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Originally Posted by Roadie
I'm bipolar too, Secretum. I've always wanted to be a musician, in spite of being unable to carry a tune. I've taken musical lessons but still display only mediocre talent. After 15 years of trying, and with everyone pleading with me to stop, I gave up any hope of being a musician.
If you are "definitely not any more talented than anyone else," & your primary qualification for becoming a psychiatrist is wanting to be one, what makes you think that you will ever help anyone? I'm sorry, but if you see this as a typical, unrealistic bipolar "crazy goal," how does this logical end up with you as a fully responsible, functioning, and contributing member of the psychiatric profession?
Is there a disconnect here? Do you have a psychiatrist who has worked with you for a few years who is encouraging you to pursue this?
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This is bit too harsh, I think.
I think though there might be another problem... you are pursuing a field that can you are already too involved in. It is PERSONAL to you. That creates a great potential for burn out. Not saying it cannot be done, but this risk is there and one should be aware of it.
I just think this is a greater issue than getting the right meds, so you can pursue your dream... It take more than that. And you need to find that in yourself.
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