Dear BiscuitTin,

As a fellow Aussie..... are you on a disability allowance? Or New Start? Either way finding volunteer work might help you back into the community. This may also help your depression and self esteem. Or even retraining at a Tafe would be good to add to your bag of tricks.

Centrelink will always be on your back if you are on Newstart. Having a job and money is always preferable to being stuck in the house and isolated, unless you are independently wealthy. Even then volunteering somewhere may be good.

Possum