I’m almost 26 and I’ve got no savings, I graduated with a masters degree in September but I have been struggling to land a job ever since. I don’t have any close friends. My family is not reliable and extremely toxic. I’m in debt. I feel like a failure. Any words of encouragement ? I’m desperate.
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I am somewhat ashamed to admit that my son spent his immediate post-electrical engineering degree years being my roommate and helping me in the aftermath of a divorce from his father.
Today, he does not have to worry about me. He just turned 33 and is doing great.
I am 62 and the happiest I have ever been in my life!
Embrace each day, because adventure awaits.
Just out of curiosity, what is your masters in?
Master’s degree in what? Is it a degree that is useful? Any job is better than no job and it is remarkably easier to find a job if you have a job. If you have a degree in aerospace engineering it would be good to live where those jobs are so, you may have to move. In my little town there are jobs in Ranch and Farm work and retail (very limited).
OK, listen. Remember this: There are no more debtors’ prisons. You pay what you can when you can. Talk to whomever you owe and see if you can work out a plan until you get employed. Try not to get stressed out about it. We’re all struggling. (Well not ALL. There are the wealthy who can’t imagine the struggle but fuck em)
If you can’t find a job in your field, take what you can find because you need cash. Your other job will be to continue applying in your field.
You’ll be fine. Try not to try to solve everything all at once. Options you’ve never thought of may open up. You are drowning in worry which only compounds your grief. If you can find ways to put off the worries, for even a few minutes, things will look better. At 70, I’m just learning to find ways to trick my head into calming the fuck down. Never too late, right?
This doctor, Tracey Marks, has some excellent and useful mental health advice you may want to watch.
You’re going to be OK.