When I was little they told me, "You can be and do anything you want, as long as you try hard enough and work at it." Well, I am here to say that it has taken me decades to realize that I, along with everyone else, has limitations.

Not everybody can be everything. There are limitations. My bipolar and OCD make it impossible for me to hold down a full time job for more than a year. I had lofty dreams of being a psychologist and helping people. I tried my damnedest and made it to my BA. It took me 8 years and many psychiatric hospitalizations. But I cannot go any farther than that, the toll on me is too high. My health must come first.

You will find that most people with a serious mental illness or two, often have to be on disability and work part time. I hope beyond hope that you can attain your dreams. Just don't put your mental health last ok? Because if you do, it will come back and bite you in the ***.