Studying Philosophy in College led to me studying Psychology also

I found that asking Philosophic Questions helped me to begin to address the real problems in my life. Neither of my parents had been to college but my father had been Valedictorian of his senior Class in High School but his father wouldn't let him or his brothers go to college even though he let their 2 sisters go to college.

So, for me, no one had studied psychology in my family so finally in desperation to solve my own problems I went to philosophy which began my earnest quest for real answers to real questions in my life.

Luckily, Studying Philosophy and getting an A in every philosophy Class in college I ever took and often speaking in front of the class (because I was 21 then and older than a lot of the 18 year old students. Because of my own suffering in life and because I saw myself as more of an adult than most 18 year olds do I was strong enough to say useful things in Philosophy Classes then.

Then one day I went into Palomar College Library and found a copy of Psychology Today Magazine which helped me to see some of the principles of psychology in reading some articles there.

I found these to be a revelation to me and made me see why I was in a self destructive phase in life because I found I was being pulled in many directions at once in ways not useful to my personal survival.

What I realized in studying PHilosophy in College and Psychology in College was why so many people 12 to 25 years old self destruct and are gone forever physically from the earth (at least in this lifetime).

The main reason is that they don't ask useful questions of themselves or others and when people don't ask these questions of themselves or others often they just self destruct like dying of alcoholism or drugs, Committing suicide directly. Or just taking so many risks like racing cars, Rock Climbing or other dangerous sports that eventually they die often before age 25 or 30.

However, in the end the best thing I did was to marry my girlfriend when she got pregnant because then I could stop thinking about my own narcissistic needs and wants and take care of my wife and son instead.

This I found much more useful even than studying philosophy or psychology in the end.

However, the other side of this is I was taking care of others and not only myself.

"However, YOU CANNOT TAKE CARE of anyone if you don't take care of yourself first! "

So, I was forced by life to take care of myself so I could actually take care of others.

This made my life work for me and for my family and everyone in my life.

By God's Grace