If I ever struggle with mental health, I would count myself incredibly privileged to have a family like you."
Shouldn’t it be “struggled” instead?
Thanks.
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You’re absolutely correct! The sentence would be more grammatically consistent if it used “struggled.” Here’s why:
The word “if” introduces a hypothetical situation, which typically requires the use of the past subjunctive form (in this case, “struggled”) to indicate that the scenario is not currently real but imagined. The corrected sentence would read:
“If I ever struggled with mental health, I would count myself incredibly privileged to have a family like you.”
The use of “struggled” aligns with “would,” as both reflect a hypothetical condition. Using “struggle” in this context could sound slightly off because it leans more toward present or future reality, which doesn’t fit with the hypothetical tone of the sentence.
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However,
‘If I ever struggle with mental health, I will count myself incredibly privileged to have a family like you.’
could also be acceptable!
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You should be so lucky.
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Both struggled and struggle work. Struggled fits if it’s a hypothetical with would, while struggle makes sense for a real future chance with will.
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Dear Lawrence, I think whatever treatment is tried on this one, I mean him up there, nothing can help him any more, except his chop sticks, perhaps. 
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Why waste any more time!? Get on with your life, because by the time they’ve finished with him, he won’t have the energy to do anything anymore. 
the last one in reverse, of course.