Depression Supporters Support Group

This community is dedicated to spouses, children, relatives, co-workers and others who are actively supporting someone suffering from depression or other serious mental illness. Depression can bring about intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive, which can have a grave impact on the ability of others trying to help.

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SAMPAGUITA 05/31/2013

hi all. right now im thinking if i should go for this job or not. ive been jobless all my life and i get by by my parents support. i hated it but not doing anything due to fear and extreme low self confidence. ive been jobless for almost 6 years and now i am 28 years old. I graduated 2007. I am a nurse and i tried several trainings in the hospital but due to depression ad anxiety i couldn't carry on with the training. i tried to go back to school twice but it didnt work out. Fast forward to now, i am thinking of applying into a call center. Its a day time job. Daytime=less stressful. The account that i will be applying is the "telestra" account. I researched a bit about it and it is a telecommunication in australia. My friend works in the same call center but her account is different. She works night shift.

I'm scared to apply but i really wanted to earn my own money. I'm really nervous now and I don't know what to do. I am scared because when i encounter stress i get mentally blocked. Do you think i should go?

SAMPAGUITA 05/31/2013

i get mentally blocked and lose focus sometimes the root of this is extreme negative thinking and anxiety

Ski23 05/31/2013

Granted I don't kno everything about your situation but I think you should give it a shot. I feel like if you feel like you have a sense of purpose, somewhere to go each day, and gain some financial independence, it could actually help with your depression and self confidence. Ive noticed that my husbands depression is worse when he is idle but thrives when he's busy and accomplishing something.
Granted, you probably will have some obstacles and it may not be easy breezy in the beginning to adjust to the new routine, but if you can go in knowing that, I think it'll make it easier. If it makes you less nervous to do this, try making a secret promise with yourself that "I'll give this six months to see how it goes and to adjust." hopefully after six months you would have adjusted and begin to feel less anxious about it. But it might help you going into it knowing you have made a contract with yourself and have an escape clause should the change cause more bad than good. But give it a shot!
Good luck!

SAMPAGUITA 06/01/2013

Hii thank you. Thats what i needed to hear. It's soo difficult for me because most of the time people are doing things for me. That i dont have to work for money. But i hate the fact that I partly neglected and got lazy in the process. I really hope that I'll be able to give it a shot and i'll be able to adjust. Good thing they will train us before the actual job. I really hope that I can make it. Thanks again!

Carmina5 06/06/2013

I understand it is difficult but the reward for gaining some independence and self confidence will be tremendous. It was very hard for me to look for a job due to depression and anxiety but I had no choice and I did it. I got a job and I was even promoted in less than a year. It hasn't been easy and I still have days when I think I won't be able to get up and function but I keep going. Please take a chance and good luck

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