What job/career would you have if your mental health hadn’t gotten in the way?

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1. Working in addiction recovery, I didn’t last a year (too triggering) but if I could mentally cope then I’d still be doing it

2. I really wanted to be a vet.

3. I probably wouldn’t have dropped out after middle school, but went with my plans to study to eventually become a professional horse racing trainer and driver. Mostly glad it didn’t go that way though, I no longer can imagine putting that much time, effort and energy into work.

4. I’d have upskilled my dental nursing qualification, and was seriously considering long term becoming a hygienist.

5. I really wanted to be a dermatologist.

   I have a bachelors of science and took medical aesthetics and I now work in dermatology clinic which is *close* to what I wanted but not quite.

   I have learned A LOT about dermatology and skin diseases/conditions – I consider applying for med school all the time now that I’m much more stable and secure. It’s just… a lot of work.

6. Air traffic control. I didn’t have the confidence to try until I was too old.

7. I loved school and wanted to become a teacher. I visited a campus and experienced horrible mental health while I was there. College isn’t for me.

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9. I’ve always hoped to become a therapist but I knew for a fact that I’m too sensitive to handle everyone’s trauma

10. Whatever it would have been, it didn’t happen. I didn’t pursue any particular career because it was too hard too choose something so I chose nothing 🤷‍♀️