does life work out for people that are insane?

Question

i dont mean the insane type that wants to hurt anyone? i mean the tipe that has learning problems, takes to them self and sees things, and hears voices. does life prove to be good for them too in the meaning of a good job a house and a car maybe kids. i dont mean the 3 hots and a cot with a unfulfuilling job and few friends with everyone having pity on them because their differnt. its seems to me that no matter how much training or school i have takin. im burdend by my long list of symtomps/ disabalitys. ive had union training and im currently in college because the union thing didnt work out. i was always pittyed because i was born unlike everone else. so do i have a chance at the new S500 can i get a 500,000 house with a job that pays over 100 grand a year. Or am i stuck being treated as less then a normal person?

Answer 1

I would think it would be almost impossible for the insane to have a "normal" life were things work out.

Answer 2

OK. So you have issues. Probably more than most. But then again, most people do not make over $100k, or own a $500k home. And don't get too hung up on the word "Normal", either. It seems to me your biggest issue is self esteem... how you feel about yourself. There are plenty of happy people out there confined to wheel chairs, or have learning disabilities. And on the other side, there are plenty of wealthy people out there that are miserable. You need to find some other way to make yourself happy besides the big pay check. Write down on a piece of paper the things you like to do or are interested in doing. Then start spending time with your list exploring what you wrote down. See if you can develop more than one hobby. What about college? Explore some of the group activities they provide. You need to develop those traits that will make you interesting to yourself and others. I'm an old guy, but strangely enough, I like to play chess, build and fly model rockets (very easy and inexpensive) and go to some of the local music fesivals. You know, I bump into people with similar interests, and sometimes they even become my friends. So this may not work for you, but you get the idea. Dude, don't get too hung up on the money thing, you'll never have enough. Surround yourself with people that care, get a job you can support yourself with, and don't worry about the small stuff.

Answer 3

Well it depends. If you are talking Autistic or Mentally challanged, it would really vary dependant upon IQ and how well the person can retain laws of common sense.

My stepbrother is Autistic and considered Mentally Handicapped (old term retarted). He has a relatively low IQ and has trouble dealing with every day things. He unfortunatly is spirling down hill. Ever since 9/11 he has severe paranoia and doesn't sleep well any more (even though we live just under 2 hrs from the city). He does have a job at Wendi's but I do not believe he will ever have a "normal" life.

If you are stable and have in the past been able to work hard and acheive your goals, if you have a way of controlling your outbursts and understand and reason correctly between right and wrong... then it is completely possible with alot of hard work and help from loved ones that you can live a wonderful, full, and happy life.

Everyone can reach their dreams if they work hard enough to obtain them. As for my stepbrother... even tho he is 26, his dreams are thoes of a 12 year olds... and so that is what he will obtain. It is a matter of how detached from reality you really are.

Answer 4

There are lots of people out there who function differently who lead perfectly satisfactory lives. If you have a mental or emotional condition that requires treatment, then stay on your treatment. If you require therapy and/or medication, make sure that you find exactly the correct program for your condition. And don't give up until you find the whatever will allow you to function in a normal environment. You obviously don't have cognitive issues, or you wouldn't be able to post a question. Find a course of treatment that works for you and find your own personal comfort zone that you feel that your can function in. And the rest of us don't necessarily have a new S500 or the $500K house, so how about focusing on finishing school and getting a job first?

Answer 5

Everyone has issues.

Everyone thinks they had/have it bad.

Everyone does not want to hear about everyone else's issues.

Everyone thinks happy and successful are that way because they don't share their issues and must not have any.

Therefore one key to success is to give the impression of stability and hapiness is not to share your drama unless asked and only to a degree that you would want to hear in response.

"so do i have a chance at the new S500 can i get a 500,000 house with a job that pays over 100 grand a year"

To get to that point you'd need to be in the top 10% of society. If you are not in sales, that number gets smaller. set reasonable expectations and goals, you will end up less dissapointed and depressed.

Answer 6

You will be just fine.

We are all a little different.

I have similar symptoms as yourself and have excelled because I follow these three tips:

1. Keep to yourself, be able to socialize and be with people in a work environment but on your off time stick with people who accept your differences (my guess is you will find a spouse who loves your eccentricities)

2. Believe in yourself. You can do anything you set your mind to.

3. Don't ever give up. Don't let people tell you you cannot do something. Being different is an advantage

Answer 7

Yes you can have mental health issues and be successful. I have three immediate family members that have mental health issues and they are all successful in some fashion. Think about it this way and you might feel better...millions of people before you have had this very same situation and they dealt with it and with less, less support, less recources, less opportunities, and less empathy from others. I think there is a fine line between being sympathetic and empathetic to another. We all need to empathize because that is the only way to live together. Be proud of what you have accomplished!

Answer 8

No. It's hugely frustrating for them, because they know enough to realize they can't fit in to a society that lives and breaths perfection.

There is the potential to fit in, with the newer medications on the market, but you can never admit to the fact you're under treatment. You will be instantly stygmatized as a nutcase, and consigned to the mailroom for life.

Good luck

Answer 9

Sometimes people who are different can use those differences to their advantages, and really over achieve.

On the otherhand, be realistic. Most upper middle class people don't have the type of financial success you describe.

With regard to career: Focus on one thing and try to do it better than anyone else.

With regard to life: Focus on happiness and relationships more than financial success.
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Answer 10

Disabilities don't make you insane. Just keep working as hard as you can and things will work out. For the truly insane, they wouldn't even know if their life wasn't working the way they wanted.