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I feel like I'm stuck in a hopless rut

  • 15-03-2011 8:42am
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    LegacyUser
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    Basically, I'm in my early/mid 20s and am on the dole. Now, the thing is, all my friends work or are in college and while it's not that I'm jealous, I'm just a bit annoyed. I mean I generally spend my money on alcohol (I still live at home in the City and find it almost impossible to move out due to too high rent), I give up money for rent and bills every week.
    But I never really go out and I've put on weight (while it doesn't bother me, it's just annoying). I just don't do anything but... I'm not exactly upset with my life. I'm upset that I feel let down, TBH.

    I left school in 2007 and was ideally going to get a job on a construction site with a friend, once I had my safe pass. I had met the boss and was told I'd be fine once I got the safe pass and during the time I got it, well... the whole construction industry ended pretty much and the site my friend was on was closed.

    Given the fact I did amazingly bad in school, meant that I couldn't go to college (nor did I want to, my goal was leave school, work, be happy). And now, 4 years later I'm pretty much screwed. I don't care about going out, I don't care about having friends but I'm just annoyed and frustrated since all I would like is to work.

    I'm actually at the end of my tether here in terms of paitence. TBH, I'm tempted ot go down for some of those door-to-door fundraising jobs except I know they're extremely difficult to do and I wouldn't like the idea of being taken advantage of (I've seen horro stories on the boards about them).

    My friends basically piss their money away, literally, they just go out constantly.
    I know you can say "oh you drink too" but it's because I'm bored. I can easily stop drinking but then what will I have to do to entertain me? I don't mean it in an "oh I need to drink to have fun, etc", I just meant it's one of the few joys in my life. Or at least something I can look forward to if I want to drink.

    I can't walk much due to leg pain which I'm currently seeing a doctor about. I tried applying for a job a few years ago and still do regulary but... I'm usually told I need to have more experience or else the job wouldn't suit my talents (or lack of :P).

    I dunno what I expect anyone to say or if I expect anything at all. I mean, I don't feel depresed, just frustrated.
    I think I turned this into a personal blog moreso than anything else. I know a lot of people might say "charity work" or "clubs" but that isn't what I want. I want to earn a living and I just feel like I've let myself down over the years.

    Cheers all, though.


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