Depressed - no motivation for career.

[Mr.Fantastic]

HELP

I desperately need a career that I will be happy in. I am an English graduate, but have been out of work for about a year now following my graduation. I am 23 years old. I need a satisfying job, because I am starting to lose it!

I sit on the net and research careers, I read books on careers, I have no idea where I am going or what I want to do!!

I have just got a job working for a storage company in customer services but I know this is not a CAREER, its just a job. Thing is I have gotten to a point where I have just taken ANY job, just to be employed and gain experience. I rekon I need to stay in this job for about a year to get a good reference.

I am an INFP personality type which means I will never be happy unless I do something meaningful with my life.

I think 'holy crap - meaningful, enjoyable, and enough money to live on??' I think that I only have experience in shops - HOW DO I GET A REAL JOB???

I am going mad. It's depressing me to the point of self damage. What the hell should I do?

 

[BlackJackal]

Create a purpose for yourself, and aim your income towards that purpose.

 

[Centaurion]

go to gradschool, become a lecturer/prof.

 

[Stuntmann]

Depression and lack of motivation are side effects. Love yourself, and your life - lack of that is the root problem of all the negative side effects.


It's one thing you can work but can't find what exactly you want to do. It's a completely different thing if you can't work. Some people have it worst than you.


Nobody can really tell you where you can work so you could be happy. It's your job. As an added bonus who are you to tell yourself that in 5 years you'll love your new job with same enthusiasm?

 

[Mr.Fantastic]

bump

 

[Alle_Gory]

Depression and lack of motivation are side effects.

Not necessarily. If you always feel depressed chances are its a problem itself.

If its really bad, go to the doctor and get on meds. If its medium/light then change your diet. Begin to go to the gym regularly (3x per week) or take up running. Aerobic exercise works very well to combat depression.

It also helps to use St. John's wort. Unlike medications there are no side effects to St. John's. However it does take a few months to build up in your system and take effect. Take it everyday, for as long as you can afford it.



You will have noticed that whatever negative and depressive thoughts you have will slowly begin to disappear as you begin these changes.

This will bring you out of your depression to something more normal. What you do from here is up to you.


Now what is it you like to do?

Speaking? Writing? Working with Numbers? Physical work? Then narrow it down from that.

 

[oakraiderz2]

Go to your schools career center (assuming you have one, which i think most schools do). I know at my school i can come back at talk to a career counselor within a year of graduating to take a career test or whatever. Figure out your interest and what you might be good at and try somethings out.

 

[Wiesman44]

HELP

I desperately need a career that I will be happy in. I am an English graduate, but have been out of work for about a year now following my graduation. I am 23 years old. I need a satisfying job, because I am starting to lose it!

I sit on the net and research careers, I read books on careers, I have no idea where I am going or what I want to do!!

I have just got a job working for a storage company in customer services but I know this is not a CAREER, its just a job. Thing is I have gotten to a point where I have just taken ANY job, just to be employed and gain experience. I rekon I need to stay in this job for about a year to get a good reference.

I am an INFP personality type which means I will never be happy unless I do something meaningful with my life.

I think 'holy crap - meaningful, enjoyable, and enough money to live on??' I think that I only have experience in shops - HOW DO I GET A REAL JOB???

I am going mad. It's depressing me to the point of self damage. What the hell should I do?

how about law enforcement ? its a long process, but well worth it