'Why keep the job?'

Meh... I think part of why I'm hanging on to this particular job is that it was hard for me to get in the first place. I'm no looker, I dropped out of h.s. (but I did get my GED), and I feel like I'm getting older & losing my marketability. Living in Las Vegas has its advantages - housing & cost-of-living is relatively low compared to places like California or the Northeast U.S. Food is still relatively cheap. But the job market is tough. If it wasn't for the Teamsters, I'd be making just above minimum wage doing what I do now, and having to compete twice as hard to get work. I also don't have to deal w/'the public' & get screamed at by tired, grouchy folks because I'm on the wrong side of the counter at 4am.

I feel like I'd just be complaining to a psychologist or psychiatrist or counselor because everyone has it tough right now and at least I have employment, a home, food on the table... All of my physical needs are taken care of, but I still find myself wanting and not finding fulfillment in my life or within myself. And I feel like I'm just 'existing'.

Thank you all for the responses, tho. I'm seeing the doctor again in the morning to let him know how the Paxil treated me (if all the anti-depressants make you light sensitive, sick to your stomach, dizzy, give ya other stomach-related problems, nervous, etc... I may just have to deal w/this on my own) and I'm going to discuss some other options w/him.