I’ve posted previously and appreciate everyone and all the advice. As an update, I’m still without a job. IT in the Midwest area seems to be horrendously bad. I have friends out of work too, its not just me, but I’m over a year at this point.

Changed my resume more times than I can count, using advice from here, friends, ChatGPT, etc. No difference really.

My car was always first on the list to be replaced. Well, a few fays ago I hit/ran over an animal that ran out and it destroyed my radiator and who knows what else. This is a big problem, I live 30-35 minutes from any sort of city with jobs.

All I can do when I try to sleep is lay in bed and go over it all, how bad it is, what did I do wrong, why do things just keep getting worse and worse, etc. I’m hoping someone has a technique that works for them to get those thoughts out. So I can sleep well, and have the energy to keep on

Of course I’ll accept advice about anything, and appreciate the time and everyone reading!

Thank you

  • @[email protected]English
    6•5 months ago

    So the things that help me the best. Making sure I do my self-care. For me that looks like meditation, exercise, seeing a therapist, and going to mental health support groups (NAMI it’s an excellent resource for this).

    Here’s a meditation that will help you to be more aware of your thoughts and some techniques to help you ground.

    This is more of a practice and less of something to do when you’re having a ton of racing thoughts.

    https://youtu.be/PnzVzfQXq_s?feature=shared

    And this is a body scan, you can use this to help your body relax and your mind to be aware of your body instead of your thoughts. It would be helpful to try to fall asleep to it. And if you can’t fall asleep at least to relax and get more rest.

    https://youtu.be/MKClq7FHExc?feature=shared