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Would someone who suffers from mental disorder(s) do alright in a psychology career?

I have always found the field of psychology so fascinating, and was thinking of pursuing a career in it. I am going to college next year and am trying to get an idea of what I want to do. The only thing is that I am worried about is that I suffer from clinical depression/anxiety, but don’t know if it would be practical to be a psychologist for example. Would it be a bad idea since I could sympathize with patients and my opinion might be biased at times. I am not saying I am a biased person or anything but just curious if it would be a disadvantage or not.

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Are there careers in Psychology that specialize in mental illness?

Schizophrenia, Bipolar, etc.

Do you just work as a Psychologist? Or is there something more you must do? Any specific careers?
I don’t really want to be a family therapist or marriage counselor – I’m more interested in the make up of the human mind than relationships.
I very well know the difference between Psychology and Psychiatry.
I don’t want to prescribe meds.
Meds aren’t always the answer for mental illness.

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