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Originally Posted by justafriend306
Visit your local Mental Health Association. They ought to have a vocational counselor there to help you in such a quest. They will also have a list of jobs and employers willing to hire persons with mental health issues and needs. Visit your Unemployment Office. They can help you with selecting the best positions to apply for that fit your needs, training, and experience. They can direct you to programs that can provide training and experience you may require. Some of these programs pay you to attend. Here there are government programs that place you in on-the-job paid taining scenarios.
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Thanks for the tips. I'm not sure if the mental health association will reach out to help me. My depression is only recent, and I'm actually getting better. My anxiety I've had with for a while but I have that under control to - I've had anxiety (and once even a panic attack) at work and managed to keep it hidden and continue my job.
I should also mention that getting anxiety or having any kind of anxiety/panic attack is extremely rare. The amount of time I've been employed adds up to about 4 years and I think I only had 2 attacks during that time at work.
The unemployment office I have here is about as useful as vocational rehab. It's never really gotten me anywhere. (Also think it's sketchy. I once asked to make an appointment in person and the person told me I had to schedule one for next month. I left and called about 10 minutes later on the phone and the same person told me she could make schedule appointment for NEXT WEEK.)
But I'm rambling now. I am starting to feel better. I think I'll just have to broaden my search and try ANY job, really. Even seasonal or part-time. Something as a starting point.