Hey guys, I'm new at this so bare with me. I was just laid off for for the 3rd time in the past year! I live and work in the North Dakota oil fields. My wife and I live in a 30' fifth wheel in an rv Park in the middle of nowhere, because apartments are too expensive to rent (upwards of $2000/ month for a modest 1 bedroom). I am a heavy equipment operator so I am used to the idea of layoffs but never like I've seen up here. I personally have been laid off a total of 6 times in three years. At first I took it personal and wondered what I did wrong. It didn't take me very long to figure out that it wasn't me, just the nature of this place. Needless to say it's been a hard 3 years here and every aspect of my life has been adversely affected by it, including my mental health. To top it off, my wife is bi-polar, has adhd, is constantly in a manic state, and ocd. I suffer from bi-polar, depression, anxiety and the occasional psychotic episode. And all that wrapped up in a 30' trailer with no money and nowhere to go. I just keep telling myself that the sun will rise tomorrow, but man I'm getting tired and beat up...
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