MYTHS ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY

[@viatinaa]

Struggling with mental illness can be helpful or harmful if you're looking to work in the field. I'm saying this mostly because it's a very taxing field, and if you're not properly equipped to deal with the different things you'll be learning and people you'll be seeing, you will most definitely be burnt out and may cause harm to your clients. Even if you don't have a mental illness but you're working in the field, it is 10000% recommended to be seeing your own therapist. You can't give if you're not receiving your own relief and self care!

[@sarahhawkinson]

Christina Ogunti couldn't say it better myself!

[@veryvanillavideos]

Sure but I think it might be a bad idea to arm people who have been clinically diagnosed with psychopathy or sociopathy with psychology qualifications where they may (knowingly or not) cause damage to other people. What do you think? Not sure if I sound ignorant or not - please let me know!

[@91722854]

Do u mean one who has some sort of psychological illness would need to prepare their mentality in this field?

[@AshleySmithYT]

I don't think someone with psychopathy or sociopathy will get a job in psychology, they lack the empathy to help anyone anyways and that's the biggest job requirement.

[@AshleySmithYT]

They should. Any one who works in this field would need to prepare their mentality for this field. You can have a mental illness and have a role in this field but it does need to be managed.

[@KarlaI]

I always hear "How are you gonna be a psychologist if you have social anxiety?" and it's often made me doubtful of whether or not I can help others... but I know that since I have experience with it, I can help another even if I don't always help myself. Oh by the way, if you could do a video on the process of obtaining a BA or BS in psych and then a PhD or PsyD, it would be very helpful as I'm in the process of graduating and looking to go to grad school. I think a lot of people will benefit from that, especially those that are interested in psychology but don't really know what it's like. The internet offers only very basic information on this career, and not really going into depth in what is required and such!

[@Neverm6ind]

I looove your psychology videos so much

[@DONDESTROYAR]

100th like eyyyy

[@DieLøwinWølf]

Fabrizia ikr

[@jamiehobbs4590]

The last one! My ex boyfriend has his BA in Psych (graduated in December too!) and he has struggled with depression/bipolar, OCD, and anxiety, and it gave him so much empathy to others with issues as well. So I think it would be so much easier to help others if you have some insight!

[@Kovukingsrod]

Hi! This is kind of random because it doesn't really relate to the topic of this video, but I remember you talking about how you want to be a school counsellor (I believe it was in the 13 reasons why video and I think you might have mentioned it in some other ones as well), and I just wanted to tell you this: Okay first off, I'm very interesting in psychology and I LOVE your videos. But that isn't my actual point. I'm 15, soon 16 years old, and I've been struggling with mental health since I was 12/13. School has played a major part in me, well, surviving, but my counsellor wasn't all that good.. And it made me think of how badly I wished I could've had you as a counsellor. You seem like such a genuinely nice, cool and let's not forget educated and smart person who'd genuinely care about the kids you'd work with. If you do become a counsellor (which I know you can definitely achieve), those kids should feel very lucky. That's all, have a nice day!

[@javamikii]

Kovu is a unicorn Oh hi Kovu! I love your channel!

[@richardmurphy2850]

Hai there Kovu, i experience something similar to you where the school counselors are shitty (partly because most of them are teachers who move to the counseling office section and be school counselor without proper psychological training and courses) and i couldn't trust them. What you can do is to find another counselor nearby if that is possible as if one counselor couldn't help you then it is ok to move to another as human will be human and they are not perfect. We just go to the best version. I hope you will do well and be well

[@KatherineGuevara12]

Thank you for clearing up these myths. The left brained/right brained thing was taught to me at school and they made us take a test to see what our dominant side was. I always heard about it being a myth and now I know for sure

[@missmaddiemakeup6577]

We had to do a disease project for school and me and my friends wanted to do schizophrenia for a school project and at first the teacher refused to let us do it and we had to convince him AND THEN when we did the project he revealed that his grandma was "schizophrenic and multiple personality disorder effects their whole family" and we were like "did you not pay attention to our project... we said schizophrenia is not multiple personality disorder what..."

