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I'm scared.

jaylady
jaylady
The good news is I finally got a part-time gig to at least pay some of my bills. I have been trying to get more hours but it has been difficult because there are so many other employees trying to get the same.

Sigh. Although I strive to keep myself busy while I trying to keep my head above water, I still come back to my alone status and I get scared. I think about how was so sick that I had to lay in bed and no one was around to help me. I also think about going back to school next year but I am afraid that I wont be able to make it. And I dont have a support system. I have swallowed my pride and asked different organizations for help and it has been difficult getting help. Many times the people working for these organizations feel as though they.can treat those in need as less than human. It is a very cold world when one is on his or her own without anyone. As a woman, I feel like a sitting duck waiting for the wolves to come and devour me.

Does anyone here get where I am coming from?
billwfriend
billwfriend
yes I understand that feeling that alone is scary place to be...If you are not still out there with your resume seeking different employment please consider doing that because when I was a worker my fishing poles always had a baited line in the water looking for something better....

glad you at least found some kind of work to help with some bills...as for the charity of others when do we get to be the ones who have extra to be those givers?
Stoicism
Stoicism
Good news about the job. It can be a cold world when you think you're the only one in your own little world. Any type of isolation is like that, it's very tough, and when you feel like that you automatically assume nobody cares one bit about you. Which will make you distrust people more and more and lead to more isolation. I've learned to step back and think maybe that person is having a hard time of things too, and try not to judge them too harshly on a first or one-time meeting. If it happens repeatedly I will fire back with sarcastic comments.
Razor91
Razor91
I also have a fear of returning to college, because the last time I was getting an education I completely lost it, now I'm terrified I won't be able to make it, but I think we both need to stand up against these thoughts and try.
annettearizona
annettearizona
sadly some places that are suppose to be there to help others do treat them like less than human-that is when we have to hold our head high and demand to be treated better and know in our own hearts that we deserve better but have to swallow our pride a little till we get thru tuff itmes
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