If I didn’t have sz I’d rule the world
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I wanted to get into finance.
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Before my first psychosis I was a corporate strategy analyst for a multinational in New York. I would probably be a director or VP by now, making a good salary.
I would have had more status, but I doubt if I would be happier or healthier.
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If I didn’t have my first psychotic break, I would probably still be in the electrical field. Wiring houses and whatnot. Would probably be making pretty good money by now. But I was never really happy there because my employer pushed everyone so hard so… I dunno…I guess its not that great of a loss.
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i would’ve been an actor. i’d try to be one of those pop-star actor types who go into music in the middle of their big break. even if i wasn’t an A-Lister, that’s where i’d be
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I am not sure who I would be though I was so young at my first psychosis.
One thing for sure - I would be studying in a better study programme
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A lot of people change their minds a lot. I tried sticking with finance field, but I got sick. I’m not sure why I ‘chose math’ instead of economics, which makes more sense. I guess I wanted to have a more mathematical background like if I wanted to get a PhD in Finance or something or Financial engineering even. It doesn’t matter anymore because those people are sort of elitist and I’m not anymore.
When I was a kid, I wanted to be an engineer or environmental engineer or robotics engineer or something like that.
I don’t regret picking math. I liked math and did it for a reason.
I never interned or had a job in finance at all. I figure you gotta play the part and fit in and they are really selective and picky on whom they pick as employees.
I guess it’s an office type of job.
Finance can be hard and tricky and it requires more smarts than say accounting or marketing. I would also say I struggled a bit sometimes in my courses.
I chose the college route instead of working and making money. I don’t know why. It was probably easier and better than retail at the time for me. I was limited in options. I liked school at the time.
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Game developer, that’s what I was before schizo kicked in.
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Do you mean 11,000 a month? 1100 a month is about what I get on social security
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I would like to be a janior or custodian. Probably only thing I would like to do or feel good at doing.
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When I dropped out of university the year i should have graduated I passed the census supervisor exam which was in my degree field. maybe I would have got a cushy government job.
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I meant $1100 a month. Back then, minimum wage was $3.25 so if you worked 40 hours a week at minimum wage that would be about $140 or $560 a month. $1100 seemed like a small fortune when gas was 75 cents a gallon, a gallon of milk was $1.29, and my half of the rent for a two bedroom, 1 1/2 bath apartment I shared with my sister in a nice part of town was around $190-$220 a month. SSDI paid about $350 a month in 1980.
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I had first psychosis / mania episodes recently, but I’m still planning on trying to do all the things i want to do, even if it’s changed after psychosis
Over the next 5 years, I want to make a video game 
, move to another country 
, write a book 
, make videos for youtube channel 
, write articles and tips on creativity 
and more.
It might take longer than if i didn’t start experiencing psychosis, but i’m fine with that. Yes there are things that i wanted to do before psychosis that i lost interest in, but also there are some things that i got more excited about after psychosis than i was before.
Right now I’m just taking first early steps towards those goals (e.g. learning language, writing blog posts, and so on)
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I was on that drug for 3 months I didn’t get the munchies but I still gained weight faster than ever before in my life.
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I’d be fitter, however, I can attain this still, so I’m not giving up. I decided that I won’t let schizophrenia stop me from living a fulfilling life in both social and vocational aspects. My goal is to go into the electrician trade after my mission, but I’m already taking the first steps by serving with an electrician doing electrical work and hopefully getting accruable hours to go into my apprenticeship which requires 8,000 hours here in Iowa to become a Journeyman electrician.
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I would get married to a very intelligent woman
Have kids
Get a college degree
Get a good job
I want the American Dream, house with a white picket fence with cats and plenty of snow in the winter so I can have a glass of wine by the fireplace on Christmas while my kids open presents while there’s a foot and a half of snow outside
I would get into music and learn guitar and write lyrics
I would end up in church and live as clean as possible
Blehhhh
Yeah I’ve had a lot of time to think of this topic 
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Make sure your wife doesn’t have needy parents before you marry her or you’ll never get to relax on Christmas morning until they are dead, and perhaps not even after.
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I want to get into plant and bio sciences with a chemistry degree.
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I’d be in uni right now
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Why don’t you try despite having sz. One worked 15 years, it hasn’t been glamourus 12 with the illness. It was hard and I might not have much to show for it, but it’s better than wondering… I’m switching career now as a mental health worker where I feel mh is viewed as a normal thing!!
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