[@solarmoth4628]

MissMaddieMakeup Psych teachers often aren't the most knowledgeable. The psych teacher over heard them talking about Auti$m $peaks. My friend who is autistic got told by the teacher that vaccines cause autism and that it's horrible for the entire family when someone is autistic. The teacher didn't know they are autistic. It was really rude and it really hurt my friend.

[@GothFairy1001]

MissMaddieMakeup "schizophrenic and mulitple personality disorder" he might have had both. people have multiple mental illnesses...he was probably deeply effected by bith of them and associated them together.

[@EleanorAvon]

Myth: that panic attacks are the same as anxiety attacks and the terms can be used interchangeably.

[@mackenzie8703]

Eleanor'sHead THANK YOU!! All my friends use anxiety attacks and panic attacks interchangeably. Like they’ll have an anxiety attack and then tell our other friends and teachers “I just had a panic attack”. And I’m like no. You didn’t. You had an anxiety attack

[@ysaysaysaysa]

News flash! : they can’t....

[@Johanna-jv6ts]

can you do a Video debunking myths about autism ?

[@emmairwin581]

I agree

[@kittyxkat139]

When i saw the movie Lucy which is about a woman who goes to using the "10 %" of her brain to the "90 %" of her brain due to a drug & basically becomes a "super human" I cringe a lot.

[@waynecalhoun2802]

Mia Wallace haha right?

[@ecaterinageorgescu8445]

the last one hit me hard. it was all that i needed to hear, i used to be so discouraged because i've been through a lot and i kept thinking "how would i help others if i could'nt do it for myself?" but then it hit me, i did help myself. i chose recovery, i dealt with it, and now i'm better than ever. i want to be like the therapists that helped me. thanks for sharing your thoughts, can't wait to study psychology! (rlly can't wait, been wanting it most of my life)

[@athinats4209]

Those rorschach inkblot test in the back tho...love them❤️

[@emilyjones-ml6bj]

Took a nap and woke up to a new video. This makes me so happy

[@smexxytutu]

emily jones me too!!

[@michelebowne2377]

Hey lady, I work as a clinical social worker and I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your videos and how great it is that you're informing people of the facts regarding mental illness. It's so important in lessening stigmatization. You're awesome! 😊

[@faeriesmak]

Thanks for number 2. My Dad had schizophrenia and people always mistake it for multiple personality disorder or assume that he was Jekyl and Hyde..which he wasn't. Can you do a video about schizophrenia? I think that it would be really helpful for people to better understand what it really is. Thanks!

[@itshippiebeanie]

When I was struggling with depression and didn't want to get up and get help, your videos were the only thing I'd turn to. You have such a knowing, compassionate presence about mental illness, no doubt because you've experienced it. 8 months and many therapy sessions later, I'm still coming to you for solid content! Keep inspiring ✨

[@marieroseeee]

ive been diagnosed with bpd etc and I'm so happy you spoke about people like myself being able to go into psychology, its definitely a massive motivator for myself to recover x

[@AlexandraBonales]

I love the emphasis you made toward people in this field who have mental illnesses themselves. It was so encouraging and motivating, I'm glad you took the time to bring attention towards that!

[@sarafurgeson8017]

I just graduated with a BS in psychology this year and am starting a graduate program in clinical social work to pursue a career in therapy. I have been binge watching your psych videos to get my fix over the summer. Although there is a lot of review, as a life long lover of psychology, I feel like I can never get enough. I love your strong scientific approach that acknowledges (yet dismisses) pop psychology. A++

[@Lena-ed9qt]

Thank you so much for makings that type of videos! I’m a student who is planning on studying Psychology and I really love videos that are so informative! I think that there are too many people pretending to be psychologists on KZbin and they are giving us younger people the wrong idea about what psychology is! People like you are the ones who actually raise awareness on that subject. ❤️

[@ElenaPastushenko]

THANK YOU. I started Medicine because I struggled with Anorexia in the past and still struggle with Anxiety and I though it wasn't a good idea to study Psychology, but after being two years in Medicine and being not happy and not excited about my future I decided to switch next year. Hope everything goes well because after having such a good group of psychologists helping to overcome my Eating Disorder I really feel that I want to help people this way :)

[@ItsDocToYou]

