Psychological Interests and Topics
This section of my blog is for diving deeper into psychological concepts. After obtaining by BA in Psychology with a Minor in Theology, I have plans to formally enter the field of psychology and one day obtain my Master of Arts Degree in Counseling to become a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. With that being said, my deep passion for the inner workings of the human mind, personality disorders, and societal trends can not be understated. Additionally, I plan on including selections of essays and papers from my psychology courses in this blog.
“Be silent and listen: have you recognized your madness and do you admit it? Have you noticed that all your foundations are completely mired in madness? Do you not want to recognize your madness and welcome it in a friendly manner? You wanted to accept everything. So accept madness too. Let the light of your madness shine, and it will suddenly dawn on you. Madness is not to be despised and not to be feared, but instead you should give it life...If you want to find paths, you should also not spurn madness, since it makes up such a great part of your nature...Be glad that you can recognize it, for you will thus avoid becoming its victim. Madness is a special form of the spirit and clings to all teachings and philosophies, but even more to daily life, since life itself is full of craziness and at bottom utterly illogical. Man strives toward reason only so that he can make rules for himself. Life itself has no rules. That is its mystery and its unknown law. What you call knowledge is an attempt to impose something comprehensible on life.” –Carl Jung
Exploring the Complementarity of Psychology and Christian Faith
In this post, I share an essay I wrote for a psychology class (PSYC 323, Learning and Memory) during my final semester at the University of St. Thomas. This is about the integration of psychology and Christian faith, and I have a deep personal interest in this subject as a practicing Christian and as someone who seeks to help heal the world as a future licensed counselor.
Why I’m Giving My Soul a Rest from Social Media for 365 Days
In this blog post, I explain why I want to give myself a break from social media for a long time. I offer both psychological and spiritual reasonings for completely stopping my current social media use—emphasizing how it has become both a source of distraction and an idol in my life. Saint Philip Neri once said, “Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as an invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful, if only you stand fast.”
Impacts Leading to the Manifestation of Personality Disorders
This is an essay I wrote in November and December of 2022 for a psychology course at my university. Because I care very much about psychology, I am excited to share what I have learned here.
Romanticising Mental Illness
In this post, I write about the harm of social media and mental health in the modern world.