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However, I am still hurt she said, when I restarted seeing her, to limit a goal of mine to become a psychologist. The stress is too much.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">Merlin, do you mean that she thought the profession of psychologist was too stressful for you? People can work on coping mechanisms to help them with stress. Does she think that is beyond your capability? It seems like her comment is getting in the way of a strong relationship with her. You're hurt, you don't agree with her, her comments are disempowering or annoying or not welcome. I think you need to work this out with her or it will be hard to continue. Maybe she didn't mean you couldn't be a psychologist ever, but that the stress of studying would be too much for you right now?

I'm not sure where you are in your education, but if you don't have your undergraduate degree yet, you can certainly work on getting your B.S. in Psych without having committed to be a psychologist/therapist. Not everyone with an undergrad degree in Psych becomes a practicing psychologist, there are many different career options. For example, you could work in Human Resources at a company. A friend of mine who has a psych degree works at a hospital and is a testing expert, administering tests of cognitive function to people with head injuries. So it is really not necessary to decide yes or no that you will definitely be a psychologist while you are working on the undergrad degree. (Again, if you already have your first degree, ignore that point!) Also, I don't believe that working on a bachelor's degree in Psych is any more stressful than one in Business or Biology or Mechanical Engineering. Anyway, my point is that if you have not done college yet, you needn't decide now what your final future job will be. Just work on the degree in psych, and when you graduate, you can see where your mental health is at and you can explore all the options that are a good fit for you.