Currently a senior psychology major, and I looooove your channel! Ready to go to grad school and learn more about psych, and soooo ready to help others

[@FrkVildkat]

Thank you for saying ( not using exact words, but similar) that just because you have mental struggles yourself and haven't gotten over those, it doesn't mean that you cannot help others. That means so much to me. I have always wanted to become someone who helped others with mentality and I have several illnesses and issues myself. I have always felt discouraged by people telling me ( including myself) that I cannot do that, since I have so much "wrong" with me. So yeah, what you said about this, helps me a lot

[@nicolaclaire2923]

i love the idea of this series. could you talk about the reality of bipolar disorder? everyone seems to think being bipolar simply means constant, drastic mood swings. i find, at least out of the people i personally know, it is the most commonly self diagnosed mental illness. it's frustrating when people think they understand it, because its "common knowledge", but they're wrong!

[@Salamandabot]

Thank you for sharing! Honestly? I didn't realize there was a difference between schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder.... I'll definitely be more aware and help spread the message. Thank you Sarah!

[@xandra5445]

I dony think you understand how much the last part means to me. I've been wanting to become a psychologist for some time now and ive been worried that having depression wouldn't let me become one so its really relieving to hear that i can still be one💖💖

[@TheLucy92ish]

Your channel is incredibly insightful. I'm forever fascinated by your videos, particularly about mental health. I lost my father to suicide and I'm currently suffering with depression myself but your vids are full of information for me and others to aspire to. love your work 😊 xxx

[@Foreverbecca]

If you do another episode of this series, I would love if you would include the different learning styles! Auditory, visual, kinethsetic, etc and how people think they can only be one where as most people are all of them. One of my biggest pet peeves/misconceptions!

[@madsa91]

I'd love to watch an entire series about misconceptions. In general I find your psychology videos enlightening. Thanks for sharing all of that with us!

[@frehley45]

Wow i just refreshed your page by accident and BAM! new video hahah i love u sarah

[@psychovstheworld]

I would love this to become a series! I really like your psychology videos, that being said i think most of them have a more serious tone and so i think this series would me more "Light hearted" If that makes sense. Dont get me wrong though, i love your psychology videos, especially the one when you covered personality disorders because i have someone in my family who was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and i didnt really understand it (even though i did some research) until you explained. Now thanks to you i can understand better what this person is going through so i can figure out the Best way to help them. Ive been meaning to post this comment since that video but i am really shy and self conscious that english is not my first language so i only did it now but anyway thank you for that video. Really means a lot to me

[@princess5s0s57]

Currently about to enter my third year in Psychology and I love watching your Psychology videos throughout my Summer break.

[@missbejazzful]

I love these kinds of videos! So informative and entertaining. Would love if you did a series on that. Also, I wanted to ask your opinion on the duration of psychotherapy. Due to it being expensive, psychotherapists will try to get as much therapy in as quick as possible, to lower the cost. Do you think that could be dangerous in some cases? It would also be cool if you did an update on your job search, and what kinds of jobs you're looking for :)

[@sarah5225]

I have gone to see a therapist for over 5 years, and I want to go into Psychology! Here in Utah, they do as the same in California. And I agree, it IS awesome that you can collect hours for your certification by going to Therapy. My mental illness will not put me down, because I know I can help other people! It's my dream. Thank you for making these Psych videos, Sarah. They're the best!

[@avristea]

This was really interesting! I'm not a psychologist, so it's good for someone who has studied about it to shut down this miths and explain why. Great content, and good job!

[@Sayje]

I already love this new series. Please continue it

[@justinfelton5323]

Hey,Sarah. This video is so incredible and amazing. My myth is that my brain shows the objective of the symbols that I see on my senses. When I do it, I do it on my mission objective like to tell a psychiatrist that I have a symbol on my brain or a mental illness with a hearing signal on my ears. I love it and I love you,Sarah. Keep it up the good work!!☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Randomark3087]

These videos need to go WAY more viral.

