Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
Conjunction junction, what's your function?
Yes, I'm depressed because my high-paying, creative career is pretty much in the shitter, with no new options in sight, on Careerbuilder or in my local travels.
Yes, I derive a lot of pleasure from my work (photography and video). I'm still doing it, in fewer and far-between assignments that pay a lot less money than I used to make, and got into being a security officer, because it seemed to be a "recession-proof" industry, it's steady and, with the exception of some annoying people, no stress. But it only pays a fraction of the free-lance stuff and is anything but creative, involving rigid, letter-perfect following of policies, procedures, rules and regulations. Ugh. Not my thing.
Can't wait to get back to doing what I'm good at, painting in bigger, broader strokes as well as attending to aesthetic details, and generating the kind of coin I need to be comfortable and feel I deserve.
Sorry, folks, had to vent. You go ahead and do the same, if you're in the same situation.
Yes, I'm depressed because my high-paying, creative career is pretty much in the shitter, with no new options in sight, on Careerbuilder or in my local travels.
Yes, I derive a lot of pleasure from my work (photography and video). I'm still doing it, in fewer and far-between assignments that pay a lot less money than I used to make, and got into being a security officer, because it seemed to be a "recession-proof" industry, it's steady and, with the exception of some annoying people, no stress. But it only pays a fraction of the free-lance stuff and is anything but creative, involving rigid, letter-perfect following of policies, procedures, rules and regulations. Ugh. Not my thing.
Can't wait to get back to doing what I'm good at, painting in bigger, broader strokes as well as attending to aesthetic details, and generating the kind of coin I need to be comfortable and feel I deserve.
Sorry, folks, had to vent. You go ahead and do the same, if you're in the same situation.
Hope you get your groove back Kool...wanting sucks.
I had cancer in my forties and feel that I'm not necessarily going to live a long life. Lately I've been thinking of dropping out of the corporate world and just saying "fuck it" and doing something with no stress or pressure. Just not sure I have the balls to do it.
Anyone take the leap and just drop out and do something low stress and enjoy the later years?
Mark