What do you want to be when you grow up?

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Has anyone asked you what you want to be when you grow up. When I was young I wanted to be a scientist or Egyptologist, when I was in high school wanted to be a pediatrician, then when I was older a dermatologist, optometrist, make up artist, fashion designer and English teacher.

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I’m already grown-up and I don’t know :frowning:

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I’m grown up. I want to be young and care free again.

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I had a million ideas as a kid. None of them were wife or mother like a lot of the girls in the rural town I grew up with dreamed of. I wanted to be a marine biologist, a doctor, a Forensic analyst, forensic psychologist, psychiatrist, and more, just to name a few. :slight_smile:

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That was the first question the voices asked me. They asked it repetitively until I couldn’t answer it any more. The original answer I gave (Meteorologist) never happened as that was the end of the line for that hope.

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I’m all grown up. Career wise I did more or less what I wanted (diagnosed at 39). Relationship wise I was a big failure. You win some you lose some.

Here’s my favourite song about mental illness and and growing up.

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I want to be a doctor and either do biomech or psychology.

I’d also love to be a voice actor!!

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After I make enough money as an entrepreneur to have a family and settle down (kind of old, 35 now), and once my kids are old enough to go to college, I want to get a degree in psychiatry and practice it.

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I wanted to do science but im too stupid lots of adhd problems bad at math because i couldnt remember to use pemdas. Very poor short term memory. I just want to be simple as possible now, and relax. As much Jesus as possible

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I know this is sad but… I knew I never could hold a job down mainly due to paranoia… so I don’t really have a dream job/career.

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i told people i didnt want to grow up

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Hey I want to grow down. Give me a nappy and a blankie I’m happy as hell. :slight_smile:

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I wanted to be either a bodybuilder or a pro basketball player. At least when I was like 14.

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As a child I wanted to be a concert pianist. I practiced all through my youth until I was playing concertos. Once I realized I could never make it as one I gave up on practicing entirely. I guess I played more for the idea of becoming a concert pianist than just for fun. Idk maybe it was the schizophrenia cuz before diagnosis I used to enjoy playing the piano and now it means nothing to me more than a faded memory. I still like listening to worship songs. I think I now enjoy singing along to worship songs while at church even though I suck at singing more than playing the piano. My senior year of high school I decided to try to become a doctor and then failed and had to withdraw from university. Now I’m trying to become an accountant and I think at this point I prefer the idea of a desk job where I occasionally talk to clients and coworkers. I don’t think I could handle the stress that comes from performing at concerts anymore.

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My mother told me at age 5 that I would make the most money as a psychiatrist and that goal stayed with me. Then my father found out I was intelligent and constantly defined success as becoming a doctor. I never faced the reality of what being a psychiatrist would be like, or how it compared with other specialties in medicine. And what traits were required of a good psychiatrist. But I really really wanted to be the best psychiatrist. Until my breakdown as a third year medical student.
My life goal was inconsistent with some basic realities.

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I certainly didn’t want to be a schizophrenic but hey that’s life.

I found a good med combo and it gets me through most days alright.

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I am only prepared to do a job that is accessible to 100 percent of the population.

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this is the worst. what a big waste of time. when I was young I wanted to be an athlete, put a lot of energy into it. I didn’t think about ■■■■, I mean yeah I went to college for a year but I didn’t know what to study. then on to the workforce and my attitude of not giving a ■■■■ about anything. finally after bouncing around jobs I found something I liked, and now I’m going back to school to be a superintendent on a golf course. what a waste of time. i’ll be working till I’m 70 just to catch up…assuming I live that long

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I wanted to be Peter Pan.

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I would have loved to be a rock star. Sadly my brain and learning guitar weren’t a good mix. I also have a voice that only a mother can love!

Oh well!

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