Depressed, in debt, and unemployed. I can't go on much longer than this. (TW:Depression/Suicide)
please delete this, I am afraid recruiters will see this and figure out who it is. Im reaching out, thank you for being so supportive.
Please please do not harm yourself. There’s nothing that I can say that will make you feel better or ‘snap out of it,’ but what you are talking about is a point in your life that will pass. You are clearly putting in the effort and you WILL get what you want.
Sorry I’m not addressing more of what you’re saying, but I just want you to know that things will get better.
You need to hang in there! The process can be so hard sometimes but you’re not alone. Your big break may be right around the corner but you need to keep pushing until then. I’m sure it’s frustrating and hard to go through but imagine how great it’ll feel to look back on this years from now and knowing that you dug yourself out of this situation. Reach out to friends, reach out to family, talk to them about how you’re feeling. I’d even go so far as to suggest to try to stay off of LinkedIn and other social medias if it’s causing more conflict within yourself. Ending it may feel like your only solution but it’s not. It’s certainly not the best solution either. I beg you to please reach out to people close to you and talk to them. Asking for help is a strong and courageous thing to do. Airing it out on WSO is a step but we need to go another step further and talk to a family member or close friend.
I totally get it! I’m not from a target and my network isn’t great either. But sometimes we just have to put all that to the side for a little. If you aren’t finding any luck getting into the job that you want, just do something that’ll bring some cash in for your bills while you try to build your network. Honestly. Even if you have to drive for DoorDash or Uber for a few months to get back on your feet, do it. Do it for your health. Something will come along but you just cannot give up. You cannot give in. Take it one day at a time.
I know I advised against LinkedIn but please please feel free to reach out to me on there and I’ll try to help you as much as I can.
http://linkedin.com/in/nicholas-komorowski
hey man, first off, I encourage you to seek professional (your family or a close friend will want to help) because it's hard for any of us to really know your exact situation.
That being said, I want to say a few things:
Now MUCH less important but more tactical and perspective to your search
The way I see this is that you can't push through to do a heavy-lift (50+hrs/week) job search because you are getting into a depressive cycle by comparing yourself to a small subset of people bragging on social media.
#1 I beg you to cut yourself some slack. 8 months is nothing in the mess that is 2020 and everyone will understand and will not judge. This year was absolute dogshit for a lot of people.
PM me anytime and I'll do my best to help out.
-Patrick