Being outside of the house, having a consistent schedule, and feeling at least some sort of accomplishment for getting work done and making money should hopefully help at least a little! Good on you for taking the offer

you were motivating op and i didnt expect you to say you didnt last long in the job

I worked at a movie theater last year so I haven't worked since last year.

The reason this opportunity came up was high key my fault because I did call asking for work in December then I broke my hand and got depressed and decided I didn't want to do anything.

But if she's going to put the effort in for me I can't just ignore it

“ The answer right now is nothing. I'm depressed and want to just collect unemployment and get high all day. But she's been pressuring me to take advantage of the program so I have to start work Monday.”
I fail to see how she is being hateful here. If she really hated you she just wouldn’t call or bother even trying to help you.

you are ready, it’s gonna suck for a bit but once you get used to the routine you’re gonna realize how important it can be for your mental. having that structure is gonna help everything else fall into place

do you really wanna get high all day and watch your stupid cartoons?

Sounds like you have a good guidance counselor tbh

No one ever got less depressed sitting around all day getting high and watching cartoons

Yes. I've been through a lot of BS and I wanted to just do that.

I've been writing and working on my art so it's not like I've just been doing that but I know I'm years off from any of that fully reaching its potential so I know I need a job in the meantime.

Honestly I've been watching adventure time and it got me more into philosophy so it hasn't been a complete loss

You gotta give her something to work with, tell her you'll go visit a doc or some s*** like that, something constructive

I'll just be going to work Monday. I have Adderall now so I should be able to handle it

Good choice fam you got this

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you really just wanna sit around all day and wait to die???

what if you got hit with cancer tomorrow? all the time you wasted???

get a job.

just collect unemployment and get high all day

This is where our tax dollars go. Christ man come on. Do better OP. Try the job out at the very least. Maybe being preoccupied with mundane tasks will help ever so slightly.

Not like sitting on your ass becoming a junkie is gonna help you or anyone else out. Take it step by step but you gotta actively work on bettering yourself.

FYI unemployment is taken out of your paycheck. The only reason I got unemployment is because I had a job for a year that I lost due to Covid.

Did nothing wrong with the money I earned because I put it in myself nor would I fault someone for letting themselves dip into a break when they lose their job if they need to.

Also I took the job offer.

So I still be in a bad mood at home but working in an office has helped get my mind off of how angry and sad I am during the day.

I'm actually the only person they hired with experience with the softwares we've been using so everyone has been asking me for help and treating me like a Godsend which is nice too.

I know it's just been 3 days but it's going well so far.

I wouldn't make it seem like you're doing her a favor. Not saying you're wrong but I work in social welfare type of settings and if she finds you opportunities and you tell them to f*** off then it's possible if it repeats enough they will get you out of the program since you are not utilizing it.

read the post above yours it's all good

you should play animal crossing it changed my life

Good s***, I should've read the rest before. Keep up the good work. It's always good to keep in mind how these programs work behind the scenes.

The longer you stay like this the harder it will be to get back into the fold

I’m dealing with the same s*** right now. I’m done college and I’m just coasting now, still collecting unemployment and not doing much else. I’m worried about how hard it’s going to be to get back in the groove. With that being said, we are still in a pandemic so that’s my excuse for now. Once I get vaccinated I won’t have any more excuses.