Tam28Contributor
The never ending fight
Hi everyone,
Im 36yrs old, have been fighting mental illness my whole life. I am currently diagnosed with severe social anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, major depression, autistic traits, adhd inattentive, brain fog and a few other things. I havent got a formal diagnosed for autism as i was told by the psychiatrist that they cant give me a diagnosis while my anxiety is so bad because they overlap so much. I have been on and off different medication over the years but the side affects arent much fun. I have found that the food i eat does affect my mental health, so i eat as healthy as possible, I am pretty good most of the time now, but still have my down times. Ive come to realise I am a 36yr old person who barely scraped through school, brain fog pretty much robbed me of learning or retaining much information. Im like an 18yr old who has just finished school with no experience behind them, which for a 36yr old is not good and causes my anxiety to go up. How does one get help in finding meaningful work, Is there anyone out there who actually would be more of a mentor than a boss? I know i need someone who will support me and help me when required but of the many people i have asked i am normally met with silence as in no response at all.
