Maybe this is a thread for people getting sad that despite their talent they had no chance in life. But honestly the same applies to me and talking about it helps.
I wanted to become politician when I was young. Honestly I had no idea about what it means to be a politician I could have never become one. But the first time I realized I am not made for it was after my first psychosis. The therapist that gave me the first diagnosis told me yeah I should forget about the politician thing. He was absolutely right. With this illness becoming politician is equivalent to commiting suicide in my opinion. I know some politician who are or were mentally ill. But with psychosis the stress is triggering new episodes. Some people with milder forms of mental illness can be high-functional maybe they can still have a great career.
On the other hand there is the story of an American professor who is schizophrenic but her story sounds pretty painful. I could not overcome the obstacles and alway stand up again after life spit in my face. I probably gonna ctb when my episodes repeat I have reached my limits.
I am not sure how important talent is for success. Many people say in order to become a high politician there are many factors needed. Resilience (does not apply to me), high IQ (not sure about me but I think you can even become a high politician with an IQ that is not that high), some characteristics are beneficial and a lot of luck. ( I have only bad luck sorry). I think in the US a lot of money is needed. In my country it is not a necessity but it helps. Moreover good connections and stamina.
But how important is talent? I think there are different talents. Some are more important than others for having a great carrer.
I think conscientiousness and resilience are two good predictors for success. I have so much from the first one that it is rather detrimental. But I barely have resilience. And I am neurotic as fuck. It is a good mix for getting tortured. Because your expectations are always so high but you can never reach what you want.
I think talent is not the most important factor. I think I am not really talented but I had always very good grades. I am very obsessive about grades and I spend insane amount of time and energy and getting good grades. So much that I become suicidal. But I have too much OCD to stop it. I can remember in school I told one of my teachers I want to become a high politcian, She immediately told me I could never reach that. I think she thought I was not smart enough. This was before I started to study like an idiot and losing a lot of weight. I proved so many people that they underestimated me. I impressed many people. But inside I was and am unhappy as fuck. Moreover I have to emphasize good grades are not equivalent with being successful.
Many people think I was smart but I think I just have a lot of dedication. Moreover the people who thought of me as a loser will be right. I probably cannot even work an average job due to OCD and mental illness. So all of my hard work will be in vain. It might even backfire and cause a new psychosis. However for the moment it gives me a little bit of hope. Not sure how naive I am but it helps me to cope with my daily mental torment. It keeps me going.
I wanted to become politician when I was young. Honestly I had no idea about what it means to be a politician I could have never become one. But the first time I realized I am not made for it was after my first psychosis. The therapist that gave me the first diagnosis told me yeah I should forget about the politician thing. He was absolutely right. With this illness becoming politician is equivalent to commiting suicide in my opinion. I know some politician who are or were mentally ill. But with psychosis the stress is triggering new episodes. Some people with milder forms of mental illness can be high-functional maybe they can still have a great career.
On the other hand there is the story of an American professor who is schizophrenic but her story sounds pretty painful. I could not overcome the obstacles and alway stand up again after life spit in my face. I probably gonna ctb when my episodes repeat I have reached my limits.
I am not sure how important talent is for success. Many people say in order to become a high politician there are many factors needed. Resilience (does not apply to me), high IQ (not sure about me but I think you can even become a high politician with an IQ that is not that high), some characteristics are beneficial and a lot of luck. ( I have only bad luck sorry). I think in the US a lot of money is needed. In my country it is not a necessity but it helps. Moreover good connections and stamina.
But how important is talent? I think there are different talents. Some are more important than others for having a great carrer.
I think conscientiousness and resilience are two good predictors for success. I have so much from the first one that it is rather detrimental. But I barely have resilience. And I am neurotic as fuck. It is a good mix for getting tortured. Because your expectations are always so high but you can never reach what you want.
I think talent is not the most important factor. I think I am not really talented but I had always very good grades. I am very obsessive about grades and I spend insane amount of time and energy and getting good grades. So much that I become suicidal. But I have too much OCD to stop it. I can remember in school I told one of my teachers I want to become a high politcian, She immediately told me I could never reach that. I think she thought I was not smart enough. This was before I started to study like an idiot and losing a lot of weight. I proved so many people that they underestimated me. I impressed many people. But inside I was and am unhappy as fuck. Moreover I have to emphasize good grades are not equivalent with being successful.
Many people think I was smart but I think I just have a lot of dedication. Moreover the people who thought of me as a loser will be right. I probably cannot even work an average job due to OCD and mental illness. So all of my hard work will be in vain. It might even backfire and cause a new psychosis. However for the moment it gives me a little bit of hope. Not sure how naive I am but it helps me to cope with my daily mental torment. It keeps me going.
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