need some support

Hi all,

Things arent looking good at the moment. My wife has had her foot operated on and is recovering at home while I look after her. Combined with the anxiety over my unemployment, she spends a lot of time crying. I tend to shut off automattically when she does this, I try to comfort her but truthfully im becomeing pretty anxious about this whole situation too.

Its only the two of us, and while we have friends and family, its really only each other we have to lean on day to day, and i feel im not great at being supportive. I don't posses some emotional skills (as ive mentioned in previous posts) and i feel this situation is starting to get out of hand and causing both of us a lot of distress.

I feel if i cant get a break in the medical admin field, i may need to choose another industry. like I've posted before, I know I've talked about volunteering too, but not getting any hits there either.Ive been applying for work daily for the last 8 months and not getting anywhere. i cant even find work at a local supermarket.

I feel this will have a fairly bleak outcome. i don't know what im doing wrong and why im not getting anywhere. and i feel like im dragging my wife down with me as well. Im not eligible for centerlink benefits, I've signed up to employment agencies, i even created a linkedin profile.

Any further support or advice would be really good. i know probably not much can be done other to keep on trying, but im really losing traction here, and don't know how much more of this i can cope with, before having another mental breakdown.