by lilyfairy » Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:49 am
Nothing quite turned out how I had planned either- mental illness got in the way of everything. I don't think there has to be any big life lesson in things though. At most, I've just reassessed what or how I can do things instead. Instead of university, I've been able to complete a number of trade level certificates which give me enough skills to get into another industry. They've been a struggle to get through and I'm still stuck in a job I don't want to be in, because the industry I want to be in is hard to get a foot in the door with- I need to go do some volunteering there, when I am not so unwell to maybe help me get a paying job there.
As for "life lessons" personally, I feel like that's a term that people who achieve success in their fields seem to use. Our rather harsh life lessons have been dealing with the hand dealt to us and managing to function in society despite that.
First rule of mental health: Learn to distinguish who deserves an explanation, who deserves only one answer, and who deserves absolutely nothing.
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