What would you be doing if you never had mental illness?

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if you lived in another world where you were free from mental illness and did everything you wanted to do, what would you be doing, where would you be and would you be happy?

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Taking pictures. Working in multimedia. Messing around in the kitchen. Spending time with family. Same things I’m doing now. :smile:

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Poor copy clerk at LA, driving to the Ocean on weekends

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Probably a much bigger threat to society. It’s things like insecurities, questioning my sanity etc etc caused by the illness that put me on a straighter line of trying to leave the world in a better place then when I arrived . I probably wouldn’t be as open minded or understanding of others in pain with various inflictions etc etc. IDK it’s all hypothetical isn’t it?

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I would want to be a psychiatrist probably - no I’m not joking

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If I wasn’t mentally ill I would probably be some type of lawyer - probably in a big law firm. Would I be happy? I don’t know. I could be miserable.

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I was asked once whether I might consider trying for a career in psychiatry but it was already far too late at this point. I may not have been crazy yet but I was down for the count.

I was never exactly on a career track.

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I would be in politics. It’s something I was incredibly interested in before my schizoaffective kicked in… I was going to a private liberal arts college studying, had an internship lined up in D.C., and then I was struck down… But I would be in public policy, writing for politicians, something along those lines. I don’t know if I’d be happy. I don’t have the same interest in it now as I did then, so I’m inclined to say I wouldn’t be happy.

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I’d be doing a lot better in school.

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Live by a mountain stream. I would have things to do.

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I’d spend most of my time winning Nobel prizes; I’d spend the rest of the time polishing them.

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I’d be a socialist mp and if I won the lottery a philanthropist.

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I’d have graduated from university and become a graphic novelist.

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I might have been finishing up my first year of med school. Graduated top of my class in high school, but got hit hard with psychosis in my first year of undergrad. Still struggling to get my life back in order. No use getting caught up in what could have been though. We all have to just play with the hand we’ve been dealt.

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I would be a professional actor

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i’d be writing. singing karaoke and writing scripts. yes i would be happy. xxx

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I’d have gone to varsity and had a career now either in library work or art.

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I know I would have been lifeguard at some point.

I would have gone to college sooner and I have no idea what I would have studied. I would have surfed more and do to that… most likely traveled more.

My problems hit me so young… I didn’t have a life path set up yet.

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I imagine I might be raising a family. I used to be told I’d be good at that.

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I would of been married, had a business, making money and raising my family.

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