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Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend
This post is meant as a question more than anything, but how can a "normal" person handle a lot of responsibility in their life at once? I am talking about those who work full time jobs and go to college or work over 40 hours a week and have a spouse and children at home.
I struggle to manage working part time and going to school as a single adult male without getting overwhelmed. How can people manage so much more? It almost seems superhuman to me.
I know that I could never manage what some of these other people do. If I ever had to work more than 40-50 hours a week and take care of a family, I would crumble under that amount of pressure and run for the hills. I am just not wired to be that way.
How to people do it?
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Managing mental health issues is a huge responsibility. Depending on the mental health challenges that an individual has, it could certainly be looked upon as a sixty to eighty hour a week job where you are on call 24/7. 'Normal' folks don't have to add a full time job, school, and family responsibilities to a life that already includes a sixty to eighty hour a week job where you are always on call - they add those things to the blank slate they call 'their life'.
Often, those with mental health issues are already overwhelmed with what is on their plate before they begin adding those things that normal folks consider basic.