Re inventing yourself again

[georgegeorgia]

Lately I have been thinking of re,-inventing myself now that I'm older than 60

 

I was coming home from work one evening last week ,sitting at a bus stop to see a guy shouting to himself and punching the air 

 

The person sitting next to me at the bus stop I overheard saying he needs a psychiatrist! 

 

And that got me thinking , as soon as I got home I started researching on how to be a psychiatrist and I stayed up all night and the very next morning at 8am on the dot  called the University to try to find out how I can enrol

 

Apparently it's a 6 year uni course it I wouldn't mind be called Doctor !

Doctor George , Consultant Psychiatrist!

 

What about you ,did you "Re invent " yourself past 60 or when you retired?

Talk to many bar owners in Thailand or Philippines etc and many were not in the bar industry previously but reinventing their lives 

 

Divorced ,traumas ,job lay offs ,many left their old life BEHIND 

Edited January 13 by georgegeorgia

[Nick Carter icp]

Why would you use all that time effort and  money to become a psychiatrist ?

You wouldn't be able to put your new found skills to any use , apart form analysing people at bus stops 

[stoner]

i used to ride the short bus to school. 

[Celsius]

I would like to live until 60

[VocalNeal]

14 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Lately I have been thinking of re,-inventing myself

 

If successful I can take you off "Ignore"

Edited January 13 by VocalNeal

[georgegeorgia]

I think "visualisation" is the key 

 

Many bar owners obviously visualised whilst they were working their factory jobs etc back in their home country before they took control of a bar .

 

I have visualised sitting on a leather seat with my leg crossed over my other one with a clipboard and pen listening to a patient and him calling me Doctor George 

[novacova]

19 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

And that got me thinking

Maybe thinking too much?

If it ain’t broken then don’t fix it.

Get a hobby, read more and don’t spend too much time on AN.

[worgeordie]

21 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Consultant Psychiatrist!

I think you need one , not be one

 

regards Worgeordie

[ezzra]

The person sitting next to me at the bus stop I overheard saying he needs a psychiatrist! 

 

If it makes you fell better, we all at one time or another, need a psychiatrist, as this world become way too much to bare for many of us...

Edited January 13 by ezzra

[Nick Carter icp]

2 minutes ago, ezzra said:

The person sitting next to me at the bus stop I overheard saying he needs a psychiatrist! 

 

If it makes you fell better, we all at one time or another, need a psychiatrist, as this world become way too much to bare for many of us...

 

   Just need a beer, not a psychiatrist 

[georgegeorgia]

1 minute ago, ezzra said:

The person sitting next to me at the bus stop I overheard saying he needs a psychiatrist! 

 

If it makes you fell better, we all at one time or another, need a psychiatrist, as this world become way too much to bare for many of us...

Thankyou Ezzra 

That's what I feel I'm here for now  reinventing myself from hospital cleaner to a psychiatrist to help people!

I feel I have been called like a life changing experience 

[oxo1947]

In Japan they are called the "Johatsu", literally means "evaporated people", 80,000 every year decide remove themselves from society, their job--marriage , family etc.

And Just slide away--- That's really reinventing yourself, not just taking another job .................

 

 

I must be mad..first time-.I am actually answering one of your post, whats next, answering,  ezza, or Big whats his name...............

[georgegeorgia]

3 minutes ago, oxo1947 said:

In Japan they are called the "Johatsu", literally means "evaporated people", 80,000 every year decide remove themselves from society, their job--marriage , family etc.

And Just slide away--- That's really reinventing yourself, not just taking another job .................

 

 

I must be mad..first time-.I am actually answering one of your post, whats next, answering,  ezza, or Big whats his name...............

You probably feel "comfortable" talking to me and that's why I feel i should try to become a psychiatrist because people trust me 👍

[oxo1947]

1 minute ago, georgegeorgia said:

because people trust me

 

 From Oz...use that trust card---best go into 2nd hand car market .......................

[ezzra]

9 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Thankyou Ezzra 

That's what I feel I'm here for now  reinventing myself from hospital cleaner to a psychiatrist to help people!

I feel I have been called like a life changing experience 

Here'a a link to a very interesting article about the philosophy of living..

 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/between-cultures/202401/5-strategies-for-flourishing-from-the-stoic-pharmacy

[Fat is a type of crazy]

Psychology is 6 years in Australia. Psychiatry is 12 years. 6 years medicine. 1 year on the job and 5 years psychiatry. 

[Fat is a type of crazy]

I want to un reinvent myself when I retire. No longer be defined by what I do in my working life. 

[bbko]

58 minutes ago, Celsius said:

I would like to live until 60

Can we take a vote on that?

[georgegeorgia]

21 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Here'a a link to a very interesting article about the philosophy of living..

 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/between-cultures/202401/5-strategies-for-flourishing-from-the-stoic-pharmacy

Fantastic article on being Stoic 👍

[ezzra]

2 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Fantastic article on being Stoic 👍

Apparently the way to go with this life woes...

[n00dle]

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Why would you use all that time effort and  money to become a psychiatrist ?

You wouldn't be able to put your new found skills to any use , apart form analysing people at bus stops 

Why would you thnk the OPs post has any meaning, especially given their history for sharing utter <deleted>

 

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

Apparently it's a 6 year uni course it I wouldn't mind be called Doctor !

Doctor George , Consultant Psychiatrist!

Easier & quicker if you just download a diploma of said, and photoshop it.   The get 'contact' cards made ... and you're a Doc.   Even throw a Ph'd behind name if wanting.

 

I'm what I always was, a smiling idiot who invest in RE, sideline in firearms, stocks.   Salaried jobs didn't provide much, besides being temp jobs basically, so meaningless.

 

Or I could go with photographer, drone operator.

Best from past life ... pool boy toy, who will even clean your pool, if you have one

 

Wife just calls me ... Sugar Daddy w/bennies 

Edited January 13 by KhunLA

[sirineou]

I am still trying to invent myself.

I start good but I lose focus every  time I see something shiny.

[KhunLA]

 

DISCLAIMER:  this is an example of FAKE DIPLOMA ... posted as a PSA

[brianthainess]

OP You need help.  are you trying to tell us your a hospital cleaner in Thailand.

Why make stupid posts when you don't even live here. 

[Lacessit]

I re-invented myself when I moved to Thailand 12 years ago.

I left Australia because I was stagnating, and did not like the feeling.

I would not want to become a psychiatrist. Pathology is good, the patients don't need a bedside manner.

I have enough problems understanding myself, let alone other people.

[KhunLA]

I couldn't be psychologist, as too ethical, and I'd have to commit myself, as an obvious danger to myself & society.

[Sandboxer]

Just turned 50 and been thinking of using my 30 year diving experience in a professional capacity instead of hobby, but apparently the only real money is in commercial saturation diving for oil companies, not muff diving.

Edited January 13 by Sandboxer

[bkk6060]

Yes, at 60 I became a Monger. Best choice I ever made.

[hotandsticky]

4 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Yes, at 60 I became a Monger. Best choice I ever made.

 

 

A good career move, and a good time to do it.