Thought I'd make a thread that people can vent about their depression if they so choose to. Fill us in with updates of how it's going for you, what you're find helpful and tips!
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I've observed that job requirements have increasingly become almost impossible. It's like the entire culture has become workaholics and if you're not in that mindset, you're an outsider. Have people forgotten how short life is and we should be working towards the common goal of a happy, peaceful society?! I can relate to your feeling of being overwhelmed....it's as if overachievers are the only people that are desirable regardless of knowledge, ability, etc.
Yeah, you need straight A's and an NVQ in order to stack shelves in a supermarket now.
Genuine question, was this sarcasm or serious? My husband works in a supermarket, and he only has GCSE's.
Sarcasm. Although getting NVQs on the job are part of being promoted. My brother works at Asda.
southern discomfort,i can honestly say i relate and i understand!I was having a downer on New Years. Not because I didn't have friends around or a party going on but I was just looking at job prospects for the future when I'm ready for it and was just overwhelmed by the requirements of some, thinking I'll never be able to achieve the levels they're wanting. So I ended up crying a bit. Probably didn't help that I've been drinking a little over the Christmas period so my medication probably hasn't been working optimality. Still, I didn't stay in it for very long. Just a reminder that the ***** called Depression is still very much on my back. But I'm winning the fight slowly.
Do auties and Aspies feel things differently than NT's? Because I seriously have trouble with the lows being beyond scary.
i have been desperate to get on some sort of computer building course,but the only ones out there require things like GCSEs,which are a no go area for someone like me.
interesting-ill look into it thanks SD, what was the name of your qualification? city and guilds?Have you looked at alternative qualifications to GCSEs? I did one in between school and college for a year that got my English and Maths up to A* - C. College was reluctant to let me get onto my IT course without doing GCSE English and Maths but I got anyway without having to reseat English again. But the qualification I got seem a lot easier that GCSE stuff was and was more flexible in when I could do it.
I don't know much on ID but it just means it can take you longer to learn things, correct? It's not impossible by any stretch for you, surely.
interesting-ill look into it thanks SD, what was the name of your qualification? city and guilds?
im not sure about english,id struggle with a lot of it including use of lanuage i dont understand
id struggle to sit an exam
have you ever done or considered the compTIA A+ qualification?
I've observed that job requirements have increasingly become almost impossible. It's like the entire culture has become workaholics and if you're not in that mindset, you're an outsider. Have people forgotten how short life is and we should be working towards the common goal of a happy, peaceful society?! I can relate to your feeling of being overwhelmed....it's as if overachievers are the only people that are desirable regardless of knowledge, ability, etc.