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Hey guys my name is Chris. I'm new to WP. I was diagnosed with AS back in 2009 just before I had dropped out of college. I've recently made the decision to upgrade my schooling so that I can major in philosophy and minor in economics next year. Previously I wanted to be a comedian and in the spotlight. I sometimes still debate whether or not I want to pursue comedy.

I currently medicate with co-respiridone and nabilone. Co-Respiridone which is used for schizophrenia and nabilone which is used for cancer patients. So I self medicate with marijuana to relieve my anxieties. My doctors don't take me seriously; my physician, my neuropsychologist or my psychiatrist think I'm either a stoner, or lazy.

I've had 29 jobs now. I recently quit a snow shoveling job because of the long hours and little pay. I enjoy jobs where I have control over my environment and I am around people with the same interests. I don't like to work retail however because there is lots of face to face interaction with lots of different people. I also do not like the hours.

Hello and welcome to WP Chris Hope you find this site useful!

Wow, you're a little bit like a younger version of me! I tried comedy. Now, you may succeed and more power to you, and you may succeed quickly. I would just ask you to keep in mind that it has luck factors and external factors.

I also have an interest in philosophy! To me, ethics is green fields and background afternoon sunlight where you can see far and clear. And it's such a breath of fresh air from the religion of my teenage years (I am now comfortably atheist/agnostic.) But, there's a fair amount of hierarchy in philosophy, an emphasis on writing that's oh-so formal, a mentality of scarcity, for good reason, most of the job openings only occur when someone retires.

Have you thought about medicine. I mean, the real thing, getting an MD, becoming a doctor? You might be able to do a better job than the clowns you have now. Or law, architecture, accounting, etc?

And as a patient and human being, always a right to a second opinion. I might advise the approach start putting some of those guys or gals on the bench. Doesn't mean you need to fire them for all time. But maybe start trying out a new quarterback so to speak.

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Mick

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As a philosophy major myself, I can tell you that it's very difficult to work in the field. What philosophy is good for is teaching us how to think critically. There isn't much call for philosophy shops, and academic politics are too much for me to deal with. Since I love books, I became a librarian.