If you had to choose, what’s more important, career path or mental health?

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A lot of privileged responses in here. I’ve lived paycheck to paycheck, threats of eviction. If you can’t pay for your basic necessities, that will destroy your mental health faster than you can imagine.

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“Privileged”. Your situation isn’t anyone else’s problem.

Career path. I can obviously buy mental health.

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Career, obviously. People (the privileged ones) don't understand how extremely expensive it is to be poor.

Choosing mental health is a luxury that many are not able to afford.

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Mental health

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Mental health

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Life is like a sandwich, no matter which way you come at it, the bread comes first.

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Career. Money matters. You need a minimum to have a shot at mental health. Unless you are a Buhdist monk.

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Career path doesn't mean "able to pay bills".

I make enough to pay bills now... My next job will prioritize mental health over trajectory, but won't sacrifice my ability to make ends meet.

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Mental Path

Career path can have huge implications for mental health. Sometimes wrongly, but not always. If you are productive and contributing to something bigger than you, and your contributions are appreciated and rewarded

Mental health.

Need to afford surviving otherwise mental health will take a hit

Career path so I can cry in a retirement home

carrer path

Mental health

Mental health.

Career path. Money give me mental health

A career path in a different industry

I mean, I do have to choose… ideally mental health, but can’t pay for my mental health drugs and therapy without the career path. So here I am choosing the career path, to afford mental health

Mental health!

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