blogland: unbelievable mount of stress lately, on my breaking point

[hillkill]

for the past few weeks i've been stressed so much.

it started when i turned 18 and my social security money ended. i was told i could get it back if i was going to college long-term. i need that stuff for college, all i have helping me is a pell grant. still have a call waiting from SSA to find out if i'm screwed or not.

then, i got a call while i was out of town with some friends to find out that my grandma was on the way to hospital in an ambulance. i had no ride so i take to hop bus to bus for 30+ miles. she had some sort of chest pain and thought she was having a heart attack. she was fine but had to stay in the hospital for a couple of days.

then last sunday, i was camping about 120 miles away from my city and i get a call to find out my uncle died in his sleep. i didn't have enough money to ride the bus so i had to wait 3 days until all of us (me and my friends) went home.

it just feels like something else will come very soon to stress me even more out. i feel like i'm about to break at some point. you might care or might not, i don't really care either way. it's just hard to keep this in and needed to speak about it a little.

anyone else been stressed lately?

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[Drydess]

how did that job thing go

[hillkill]

how did that job thing go

decided not to make a resume since so many people said i'm not experienced enough so there's no point

[Red Spy]

decided not to make a resume since so many people said i'm not experienced enough so there's no point

[hillkill]

a resume is pretty much just a paper that details your work background and education. if i don't have any experience and they ask me for my education background on an application, what's the point?

[Drydess]

decided not to make a resume since so many people said i'm not experienced enough so there's no point

boy you have to get a job in order to get experience

[hillkill]

boy you have to get a job in order to get experience

and i need experience to work pretty much anywhere, even the mcdonald's around me requires experience. it's a catch 22.

[Katadeus]

A resume is necessary even if it sucks. If it sucks, you can acknowledge that, and move forward.
Volunteer work is a good thing for resumes but probably not a viable option for you right now.
Often there's a huge overlap of information provided in a survey and on a resume. That's fine.

Getting a job isn't always easy. It's okay to fail, just keep failing until you succeed. Don't let any one thing stop you completely.

[hillkill]

Getting a job isn't always easy. It's okay to fail, just keep failing until you succeed. Don't let any one thing stop you completely.

it makes me feel kinda useless but i haven't stopped yet. i just can't comprehend how i'm getting such bad luck with 40+ applications a month for the past 2 months without a single interview, but my friends put in 2-3 applications and they get an interview + a job. i keep trying to figure out what i'm doing wrong, but can't figure it out. i've been sort of thinking it's because i have strabismus in my left eye and it makes people feel uncomfortable sometimes. i don't know i'm just confused.

[Rally]

Aren't you the guy who can't stop saying dumb stuff like "I just want money" during interviews or was that somebody else? Did you ever fix that

[hillkill]

Aren't you the guy who can't stop saying dumb stuff like "I just want money" during interviews or was that somebody else? Did you ever fix that

i don't recall ever telling the interviewer directly "i just want money", but that's how i feel inside-- and i'm pretty sure everyone does, don't pretend like i'm the only one.

[Outpact-]

glad Australia puts a stuff ton on welfare

[Corderlain]

Get a job waiting tables. Anyone can do it. It's a start bud.

[Rally]

i don't recall ever telling the interviewer directly "i just want money"

Just indirectly right? Resume probably won't get you far until you can get on top of that

[Red Spy]

don't pretend like i'm the only one.

you're not and that's why it's a stupid answer