How?

How do I force a change to happen? Gow can I make new dreams when all I ever dreamed of I had and lost?

Is there anything like a life coach who knows the ins and outs of rebuilding and saving a person? I’m serious,  I’m at a huge loss here. I can afford to pay rent for January but going forward IDK. IDK if I can afford utilities or pay my credit card balance or my cat. I can’t get my head straight about living. I am filled with self imposed guilt that no one seems to want to absolve me of.

I know I have to find work and that I can’t live on unemployment,  but I’m a 51yr old and with 2 bum knees and other problems. I really don’t think I can do some of the manual jobs anymore. I had enough trouble with my last one, but had the freedom to start and stop as I needed. I have waisted my life doing a lot of nothing, but not enough of something. I worked as a family man, who put the importance on my wife and children, never wanting to be away from them and being there for every moment. Now I don’t have them and I don’t have a job. The world hasn’t made me feel good about it either.

I didn’t ask for this and I know I didn’t cause any of this, but yet I still have all the blame and guilt heaped on me because of it. My ex treats me like a bum, eventhough her actions and my sacrifices brought me to this point. My friend blame me for doing the right thing even as they would if I did the wrong thing. I don’t know how much more I can give up or sacrifice to be normal again. Then again, I have no clue what normal is.

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December 29, 2022

I’m not sure what the job market is like up there – I know it’s dried up here – except for the fast food, entry-level jobs. I hope there is a market for something decent in your area.  It sound like the first quarter or half of 2023 will be grim for our market.  It’s always like this when the economy downturns.  I imagine right after the 1st we will layoff/furlough people.

I am sorry you are still struggling so much.  I know you aren’t religious, but I pray for your healing, your heart, and your mind during this long, dark period.