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I don't know what to do

I don't know what to do

December last year 2024 I just got fired and I am really upset by this due to this being the beginning my first year in that field. I was so excited to start and i've never gotten any other good news like this before and it hit really hard to get this news of being fired. I tried really hard to do everything right but I some how was not focused and I threw something in the bin that was supposed to be processed. I don't even remember doing this and now I am paying the prices by my stupidity I don't have a job for 2 plus months now and that job was everything to me. I finally got a job I was proud of doing. and now it's gone. I have applied at other jobs but cant seem to get anywhere right now as all the other places are expecting me to at least have a certificate 4 but I am only doing the certificate 4 now. and won't finish until the end of this year 2025. my mind is constantly hurting me and just can't seem to stop putting my issues on other people i get angry really fast and once someone upsets me I just start crying and walk away from them cause I don't want them to deal with me. so please help me what can I do to stop my mind from overthinking things. I have tried psychologist but they just seem to shrug my issues off like I am just there for attention and more work. like I have a decent life so I just don't know why I feel like this all the time. During 2023 I also felt like this over my family they are constantly fighting and they never stop. so I told them if they don't stop then I will leave and not come back. December 2024 new years eve my brother started fighting again after a decent year of finally being together with minimum arguments, my older brother gave my little brother a black eye. then also knowing I don't have a job my older brother stole from me that wasn't the first time but the first time since I started trusting him again. so now after trying to trust my older brother through 2023 and through 2024 I have now given up on him and I had to block him so now I feel like its done and I can't trust him again. 2025 is clearly not my year. but at the same time 2024 was the only good year I have had. and now it just seems like nothing will ever get better as I blew my only job I was proud of and I have given up on my own family. my younger brother constantly thinks we stare at him and is always calling mum and myself a B**ch and all other types of words but I have heard this all my life it only really annoys me when someone else out of my family tell me this cause then I just start believing it. my girlfriend just call me a coward after getting upset by a math question in my certificate 4. but I have math issues all throughout school and it just makes it 10 times harder for me to work when I already know I am not good at math I have tried really hard but these are alway my set backs. but I need to do this for the job. so I just can't quit. but I just need someone to tell me how to go about this year. cause I feel like this year is not going to get any better. I am sorry for all the writing but I just really need some help. I also love my girlfriend a lot so I believe she was trying to say something nicer but that just came out the way it did. I know she didn't mean it to the extent I overreacted. she's one of the best things in my life. She also wants me to get help in trying to find solutions in dealing with my emotions which is why I am here now.

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thanks @Vyv means a lot. I hope you manage to find work. good luck.

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I have been looking at hospitality jobs as well as Laboratory jobs. however where I live it's almost impossible to land an interview. It's so over populated the one role I applied for had 3000+ applications and it seems to not go anywhere under 300 people. My Course part time and is Monday to Thursday Evenings 5pm to 9pm so ive got time in the morning.

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Wow, that's a huge number of applications! It's great you can do your cert in the evenings.

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How are you @Vyv @whatcanido ?

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Hey @tyme , thanks for asking. I worked on a job application today but didn't finish. I am not sure my heart was in it. Anxiety is up and down worrying about lack of steady income. How are you going?

I hope you're well too, @whatcanido

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Hey Tyme, thanks for checking in. I am going well this week. I managed to get a phone call this week. But I wasn’t able to be considered as I am not an Australian citizen. But she informed me that I was a good candidate for the role and put me on a list to call for future jobs where I don’t need to be a citizen. So it gave me a bit of hope, my resume is working. I’ve just been focusing on my studies aswell and I am enjoying the content so far. But I just hope this work is enough for me to land a job soon.

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@Vyv I totally understand that keep working on it tho. I’m sure you get the right job that suits you.

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Oooh @whatcanido , as you said, at least it shows your resume is up to scratch. Remember to always provide a cover letter too. Often, employers receive CVs, but they don't actually know what the person wants.

@Vyv , job applications are DRAINING..... do you need to write selection criteria too?

All the best my friends @whatcanido @Vyv - I look forward to hearing how you go.

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@tyme yes, lots and lots of key selection criteria. It really annoys me when at least three are just the same question phrases slightly differently. The job application I started yesterday was partially lost when I woke up this morning (computer crashed) and I completely lost the will to finish it (it was due today).

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Oh no! You poor thing! Devices now are usually so savvy and always leave a trail of your work - until you need it to!

I'm sorry you lost part of your application @Vyv . In a way, maybe once you complete one set of selection criteria, you'll be able to use parts of it for other applications?

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