I know how hard it can be to feel useless and stagnant and not knowing what to do with your life and that it's easy to get discouraged or frustrated. Sadly, I don't really have much advice. I've found that exercising somewhat helps keep depression at bay and making sure I help out around the house (doing dishes, cleaning the bathrooms and washing the towels, vacuuming, shoveling the snow, etc.) keeps me from feeling like I'm freeloading as much.
Other than that . . . try to get away from your familiar surroundings every once and a while, even if it's just an hour bus ride or something. Sometimes just being somewhere different for a few hours can help rejuvenate me and put things into perspective. Also, maybe think about volunteering; if there aren't any places near you looking for volunteers, there are always websites in a variety of areas.
I don't know if this is possible for you, but in the US there are unemployment offices, as well as career advisers; the latter usually charge, but not always.
Could you sell some of your arts and crafts as a source of income? I think I remember you doing that to raise money before you visited in 2008.
Perhaps most importantly, just remember that you do have talents and virtues to offer.
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Date: 2011-01-20 10:41 pm (UTC)Other than that . . . try to get away from your familiar surroundings every once and a while, even if it's just an hour bus ride or something. Sometimes just being somewhere different for a few hours can help rejuvenate me and put things into perspective. Also, maybe think about volunteering; if there aren't any places near you looking for volunteers, there are always websites in a variety of areas.
I don't know if this is possible for you, but in the US there are unemployment offices, as well as career advisers; the latter usually charge, but not always.
Could you sell some of your arts and crafts as a source of income? I think I remember you doing that to raise money before you visited in 2008.
Perhaps most importantly, just remember that you do have talents and virtues to offer.