I consider myself successful. I have risen through the ranks of my field to be at the Director level now. I can and have made important decisions for organizations I've worked for. I do have debt, but I am financially secure. I have Major (severe and treatment resistant) Depression and PTSD and agoraphobia. I do a lot of CBT and building coping strategies for accomplishing the things I need to accomplish. But there are still days where I need a mental health day. One thing I am still learning is to stay away or steer clear of toxic people, who make my depression far worse.

I'd be interested to hear the strategies all of us "successful" people have used in dealing with their MI and still rising up the ranks.

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