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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, you guys like pushing pills. Is it that hard to accept you trashed the entire country? You have to act like I'm the problem for losing almost everything? Newsflash: mourning is not depression. It's not even adjustment disorder. It's a crappy life. I'm trying to imagine who's satisfied sitting at home, never making a difference. How they handle it? Because there must be more than yoga and naps and novels.

And yes, I did apply for a few fast food and retail jobs. They are flush with applications here because of the high unemployment. Didn't look at me twice when I showed up for an interview (got two, after lying on the applications).   [/quote]

“You guys”? Geez OP, you’ve gotten a lot of responses from people who are genuinely trying to help, but that seems lost on you and you’re only seeing the negative.

What I hear you saying is that there is literally nothing that will help, nothing to improve your emotional state except working, which isn’t a possibility because there are no jobs. You devalue anything else you might contribute at home or through volunteer work. You’ve tried everything, thought of everything...and nothing helps. This is why there is some consensus that you sound depressed. It has nothing to do with pushing pills - many of these posters have BTDT and have greatly benefitted from therapy.

I think some CBT to broaden or reframe your thinking might be helpful. It sounds like there is a lack of flexibility in your idea of what can have value, or be meaningful. That’s not to discount the very real and horrible stressors you’re enduring, but you’re asking how to better cope with difficult circumstances in which you feel trapped. So yes, maybe a different therapist isn’t a bad recommendation.

I’m out of work now, too and spend a lot of time updating my job skills with YouTube videos and attending free seminars (some of which give me CEUs). Maybe that sounds ridiculous, but it helps.

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