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Nagging Thoughts
I'm a junior in college and i'ts been a month now that I've been attending classes in my major.
I had a hard time picking my major because I was undecided between 2 majors (accounting and business) .
The problem is that when I come home and start to open the material we took in class that day, my mind keeps thinking " What if the other major is better?" " What if this major is really not for me?" "Should I switch to the other major (business administration) ? "
The thing is I don't know how to get rid of these nagging thoughts. Do you think that's a sign of my mind alerting me that I shouldn'
t continue with this major (accounting)since I've begun having second thoughts about it ? What's making these thoughts even more annoying is that I thought this major(accounting) would be easy, but now I see that it's getting difficult and dull somewhat because it's mainly all numbers.
Another problem is that the mid-term exams are only 2 weeks away .
I know that if I switch to the business admnistration department, these thoughts will go away because it WON'T be an option for me to switch back to accounting.
So, my question is :
1. How do I get rid of these nagging thoughts about staying in the accounting department?
2. Should I listen to these nagging thoughts, because they reflect my concerncs and switch to the other major?
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Don't worry about the what if's in life.
Life is meant for the what if questions.
You've had them ever since you were a kid. Everyone does. Except when you're older they get a bit more serious then "What if I decided to dress my barbie in the pink dress" or "What if I decided to go out with him/her"
But also saying that, if those thoughts are getting constant and nagging, and the courses you are doing are starting to become uncomfortable maybe it is time to rethink your desicions on your future of college.
Good luck.
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There are two real possibilities here. One is what you appear to fear: you are having these thoughts because you have made the wrong decision.
The other option is that you would have had this reaction either way. There is a whole school of philosophical/psychological thought about this. Essentially, life is all about making choices. Every choice you make excludes some other possibility.
So whatever major you choose, you are excluding (for now) the possibility of getting a degree in the major you have not chosen. It's pretty natural for this to cause a lot of anxiety.
It might be helpful to consider why you picked Accounting in the first place. Are the reasons still true and valid? Do they make sense for you in terms of what you enjoy and your longterm goals? What, exactly, are the benefits in choosing Accounting? The negatives?
This sort of thinking might remind you that you've made the right choice, and this is just some anxiety stemming from that. Alternatively, these questions might alert you to the fact that you may have made the wrong decision.
Is there an academic adviser you could speak to? Or perhaps people who are in their senior year in each major, who can let you know firsthand what the majors are like? Finally, what sort of career would you like, and does your major support you in achieving it?
Untangling these options can be scary and frustrating, and I wish you the best.
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