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• jjtheprince14

  

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  Just curious how it would fix your problems?

  As some of you can tell here I’m severely mentally ill, have bi polar disorder I with psychosis and hallucinations.  Lottery would permanently fix my mental illness and I could stay off my meds and be just fine.
• Redd55

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by jjtheprince14 on Jan 8, 2018

  Just curious how it would fix your problems?

  As some of you can tell here I’m severely mentally ill, have bi polar disorder I with psychosis and hallucinations.  Lottery would permanently fix my mental illness and I could stay off my meds and be just fine.

  Well, jj, wealthy people suffer from bi polar, etc, too, so I dont think it is a cure. But it would make the rest of your life easier so you could concentrate on your health. 

  For me winning the lottery would make me happier because it would allow me to buy a new car, a house, travel, and make charitable donations. 
• LiveInGreenBay

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by jjtheprince14 on Jan 8, 2018

  Just curious how it would fix your problems?

  As some of you can tell here I’m severely mentally ill, have bi polar disorder I with psychosis and hallucinations.  Lottery would permanently fix my mental illness and I could stay off my meds and be just fine.

  Just imagine you won the lottery.  You'll be fine.

  Never give up. 
• weshar75

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by jjtheprince14 on Jan 8, 2018

  Just curious how it would fix your problems?

  As some of you can tell here I’m severely mentally ill, have bi polar disorder I with psychosis and hallucinations.  Lottery would permanently fix my mental illness and I could stay off my meds and be just fine.

  I have a mental illness too it is called Schizophrenia I have been hospitalized in the summer of 2000 and the spring of 2008 all those times I stopped taking my medicine.  Now I have been taking my meds since my last hospitalization and don't look back.  I function good and am productive member of society and I will continue to take my meds to control my illness and get plenty of sleep.-weshar75

  
• zephbe

  

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  It would give me the freedom to do some things I want to do for myself and others.  It can also allow me to unleash the Cajun chef I have locked inside. 

  Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up.-Rocky Balboa

  “Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.” – Zig Ziglar
• music*

  

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  jjtheprince14,  As you can see from these LPMember posts you are not alone. A lottery win would help you find improved help for both body and mind. New medicine. Advanced psychiatry.    When you take your prescriptions on time and get plenty of rest you will help yourself improve. 

   A win could give you more opportunities to explore the world.

   "We are all in this together!" 
• KY Floyd

  

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  Few of them tell us about it, but I'm pretty sure there are several posters who aren't just a bit odd or eccentric. I'm sure there are plenty of people for whom the financial freedom that should come from winning a large sum would reduce stress and therefore help with  any mental issues (including things that  probably don't qualify as mental illness). OTOH, I seriously doubt that it would completely solve any mental illness.

  For my part it would be nice to know that I should never encounter a problem that's related to finance. Even if I got a major illness, such as terminal cancer, it's got to be easier if you know you can spend a few million and not leave anyone with debt. Even little problems go away. Things like deciding whether I should buy the 400 mm telephoto lens or spring for the 600. The additional tropical vacations probably wouldn't hurt, either.

  Of course not all problems are financial, and no amount of money will "fix your life", whether you've got a mental or physical illness or not. Money is a tool that for a lot of people solves more problems than it creates, but even under the best of circumstances it can't solve all of your problems.