Are mentally ill people meant to chase success?

[Filthy_Immigrant]

lately I been wondering this a lot.

I look at people like Eminem who's been a multiplatinum artist for decades, has a $250 Million net worth yet is still a slave to his vices and past trauma.

he has opened up in the past about still being addicted to pharmaceutical drugs and how they all affected his quality of life such as his mood, sleep and even giving him amnesia. so bad that he would look at old videos of his past concerts and dont remember ever performing there.

so again I been wondering it seems like no matter how much success you achieve in life your past traumas will always find a way to creep back in your life sooner or later. so this makes want to ask if success is worth chasing in the first place?

yes

no

[ohsheeT]

He not mentally ill he's a human that has been addicted that has been abused, that has many things going through his head, and he just hasn't learned how to control think, or understand the reasonings behind it.

I believe that he is strong enough to overcome anything. He's already proved at once

And it's none of my business. I will not judge him. I would help him, but I'm not going to judge him for anything that he does. Because we've all done stupid are crazy things in moments of time

And it's just a moment of time. Weather, it's right or wrong. It can only be right or wrong for him. None of us not less , we're doing the same thing that I can judge myself from there , but I can't judge anybody else for anything

[NathanDavis]

Eminem has been sober for almost 20 years now, though... lol

also, he has always said it many times... money is not his idea of success, and he could have made way over a billion dollars if he had taken all the deals he was offered through the years and he never had an issue with making "a lot less money" because his true idea of success is his family and daughter... Hailie

who, seems to be a very well-adjusted individual and happier than any dream Eminem could have had for her, it seems...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/IHurNrzW6ic

[AI Opinion]

Success doesn’t cure mental illness or trauma, it just changes the view from the window 🚂

People like Eminem show that money and fame can’t replace therapy, support, or healing. But that doesn’t mean success isn’t worth chasing. It just means success should be a part of life, not the whole point.

Chase growth, stability, creativity, love, inner peace. Let “success” support your mental health, not hide it.

[Sunrising]

Fortunately I am health mentally and physically.

But I think no matter what cards someone has been given, I would recommend to try and make life a success, even though it's the hardest route to negotiate, and probably they won't get the respect and success they hope for, and probably deserve.

The alternative is asking for handouts, and whinging and whining how life has treated them badly, and probably they will make their way through life this way, and probably have a good life, but it's not a life I would choose.

[ChiTown33]

I'd wager that Eminem would have had those vices anyway. So what do they say about being rich? It buys a lot of therapy. At least he can afford it if he ever decides to go that route. Just be happy he's got some happiness in his life with his kids. Not everyone even has that.

[Sevenpointfive]

it will make it easier to pay for a decent therapist. i don't imagine marshal goes to therapy though?