Hi, I'm new here, well not that new I was on before but my account went
AWOL, the posts are still there so I know it's nothing I said. But...
besides that. Does anyone here have an issue with meeting someone or
talking to women. (I'm a guy). The deal...
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Hi, I'm new here, well not that new I was on before but my account went
AWOL, the posts are still there so I know it's nothing I said. But...
besides that. Does anyone here have an issue with meeting someone or
talking to women. (I'm a guy). The deal is, that I was put on disability
for anxiety and severe depression many years ago, and even though, I
tried, and tried, and ...... tried, to get a job, both by myself and
through the almost pointless government job network, I never struck
gold. Only employers paying below minimum wage, or hiring me to take
over the job of two employees with that workload, taking the jobs only
to be shown the door, one when I wanted to be paid legally, the other
when the workload got too much, which happened rather quickly as the
employer knew he was cutting corners and too cheap to get two people,
like he had before me. All this has resulted in, well 8 years of being
on disability, and unlike others I've been assessed as being unable to
work, not because I can't but because well, I don't gel with the way the
system works, especially the job network because I wanted them to help
me get into a paid starting position like an apprenticeship or training
to get my life back. Now at the grand old age of almost 36 I am
ineligible for any programs to get help, I don't even get reviewed or
offered assistance because I'm over 35, and I'm exhausted. I could work
a few days a week but no one, will give me a chance, ever, I actually
bought a house in a town with no jobs, (west coast tas) and very little
hope of employment. I was shocked that there was a job going cleaning
toilets here....so I took my half uni degree (left because my mum has
terminal cancer and it was impacting greatly), my 4 year old Cert IV -
Networking qualification and applied, because I'll do anything just to
have the chance of a job....why? when not even centrelink wants to get
me back into the workforce? even though I cope better now days and could
manage my anxiety working a few days a week. Well simply put, I feel
worthless, not to my self but to anyone I might even consider talking to
with a romantic interest, I've convinced my self that any women who is
still single at my age won't be looking for a man with a lower income, I
sometimes wonder if the need to be with someone and feel less alone in
this world isn't enough? I never even attempt to talk to anyone I like
because, I'm ashamed of my life, my worth, and my value to anyone else.
How do I talk to my doctor?
