Unemployment is one of the most stressufl situations in life. I just wen through it for four months. I am now employed but still underemployed. I work in retail with four trades and a degree under my belt. I cannot find work in any of the fields because it was either too long ago I had been trained in it or there are others with more experience in the fields I have. The more unemployment, the more competition for positions and employers are taking advantage of this. They have the pick of the litter so to speak.

Employment centres are there, I believe, simply to keep us going, motivated, and prevent us, as so many others do, from just giving up. I agree that you have to find your motivational factors. Mine were becoming very discouraging, but as longas I went to the appointments at the employment centres, I kept active. Now, even though I am employed, the company has been bought out and the position will dissolve in 6 moths to a year. I must keep looking, but, in the meantime, this job keeps me surviving. Sometimes we cannot be choosey. That being said, though, I was in a position for just over a year that did not put my best skills to use and all I heard from my employer was criticism. It drove me close to.....

I wish you all the best, and I know this sounds corny but...keep your chin up. Motivation is the key....it won't put food on the table or pay rent, but hopefully it will bring results sooner than giving up will. Hugs