For context I’m in my early 20’s and have only worked in food/retail. I have tried multiple times to get to a better position but seeing as I don’t have a college degree, I haven’t been able to get out of food/retail. I also have mental disorders which make it difficult to work and increase the threshold of work burnout.
I’ve noticed a pattern in my work experience that for the first two months or so, I work fine and can bear through the stressful bits, but after that mark, I find it incredibly stressful to even think about work on my days off. It gets to the point where I become depressed at home and unable to enjoy anything or properly take care of myself.
I would love to live work free but I need money for rent/food/living expenses in general and it wouldn’t be fair to have my SO paying for everything.
It’s gotten to the point where I’m job hopping every two/three months in order to make ends meet just to keep myself from going to a dark place.
What can I do? I feel helpless and stuck and it feels like I’m running a marathon while not moving an inch.