Depression Support Thread

top_drawer_2

feelinggood wrote: »

I don't think I'll cope with it, but everyone keeps saying it, so maybe it'll be the making of me. I can wait till I've got a job before telling the Incapacity Benefit people can't I?

Basically, I'm so desperately unhappy that I'll do anything, and a job seems to be the general consensus. Just hope it works. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. Just hope this works!

Hi,

Have you any ideas what sort of volunteer job you would like? You dont have to use the Vol services, if there are any churches around you then they usually welcome people to do alsorts of job from flower arranging to helping with making and serving the teas/painting/games at the mother and baby clubs.

Or enviromental work, there's a charity about that helps people manage their gardens or public open space. If your interested I will have a google and see if I can find it.

I used to help produce a community newsletter in my home town - it folded due to lack of funding but that might be something you could be interested in too.

It worries me a bit that any sort of rejection may hit you hard. Its actually a F/T job in itself trying to find a job and it can be very frustrating.

Jen

xx

feelinggood_2

OH thinks I should just do what I'm qualified for - working in a Nursery. CV looks so blank and I don't know how to explain my huge gap in employement.

feelinggood_2

I don't have the urge to do anything at all, but at least doing what I'm qualified for it should be slightly less scary.

Need it to be paid work so I can pay for taxis there and back.

There isn't anything within walking distance.

I enquired about voluntary work with children, but volunteer lady said I couldn't do that.

alba37

Just had a look at the site suggested in this post, by tigsteroonie. It looks good, I'm going to give it a go.

Night night x x x

top_drawer_2

Did she give any reason?

well what sort of things around you are within walking distance ... sometimes you have to think outside the box, how about schools - they always need people to supervise afterschool clubs, or help out with reading etc in the classroom.

Tulip

Oh Katie, don't read too much into it. Yes, it was last minute, but as she hadn't told you the board meeting was on Tue til Mon so it's not your fault! It was still in on time. Hopefully it'll be fine, try not to worry anymore about it for now.

dont you mean Jen, Alba? I wasnt online as I was watching the Apprentice

love and light,

Katie xxx

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,


I am off now and I will chat tomorrow

Night! Night!


love and light,

Katie xxx

feelinggood_2

top_drawer wrote: »

Did she give any reason?

well what sort of things around you are within walking distance ... sometimes you have to think outside the box, how about schools - they always need people to supervise afterschool clubs, or help out with reading etc in the classroom.

I explained that I suffer from quite bad anxiety, and although qualified, I wasn't ready to lead activities myself just yet. She said that the schools only wanted someone who could jump in feet first.

ilovegreatdanes

fg....
what about enquiring at your local schools to see if you can be some kind of classroom volenteer or a dinner lady.
please dont let anybody push you into something you are not ready to do.only you know how you really feel.are you interested in any local courses in computers or even car maintanence...i know it sounds daft but they have loads of courses and you might find something that you really want to do.xx

feelinggood_2

I'm not ready for it, but nothing else is working.