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worried about summer

  • 26-04-2012 9:14pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    Basically the last two years have not been good for me. Last year I had a tough time with depression and ended up failing a lot of exams and then had to spend the summer studying for them which was awful and lonely. This year I've been doing much better in college and have no real worries about that side of things but a combination of friends, family and love-life has meant it was still quite a tough year.

    Anyway, I could not wait for this summer. I will be going into my final year of a language course and a friend of my brother's works in the bar industry there and was going to get me a job. Normally I err on the side of caution but I stupidly let myself get exited and now I've been told its not happening.

    Anyway, now I'm actually devastated. I have no idea what I'm going to do for the summer and I'm terrified I'll be stuck at home jobless all summer. I'm almost 22 and haven't lived at home for more than 3 weeks in years, even if I do get a job I think I'll go crazy. But I doubt I will because I've never really had one (I worked in a shop for 6 mnths at 17 and au paired at 19) and I don't have time to look for one between now and the end of my exams a month away (I live in Dub during term time).

    Then I was thinking of au pairing again because at least it would allow me to get away. But I wasn't very good at it! Also I really need to earn money, if I au pair I'll just break even, maybe earn a couple hundred. Also it's prob just time I added something else to my CV, there's hardly anything on it.

    I really don't know what to do. I'm starting to freak out over it. All of my friends have either good jobs or amazing plans already sorted and I have nothing. My parents keep telling me not to worry until the exams are over but it will almost be June by then.


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  • #2
    Torakx
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    I guess you have to do what is in your power and the rest you must trust your parents and any support you can get during this time.

    Is it just this one summer your worried about?
    I have been unemployed and ill for maybe 2-3 summers including the rest of those years!
    Took me a long time to realise things were actually worse for me before and they got better.
    They WILL get better again.

    I wouldnt go by what your friends are doing.I more than most know how hard it can be when you have no money to do stuff.
    I have about a euro or 2 in change to last me till tuesday lol

    Im actually fairly content,now that i have goals which are to help improve myself during these hard times.
    I guess it depends where you will be living during that time,but maybe a summer of peace and quiet is a great time to find yourself.
    Re-evaluate what you want out of the next few years.
    Find some new hobbies or sports.
    The list is quite long if you think about it.

    Not sure if that is any help or not.
    I guess i just mean overall, you will look back at this when your older and maybe smile to yourself.
    The key is to be in that state of mind now when the going is tough :)


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