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Old Sep 05, 2012, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by underwhelmed View Post
I feel like a caged animal. Unemployed for two years. I am 60 but cannot afford to be not working. I spend my days alone - totally isolated. I have been turned down on hundreds of jobs – internet-based listings. I have tried contacting local agencies, temp employment agencies, specialized job sites, etc. It is clear that I will not be hired at a manager level --I used to have a very respectable job and have worked my entire life. But something bad happened to the business, and I lost my job. Now I am doomed to boredom and loneliness every day, while I financially dissolve into nothingness – I never saved my money and am in serious trouble. I have no hope or sense of self-respect. I am willing to take pretty much any job but don’t know how to get one – everyone tells me that I am over-qualified (and they probably think that I am too old as well). I am a failure and my depression (which I have had for decades) has reached an all-time high. Meds and counseling do nothing for me (and I am running out of money for both). Thanks for reading. Best to all of you.
Hello underwhelmed.....I'm so sorry about all you're going through and wish like crazy I could help. I also have some things in common with you, as I am in my 50's, have not worked in over 10 years, and can not survive for too much longer on the money I inherited when my Dad died. And yet I suffer from depression and arthritis in my spine. But I'm sorry, this is about you and not me....I guess I just told you all that so you'd not feel completely alone. Sending out lots of good thoughts to you, and prayers that something good happens for you as soon as possible ~whimsy