Differing opinions on mental health and work
I had mental health problems from being young, was depressed and saying I hated life when I was about 8 and had an eating disorder by 12. I'm not saying this for sympathy but understanding. I could have used my mental health as an excuse to not go to school or work etc. ( some people can't go to school or work but some do also opt out early on..we all have different barriers...this is just about me.) But I was driven to try to achieve, socially I always felt I didn't fit in, I couldn't control how people who bullied me treat me, I couldn't make people be my friend but I could work hard. From being about 12 I wanted to be a nurse so I joined st John's ambulance cadets and volunteered on first aid duties most weekends from the age of 12 to 18, I was also in the church choir and sang at weddings from the age of 9 to 18 or 19 when I went to uni and I horse rode and looking forward to riding my favourite horses once a week throughout school got me through how depr