Mental Health Thread • Page 276

All my life I never felt like anything has gone right. Everything still seems that way. Things always go to shit. I’m tired of crying all the time. I don’t know what I did to deserve this terrible life. I’m tired of it all

 

Just want to post and say if you’re a lurker, or poster, this community is here for you. We’re accepting and caring, and would be willing to help. Nobody is alone.

 

No issue too big or too small, either.

(for those who tend to think "other people have it way worse, so I shouldn't feel this way")

 

That’s a mindset I often struggle with.

 

You're valid and so are your feelings.

 

Today is the first day in years that I've actually felt "alright" and that I can "beat" whatever is going on in my head. I don't know what tomorrow will bring but I hope it's more of the same, at least.

 

I'm having a lot of work related anxiety today and wondering if I should shell out $35 to see my therapist this weekend or if I just need to get serious about looking for a job. Or if my therapist can help me figure out how to do that

 

Seeing your therapist could really help you identify what is giving you anxiety and that will enable you to do something about it. It's hard to make a plan to deal with it when you're not entirely sure where it's coming from in the first place. Or even if you do figure that out, therapists are good for helping you create and work through a plan that you'll actually stick to.

 

Really feel like it's just the nature of my job and it's something I'm trapped into. I need to find a way to get a job in an entirely different position and industry

I just applied to an opening for a firefighter because my parents have been on me to do it, haha. Can't see that working out but it would certainly be better

 

Do you think it's worth making another career jump into something else that you don't want to ultimately do? Having a job at least gives you the space to think a little bit more about what the next step could be - a proper next step for you, not your parents. But I also understand that sometimes it's also just important to make ends meet.

 

Yeah, I'm not going to leave my job without something else lined up. But yeah I think a big change of direction would be a good thing

 

Rooting for you, chase. You’ll do great things at whatever job you land at. We’re all on your side.

 

Thanks, I really appreciate it. I need to start looking seriously but I don't feel like I know anything I'm qualified to do

 

I don't either and job hunting is depressing humiliating and exhausting, I don't know my value or skills and I'm supposed to have that beforehand it's absurd

 

Yeah I've been thinking a lot about professional skills and how that relates to worth and how people have passion for work at all like it's not something you just have to do to stay alive and it's a deep rabbit hole

 

It's capitalist bullshit how are job defines us,realizing that maybe kinda sorta helps

 

Yeah honestly the job hunt thing is so dumb. Trying to suck up to a corporation and convince them why you deserve to work there instead of the other way around smh. Having to beg for a job that u can't even live off of is bs. I wonder what it's like for jobs to actually like... Fight over hiring you. Does that happen lol? Foreign concept!

 

I think it only happens with like sociopathic hedge fund jobs haha

 

Job hunting is garbage and just thinking about it gives me extreme anxiety. I wish everyone luck looking for a job/new career. Shit ain't easy.

 

My parents are now telling me I need to train for the entrance exam, they have a lot more faith in me getting this fire person job than I do

 

I'm a mess and I don't know what I'm doing anymore.

 

Finding a career path and sticking to it was one of the hardest things for me. I teach kindergarten. Before this, I went to school for video editing, psychology, and creative writing. I wish you well.

 

Yeah thinking about a future career used to give me pretty extreme anxiety. I hate what I do and have known for quite some time that it isn't sustainable long term for me, but the pay is good so I kinda just stuck it out. Made the decision to go to nursing school two years ago and I've slowly been chipping away at that ever since. I've finally reached the point where I need to ramp up the schooling and quit my current job. I have less than 4 weeks left and I can already feel the weight lifting off my back.

I believe there's something out there for everyone, but you have to want it for yourself. @ChaseTx if you feel like being a firefighter could be a good move for you, then that's awesome!! But if you're just doing it to please your parents, I don't see that ending well for you long term. Truly wish you the best in your search, you deserve something that makes you happy

 

Thinking of a career path when climate change doesn't make longterm planning seem realistic plus thinking about what salary I need to survive gives me a headache