[@SOVADEA]

Personally love this video. Also commenting that here in Australia it is vital especially in University to have hours of experience in terms of placement. Like you said. It however bothers me and my class recently that an educational facility I'd attended recently only just made up their mind again after countless backward and forward about making placement compulsory or optional. Now that the class and I will be graduating in the next couple months, we're concerned of the approach that they made their mind up on. Which is that they made it optional to have placement. Worded it in "Oh you don't need that for this certification". The most of us are questioning the pressure they'd put us under all of this time at the college. And now people will go in and come out with "stars upon thars" but not knowing what to do when they finally get a job in the counselling field. Just a concern. I'll stop there so I don't ramble too much further. Thank you for all of your input and wishing you all the best when it comes to you finally getting out there! Congrats on your studies and keep going, Sarah! xo

[@maximillianw3823]

I love this, it's so interesting. You should make it a series.

[@thesocialnerd]

I think the whole personal investment factor in going into clinical psych is a tricky line. I'm currently in a PsyD program and I can tell you that maybe 90% of the people in my cohort (myself included) have some sort of personal reason why they want to be a psychologist. I'm probably one of the few people who haven't personally been in therapy yet. I know people that have been diagnosed with a mental illness and are taking medication who are doing great in their classes and I'm confident will be competent therapists. I also know that there are people in my cohort that are highly personally invested in every client they see and have issues with boundaries (even with professors) that's really concerning. I think it's not so much that you have a label of a diagnosis, but how you view it and how managed your symptoms are. That being said, if you know that you're emotionally distressed and incapable of seeing clients, then it completely on you (legally, ethically) to be able to recognize that and stop yourself from doing harm to your clients. I would have very little sympathy for any one who went to get a graduate degree (masters or doctorate) and did not keep an eye on their symptoms, and I think that's where most of the concern from other professionals comes from.

[@thesocialnerd]

Also, grad school is grueling. I can't tell you how many weeks I've gone with 5-6 hours of sleep on average. It totally sucks up all you time, energy, and money. If you have symptoms that are really closely tied to your sleep patterns and things like that, this might be something to take into consideration.

[@femkeboon6506]

I found out today that the teacher who's been helping me with my mental health and difficult situations (sort of school counselling) has had similar struggles and that gave me so much hope about getting better for a few hours. Desperately trying to hold on to that feeling now.

[@nightskybutera6091]

This would be great as a series!

[@maruchan3357]

Your videos could last an hour and I would still watch them! You deal with such great concepts!!! Keep being you ❤💕💓💖

[@BeverleyButterfly]

I really enjoyed this I'm hoping you do make this into a series

[@megmiller1671]

Have literally been binge watching your videos, they're so interesting- love from here in London xx

[@charleyturner7654]

I'm hoping to go into psychology when i'm older (i'm taking it next year at college and after that i'm hoping to get a degree in it at uni) so a series debunking myths would be super helpful for me. Tbh even if i didn't want to work in psychology a series would still be really interesting and would help a lot of people to become more educated and aware

[@rubyolivares7052]

Your channel is so amazing, and you have inspired me to study psychology!

[@RustinHieber96]

I'm a psychology undergrad student and your psychology videos are really cool 👍🏽 Btw, are you in grad school ?

[@frankiebew8591]

Somebody with depression or bipolar during an episode are ALWAYS sad-no it is not as simple🙄there are so many other emotions and expressions

[@Pinguiix]

awesome video, you should talk in other time on how we can detect if someone else is suffering of schizophrenia, because from people who doesn't have that illness it can become harder to identify it, cause you can say that the person is just over reacting to some situacions or that he is just paranoid cause he always been like that and it's not a big deal, many people can minimize or search for a logical reason when it is a real symptoms, and like you say on this video, sometimes there is a misunderstanding about what the illness is really about, (sorry about the english tho, i'm still learning, i'm not a caveman i swear) love you

[@gkkkkk96]

Please do hypnosis please! I've been asking for it! Lol!

[@hylaforder4172]

Gio Karlo Birondo yesss!

[@travisheckstall4537]

Nice ! Thanks Sarah!😊👍💕💕

[@eli7494]

Ahhh I'm having matriculation examination(? lol I live in Finland so not sure if that term means the same in english as it does in finnish (ylioppilaskirjoitukset)) on psychology next fall and oh boy I'm just waiting for more and more psychology videos from you! I know these are not a proper way of learning, but these help and will be really good to watch as an extra to the normal reading etc. c: (Oh and I also have me on english next fall, so hey, double help!)

