Need some direction

Welcome to the Forums @Aw84 and thank you for sharing your experience with us. It sounds like you are incredibly frustrated with your current situation. Have you been able to look at learning options which will help you in the healthcare sector? Additionally, you may find some purpose in interacting with people and helping others here on the Forums.

Thanks Ali11

ive almost completed a cert 3 in business admin (medical). i was contacted today about work in finance sector. i said i would do an interview, dont want to do it but money is getting tight... it adds to the fustration. feeling somewhat angry today, maybe its not anger, im not sure what emotion im actully experencing sometimes.

ill go through the forums, like you suggested, maybe i can at least help someone else.

thanks again for your input

Congratulations on the studies @Aw84. If the certificate is delivered in person, the trainer or even fellow students may be able to point you in the direction of some additional contacts you could approach for opportunities. How have you found the content?

Overall it has been fairly easy.

I enjoyed the terminology component most of all, by far my favourite part of the course.

Hi @Aw84

👋🏻 welcome 😊

I have a somewhat similar diagnosis (different spectrum 🙂).

Through community mental health I’ve been able to attend some groups that look at getting into work or volunteering. As part of this we had representatives from different organisations come and talk about volunteering with them. The local council has lots of opportunities for many different things, sometimes something comes up that might be related to your interests. The local hospital also talked about the kinds of volunteering there too. I know other organisations don’t advertise but you could try. At one stage I was going to volunteer with a mental health organisation.

If you look up seek volunteering https://www.volunteer.com.au/ they have lots of volunteering jobs advertised as well. The volunteer coordinators at my local council has been great and interviewed me to find the best match for me. She was aware of my mh.

Also so I was wondering if you had heard of coursera https://www.coursera.org/. The courses are free and many are from universities around the world. You can pay a fee to get the certificate for them if you want. It might help with some boredom and help get into the area you want.

Im also going to tag @Sans911 if she is feeling up to it as she has a wealth of experience in volunteering and work.

Wishing you the best of luck.

That part must've been fun @Aw84, like learning a new language

Thanks @Teej

Ive put my details forward to the hospitals in my area, ive also put my details forward to aged care facilities as well. i was going to register a membership with volunteer vic, but wasnt sure if full membership would provide further benefits. Ive been finding many organisations have disclaimers on their websites, informing they are not currently taking volunteers, such as the hospitals in my area. I was hoping to volunteer to gain experience in tthe healthcare sector which is the reason i havent looked at other areas to volunteer.

i was fortunate @Ali11 that my extensive reading into certain subjects (i read a lot of non-fiction work in regards to my interests) which assisted in me to understand the terminology course content faster.

What sort of non-fiction books do you enjoy @Aw84? We've read a range from human history to psychology to self help. Open books lead to open minds and hearts

@Ali11 My primary non -fiction reading revolves around disease ( infectous and environmental) and toxicology. Recent book topics have included poisonous plants, the human history regarding rabies and pathogenic fungi of food crops.I also read a lot about mental illness,history of treatment and such.

I realise this must sound like really morbid stuff to read, but i just find this stuff interesting.

I also read some general non fiction material on animals and plants and human history, depending on the topic.