I think the bottom line is, even though I remain hopeful, I am starting to feel like a failure, and it is hard to keep going.

I have to continuously study up on my field and I have to know all the latest and greatest tactics. It's exhausting.

Maybe I'm in the wrong field, and I have tried to branch out of it by applying to other types of jobs, but I am not getting those interviews..... I am too knee-deep in my field at this point and lack the experience to get these other types of jobs. Maybe I DO need more education, but I cannot imagine taking yet another certification course. I've already done several and one just earlier this year.

Bless the day I actually land a job offer.