Show me a more schizophrenic life than mine

[Help_I_Live_In_Idaho]

Born to upper middle class business people.
Father and existentialist atheist - liberal, beatnik and lenient
Mother a strict scottish episcopalian Conservative

From age 16 to 25 I was Spoiled rotten in mountains skiing, or on a California beach surfing, or swimming naked in the woods with around 70 hippie chicks. I screwed in every place possible, drank, did psychedelics.

Then, I lived homeless on inner city streets sleeping in parks and orange groves.

Age 26 went totally straight; didn't drink or do drugs for 22 years Married, raised a family, ran a successful business.

Age 30 - With a 10'th grade education and a straight F acedemic record and mostly functionally illiterate I decided to start over with school.

I returned to school, got GED, then a bachelors in psych, a master degree in social work, then and professional license as psychotherapist - graduated suma cum laude.

Now at 54, have new wife, kids grown up. I'm a half hick half liberal hippie in Idaho. I drink and party again. I'm a gun toting Idaho Liberal.

Now I'm half "help the poor bleeding heart liberal", half "libertarian social darwinist." Half of me believes that if people would get off their asses they would be well. The other half believes society is a vast conspiracy to make slaves of us all and why should anyone contribute anything to that kind of shit.

I live on 10 acres of parked out riverfront property in the wilderness in a 900 square foot house. I hate wealth and I hate poverty. I think I'm right and I think I'm wrong
I am literally the grey area of schizophrenia.

Could anyone top my deranged confusion; my social psycho schizo-economic, believe it but don't understand it philosophy.

[LynzM]

1. Wow.

I thought my life had been a wee bit crazy and unconventional, but it doesn't hold a candle to the giant torch that is yours. ;)

[Help_I_Live_In_Idaho]

4. I'd love to hear some wild stories

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. That doesn't sound schizophrenic...it sounds like opportunities

taken.

Me. My husband died. And if I told you the whole story you'd tell me I'm making it up... There you go.

[Help_I_Live_In_Idaho]

3. Well, tell the whole story

;)

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. I couldn't do that to my family...my children...myself.

I've made the mistake of telling it to some.

[skygazer]

6. Well, I think a lot of us in that age bracket have had interesting lives

(I prefer "interesting" to "schizophrenic")

I've had a lot of adventures. I've learned something from all of them. I've landed in a pretty good place. No regrets. :hi: