i was recently unemployed for over a year and it was just so awful. i was so depressed from the lack of stimulation and had barely the motivation to get out of bed every day. all i can tell you is that once i got a job again my mental health improved so much and i'm in a much better place now, which i say not to be like haha look at me, but to give you some hope for the future lol. i have like 0 ability to make myself do anything if my days don't have some kind of structure set by someone else, so i know how it feels. just hold out as best you can and soon you will be in a better situation
Jun 5, 2025
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English major here. it was legitimately so hard to find work. the job i have now is great and i kind of just stumbled into it but it doesn't pay very well. but after being jobless for a year i would have taken anything!!! i honestly don't have any advice bc i followed all the job hunting hacks and whatever and they got me nowhere. it's a miracle that I've got the job i do now π
Jun 24, 2025
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i live in new york and have a degree and maybe even some skills but it feels so impossible. i would do anything that isn't extremely lame. and news is all like ooo the economy is so good. what's up with that. are the jobs hiding? are they scared of me? tips are appreciated
Jan 25, 2024
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This goes against the grain of my anxiety riddled brain, but if you find yourself in a bout of unemployment I encourage you to lean in. From what I read, this very platform would not exist were it not for unemployment. Granted I know this perspective sounds like and is a privileged take, but just know I have no idea where next monthβs rent is coming from. I find that the psychic terror of not making money creeps in when Iβm most idle, so I try to do one or more of these things a day to keep that feeling at bay:
- Walk my dog
- Go to a museum
- Research for creative projects
- Make said creative projects
- Call a friend
- Go to the gym
- Read a book or long form journalism
- Cook
- Clean my house
Eventually I know that the capitalist grind will rear its ugly head, as it always does, but for a brief moment in time itβs nice to just shut the door on its face.
Mar 2, 2024
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no more beating dead horses when it comes to movies, tv shows, etc. the movie doesn't need a sequel. the show doesn't need to go on for 27 seasons. we need more stories that are written with an ending in mind from the beginning.
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best thing you can do for yourself is become extremely comfortable with being alone and doing stuff by yourself. at a young age i forced myself to get comfortable with that and now it's my default state-- i LOVE doing stuff by myself. my coworker is a person who literally cannot go places by herself and i have been trying to help her get more comfortable doing things solo because it's very freeing. everyone should be happy to go do stuff by themselves, it's lovely!
Jun 29, 2025
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i will never get over polyvore shutting down. i used it obsessively and had hundreds of outfits made on it and mine were ARTFUL not like the stuff people say they saw on wattpad with like skinny jeans and converse and shit like mine were gorgeous. and then they shut down and i wasn't able to back up any of my stuff so i lost it all. HEARTBREAKINGGGGG
Jun 8, 2025