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I (21M) am struggling with unemployment and want your thoughts.

I recently turned 21 and I've never had a job, never even had an interview. I entered alternative schooling at 12/13 since that's when my mental health tanked. I'm diagnosed with depression and general and social anxiety (people close to me suspect a couple other disorders aswell). Despite my less-intensive education I completed the core GCSEs without issue (UK exams). I then lasted about a month in college before I dropped out from it being too much. I've not had a job, an interview or work experience and the older I get the more it weighs on me. The work based society and culture is only helping worsen my depression and anxiety, I feel so worthless that I'm not providing anything or even pretending to provide anything. I spend most of my time playing video games and taking trivia quizzes, I've briefly looked into online classes and such but I…


I recently turned 21 and I've never had a job, never even had an interview. I entered alternative schooling at 12/13 since that's when my mental health tanked. I'm diagnosed with depression and general and social anxiety (people close to me suspect a couple other disorders aswell). Despite my less-intensive education I completed the core GCSEs without issue (UK exams). I then lasted about a month in college before I dropped out from it being too much. I've not had a job, an interview or work experience and the older I get the more it weighs on me. The work based society and culture is only helping worsen my depression and anxiety, I feel so worthless that I'm not providing anything or even pretending to provide anything. I spend most of my time playing video games and taking trivia quizzes, I've briefly looked into online classes and such but I struggle to commit for longer than a week. I just feel so ashamed that I'm not employed, even doing some simple or “unskilled” and yet I can't change it and I don't know if I'll ever be able to change it. I don't know what I'm hoping for by posting this, I just feel so overwhelmed and my family wouldn't understand. (Please don't use that Reddit reach out thing, I'm safe) thanks for reading and please let me know your thoughts on my situation.

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