In this day and age, where working hard alone isn't enough to make a decent living; where one needs intelligence, cunning, and the ability to understand how people think to truly get ahead in life, I consider having at least some education in psychology essential.
With that being said, the only problem that I see with a full blown psychology major is the fact that to become a psychologist or therapist of any kind, you need a Ph.D. Unless you're fortunate enough to come from a wealthy family, than you are bound to get into a bunch of student loan dept and end up spending many years of your life away on your education instead of enjoying it (unless you actually enjoy college, in which case, more power to you!). Once you obtain said Ph.D, the job market sucks and it's hard to make decent money as a psychology major, especially with all of the student loan debt.
If psychology really is your thing though and you want to do something with it, I say go for it. Nobody has a right to judge you for doing what you're passionate about. One really does need to be a passionate person to want to be a psychology major though because there are other majors or paths in life that make more money with less time and money required to obtain them.
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