[@citlalys2865]

Sarah can you please do something related to eating disorders? I struggle with anorexia, it's such a secretive pain, because no one knows although I keep shedding weight. And Anyway I love your videos..

[@uwu-tu8cp]

This doesn't have too much to do with the video but I've been thinking of going into the psychology field when I'm older and I've been really iffy about it.. I'm still not 100% sure it's something I want to get into but your psychology videos help me get a better grasp on what it's like and I wanna thank you for that

[@tealandread]

I wish this video was longer I love this!

[@posergrave]

I recently found this channel and your videos are so interesting xx

[@AnnaItem]

Please do a video on DID! Somebody very close to me was just diagnosed and I would find it very helpful so I can be supportive of them. :)

[@ge5970]

In college Psych something I found to be so interesting about DID, that contributes to psychologists being skeptical about its existence, is that it's rare/almost doesn't exist outside of the US. Also a change in eye (vision?) can be noted with people with DID

[@reannpereira2784]

You are so inspiring! I can't even explain ♥️

[@Jackhreed]

My best friends mother has DID, and I can not see why anyone could say she is faking it. It's an awful mental illness, but I'm looking forward to you video on it.

[@brookehass7431]

hi sarah! i was just wondering what you wanted to do with your psychology degree? what area of psychology are you planning on working in?

[@hannahjervis]

Yay for this as a series! Also that 10% of the brain thing has irritated me since a Religious Studies teacher said it when I was in Year 8 (about 12 years old) and I told her I thought she was wrong and she told me off, ha.

[@princesss222]

your hair looks so healthy!

[@wegotthepower]

I really, really enjoy your videos!!

[@rainestar82]

#4 Ive actually heard the opposite, that if you ARENT mentally ill, you cant work in anything having to do with it because youre "neurotypical". I'd love to hear your opinion on that--personally the word neurotypical, especially as a blanket term, ticks me off (because no one's brain is "typical" or less "mentally ill" than someone elses just because they dont have the "common" mental illnesses) Anyway, both ideas are complete bs. Having a mental illness and being able to not only deal with it but help others? Thats kickass.

[@skellingtonMCR]

To be honest I think maybe you've heard or the people you talk to are using an odd definition of neurotypical. Generally it means no mental illnesses at all, no disabilities based in the brain, and not on the autism spectrum. So no one with a mental illness would be called neurotypical. I've never heard anyone say that you can't work in mental health if you're neurotypical, but that you do have to be very careful because the fact that you haven't personally experienced it could lead you to be a little insensitive.

[@sydneypaige7526]

Can u please do a video about different jobs u can get if u are interested in psychology??? And maybe talk about ur experiences too. It would be very appreciated 💕

[@Churumbelita]

I know you have talked about it before (I think because of an offensive tee shirt you saw), but I'd love if you would speak more about myths/public misconceptions about OCD.

[@RebeccaPlumpkin]

Wow I genuinely believed some of these were true 😂😂 love the video and your hair looks amazing❤❤

[@Hannahjay]

Ahh I do mental health myth videos too! Glad to see another set of them!!!! ☺️

[@kythefairy2029]

I honestly wish you were my counsellor at school, I ended up not going to my appointments with the one I had because they were just so useless

[@acacia9380]

Could you please do an video about BPD. I think I may have some symptoms but I would like to get the right answers. I have also dealt with depression and have had many suicidal thoughts. Not as important as my comment but just wanted to let you know if BPD can make depression or suicidal thoughts worse for depressive people.

[@natalieparker9710]

Series, series, please make this a series!!!!!!

[@ariao1184]

Is there by any chance you can cover the psychology of the different types of learning I am rather curious to know if there is different types of learning or if we all just learn the same

[@ZARAGOLD]

Thank you, Sarah! Ugh, I kinda regret I didn't chose psychology as my major...

