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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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@tyme thanks. I could have gotten it all back and I was in the process of cutting and pasting bits from other applications but I am not sure I was that keen in the end. I have lots of stressful things happening at home at the moment and it all seemed too much, even though it wasn't that big of a deal.

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All the best with the applications @Vyv ! Look forward to hearing how you go! Have you got any interviews from previous applications? Or are these the first application you are submitting?

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@tyme only just started submitting job apps so no interviews yet. I reckon the worst bit is waiting to hear back.

How are you doing @whatcanido ?

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One thing though @Vyv , i don't suggest you put in an application and then sit an wait. You probably need to continue applying and applying with the thought that if they respond, good, but if they don't, then it's okay.

I've seen people who apply for one job then wait a few weeks. They end up wasting a lot of time.

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@tyme Oh, I just mean I have only just started putting in applications - three so far - and have had one rejection, all submitted in the same week. By waiting, I just mean hoping to be invited for an interview for any job I have applied for.

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Totally 🙂 @Vyv . Fingers crossed then!

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A good week this week. I have a job interview for a pathology clinic this Monday. not really the job I was hoping for but I can get back into work and study now. And keep my mind off my family. I’ve supposedly got 15 hours of work per week if the interview goes well so fingers crossed that it does. The interview will be 1hr and she sounded really helpful in acknowledging I have to study. In which my last employment was not. So as long as I can land this job I will work on this then try again for the traineeship starting next year. Thanks so much for the support guys I really appreciate it.

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@whatcanido Hi i just read what you're experiencing right now and see its not been easy for you. Good on ya! for study6 your Cert IV this year too. Have you thought of doing a short maths course through your local TAFE online? This might get you up to speed with the maths side in the course area that you have an interest in. Also depending on what state you live in Australia there are Fee free courses to do at your local TAFE or maybe University try that. Also to get you job ready you can brush up on your CPR/First Aid certificate so you're up to date for your CV and maybe try looking at Workplace service providers in your area or even consider volunteering in your chosen field of industry to gain more knowledge and experience. You could also volunteer to help someone who is aged or frail like visit them once a week and form a friendship with them? In doing so your focus can be helping people in need and in turn help you appreciate all that you have right now and also what you can give freely to others...All the best throughout your Journey ahead of you �

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Hey @rav3nbow thanks for replying. I have asked my group this week for other math support services. And seems like they are all scheduled during my class time Monday and Tuesday. Which is annoying but I will deffinelty keep looking as other people in my class seem to have a similar issue with our math classes only being 1 and a half hours And online. And you’re right maybe I can see if there’s a short class online somewhere. I will have a look after class today. Thanks for your help. Regards.

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Hey @whatcanido how did the interview go?

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