I think a lot of how I’m feeling comes from me not having a purpose here....

[Sunnflower33]

I haven’t found my path for life and I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing.

I know most would say I’m still young, have time but due to COVID, losing my job and being jobless for months and not having any direction has sky rocketed my conditions. I’ve done school/worked many jobs and yet where is my place?

My hardest struggle everyday is to have a reason to want to be here. I want to ‘want to live’.

[JkBauer]

Hello,

I am sorry to hear how rough of a time that you are going through right now. What are your interests and desires to do in life - dreams? I had a dream and knew what I wanted to do when I was a young girl. I also had a disability growing up that has followed me throughout my life. My doctors and parents and other people told me that I would never be able to follow my dreams. That I would be put in a group home and never be able to do anything for myself. That made me all the more determined I was going to make my dreams come true! - I had to find the right paths to help me accomplish them. I some friends at a church who lifted me up and encouraged me along the way. Who taught me how to speak up and how to love and move forward and how to be an overcomer - move past the hurt and press on. To practice hard and find a group of friends who would not give up on me and hold me accountable. - You know what? I accomplished all of my dreams! it took a lot of hard work and find the plan B's and C's and D's ... I went on a 1,000 mile bike trip, I worked, I got my own appartment/ house, I got married and had children who are which grown up now and living lives of their own ( even have a granddaughter), been married for 31 years! Worked for over 34 years and raised 3 children. They even told me I would never graduate from high school and not be able to go to college- I did that as well, I went to college right out of high school and graduated from there too!. Put your mind to it, be willing to work hard and figure out what you want to do and go after it!

[JeanieX]

I relate to this so much and am going through the same crisis, you're not alone <3

Are there any hobbies or things that have been helping you get through COVID thus far? How do you feel about looking for jobs right now?

I'm trying to ask myself these questions and sometimes just look for jobs and apply to see what I can turn up and what is out there. I applied on a whim to work as a dog groomer and had never ever considered it before but now kinda think about taking it seriously. I love animals, I'm in my twenties and out of college but my degree is useless right now and I can't afford to go back to school so it is easy for things to look sad and grim but that little job application turned a lightbulb back on for me.