This is my first time posting here so I don't know if I'm doing this correctly. I'm 38 years old and I've been out of work for about 14 or 15 years. My last job was at a dental office and that was short-lived and ended in disaster. My mental health took a nosedive. I'm clinically depressed. I have social anxiety and adult ADD. I receive long-term disability benefits but it's not enough money for me to live on my own. I'm living with my 73 year old mother and my youngest of two sons who just turned 18. Now I want to get back into the work force but I have no idea how to go about it after so many years spending the majority of my time closed in my bedroom. I don't even know what kind of job I should go for. Almost 2 years ago I started volunteering at a local community garden. I'm there for about 6-8 hours a week and it's therapeutic but it doesn't provide me with any income. I feel lost and I'm sick of feeling dependent on others. No one in my life has any suggestions on how I can back on my own two feet.
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