better helped him understand the people around him and even himself.

I thought about how I needed to learn more about myself because I had started to question my entire identity as a student and the person I thought I was going to become. By the time his segment was over, I had scheduled an appointment to meet with a psychology advisor. Yeah.

I thought about how I needed to learn more about myself because I had started to question my entire identity as a student and the person I thought I was going to become. By the time his segment was over, I had scheduled an appointment to meet with a psychology advisor. Yeah.

The people on Smosh jokingly give Shane crap all the time about his degree being useless, and while he may not use it on a day-to-day basis, it truly changed my life. I have always been someone who extensively plans everything, so I can't say what pushed me into psychology after I heard Shane talk about it for 10 or 15 minutes.

The people on Smosh jokingly give Shane crap all the time about his degree being useless, and while he may not use it on a day-to-day basis, it truly changed my life. I have always been someone who extensively plans everything, so I can't say what pushed me into psychology after I heard Shane talk about it for 10 or 15 minutes.

The road wasn't easy and things aren't perfect by any means, but I'm a lot happier, more confident, and motivated, and feel like I'm working towards something meaningful More meaningful than I was five years ago Wow.

The road wasn't easy and things aren't perfect by any means, but I'm a lot happier, more confident, and motivated, and feel like I'm working towards something meaningful More meaningful than I was five years ago Wow.