What is you perspective?
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I’m really not sure to be honest, since I have a lot of ideas for what I want to be but I can’t stick to one. Maybe something in nursing, psychiatry, or forensics.
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A marathon runner 
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I ran a marathon shortly before the illness. I am not sure there is a connection but a year before that, I had suddenly started feeling restless and wanting to run a lot. At the same time my focus gradually worsened. My advice is: exercise as much as possible but pay attention to your mental state as well. If you notice a decrease in focus or if you get angry/irritated more often than usual, it might mean you are overdoing it.
Latins used to say Mens sana in corpore sano, so for me Mens (mind) comes before the Corpore (body).
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My mind at this point is locked on the unfairness of the SSI (so called) work incentives program, the sad shape of the public transportation system in my area, my inability to do the main job I used to do due to my foot condition, my lack of work skills, and the lack of a reason to work (no girlfriend, children, and the fact any job I got would be a dead end one). I am almost exempt from working due to age by nearly a year and I know that the push by the US government to put people on welfare to work is looming large (I feel that when the labor market tightens back up they’ll end that but for now it’s possible I could be forced to work). I will try to work if forced too but I doubt I’ll perform well at this point and the negative symptoms that are more pronounced will make it extremely difficult.
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A career would be easy enough… it’s getting through college that isn’t.
I really do think my most predominant passion is engineering… It sits at the crux of all the theoretical stuff I like and is unique in that sense.
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I’d love a career in psychology that way I could help people
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With schizophrenia it really comes down to who will hire you and to do what. I want to work but I also can’t handle full time and have lots of medical appointments. You have to find a job where they are good with that.
But I am not telling anyone I am schizophrenic though. Then nearly no one will hire you.
Try to do a little more than you did in the day before. Do that enough days in a row and it turns into a career.
Seriously.
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Gotta be a U.S. thing? My current employer knows, my last employer knew, and the employer before that knew. My boss from the truck driving job spent six months trying to hire me back after I quit to go into insurance.
I don’t know. Maybe I should tell them. That might even be easier.
The question I always get is why aren’t you still flying. Never quite know how to answer that one. But every decent interview I get someone asks me that.
You are so lucky. But what Tomcat said is the truth in China. If you tell somebody, not only your work also you life will come into d mess.
So you have a flying license before?Means you can drive a helicopter or an airplane?if my understanding is right?
Go back to my old job? That would be a no’go.
Dont have any idea what I would do these days. I dont think I am a very quick learner anymore either, so starting anew might not be possible.
No. I’m afraid prospects dont look too good for me.
I’d like to be a volunteer pianist in like nursing homes, lounges, hospitals, schools, group homes, things like that. I have a friend that has a dream of singing and playing her guitar in that capacity and in those venues too. I thought that her idea was a good one. Now, I just have to get good enough to do it.
Inner ear issue? A white lie.
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