[@gizira_leon]

Here are some myths about eating disorders/anorexia: -There are only two EDs, anorexia and bulimia -EDs are only about restricting and losing weight -Only girls suffer from EDs -Anorexic people are always skinny (this one makes me so angry because I'm a chubby anorexic person and this stereotype makes overweight people suffering from anorexia not get help soon enough. One of my friends said: they don't care about you until it's too late) -Anorexia is a body type -Anorexic people don't eat -Vegans are just masking anorexia -You can cure anorexia by making the person gain weight -There is something you can tell an anorexic person to make them get better If you have more ideas, comment down below!

[@icecreamsandwich79]

i definitely love the idea!!

[@mo0nshineHaze]

Can you please do a video oh Theories vs. Hypothesis revolving around psychology? ❤️

[@videosieditat4am563]

I don't know if it's a myth or.. But i heard some say that we can't read in our dreams because the part of our brain that's responsible for that gets shut down during our sleep but i don't believe that's totally accurate and i really would like to know if that's true or not.

[@HeyPaulaCooper]

"We only use 10% of our brain" my mom studied psychology and they were told this originated bc 100% of our brain is never used at the same time, like when you are doing certain things some areas of the brain are more active than when you do some other things where other areas will be more active.

[@KarlaI]

YES. I loved and enjoyed this video. (I'm a psych major)

[@chloehughes4059]

your cat is so beautiful😭

[@sophiebach2834]

THANK YOU The 2cd one always makes me soo mad!

[@xoxsiemee]

Have you watched Split Sarah? I'd like to hear your thoughts on the movie.

[@Ava-hk8gc]

xoxsiemee She did a review on her horror channel

[@xoxsiemee]

Ava thank you!

[@luna13moth]

I once asked a psychologist about the last one and he said that people sometimes go I into this field thinking they can fix themselves or help themselves or some shit so that's why it's not encouraged for these kinds of people to become involved you know cause they're not aiming to help others thus they won't make good therapists and so on but it's a generalization and a horrible one to say all people with mental illnesses are like that you could have problems and still want to help others with theirs

[@juliajulia9902]

I'm a myth

[@tomlondonaussie]

This was such an interesting video. Subscribing right away!

[@annabellerose2137]

one day you should make a video on anorexia and eating disorders (what causes it, misconceptions,etc.)

[@allypandas8847]

Hi sorry I'm going to be honest here. I don't know you, I'm new here. I think I suffer from derealization/ Depersonalization Disorder. Id like to know your thoughts and what you know about the Disorder. From my experience with it, Its been going on for a year now. I've had after getting severe depression. I think I have it because I often get very spaced out, unfocused and really out of touch with reality. I notice that it happens when I'm really stressed and anxious. My brain just completely zones out. Please do a video on this. Thank you

[@maryjanew.9881]

have you seen the show legion? I'd be really interested to see what you think of it, from a psychology major's standpoint.

[@lukasloveschannie5050]

one time my psychologist said that some people believe that psychologists can read thoughts lmfao

[@lexlex8422]

i dont believe that people with mental illnesses cant help others. I went to a therapy house and all the counselors had the same issue as me and that is a criteria to be hired. Sure they had some education to help us, like psychology, social work etc. Even the doctors had the same issue once. I feel that it was the only time in my life that i felt understood and it should be that way more often. btw can you read french ? I made a paper about mental illnesses and how its more present right now and why its like that and i think you would love it.

[@SandraOlufsen]

Loved this! Would love more :))

[@lexiewhiting5662]

Can you do a video about BPD?

[@redgirlsrain]

I just have to ask, have you watched Frasier?

[@nikkiwithnovels3504]

I really enjoyed this video love all are videos and your vlogs

[@DieLøwinWølf]

and besides the point...I've also been really ( I can't find a word for it) wanting? Lately because I can't find my mom's old psychology text book which I've been searching so hard for (because if you didn't know, I study psychology(not in college though. I'm in middle school)) and I still can't find it😥idk. I feel like ranting about my life.

[@meganmeagher7038]

Do you have to go to grad school to become a therapist? I’ve researched and I’ve only seen you need a masters plus a one year internship

[@savannahsoul8543]

I think the entire "I have/had a mental illness, can I still become a psychologist?" thing stems from the fact that the mental might resurface/trigger you to become sick again.