What should I say when I see an advisior to do with work tomorrow?

[Ross MwcFan]

They want me to go there to discuss their offer of support with one of their advisors.

 

I want to tell them something but I don't know what the best way of putting it is.

 

This is what I've written down,

 

I struggle with anxiety and depression, and I find day to day life to be extreamley difficult. For the last 10 years I've felt anxious about how people will treat me, and I've basically stayed at home and avoided people.

 

So, I think I may just about be able to cope with some sort of part time or maybe full time work in somewhere like a hospital, or something to do with animals, since they would be caring enviroments, and it's likely that other people who work there would be nice and friendly.

 

I kinda of feel that this sounds lame and doesn't really get my point across properly, and they wont understand how important it is for me, but I can't think of a better way of explaining things.

 

It's not just about working somewhere, where the people are nice and therefore I would feel more comfortable there, but for some reason, working somewhere like a hospital or something to do with animals seems like something I'd feel a lot more comfortable with than any other kind of work anyway, they sound more appealing. Since I'm so depressed, doing something miserable like working in a factory or whatever would be too hard for me to cope with, and add to that, at these sort of places you're much more likey to get rough, bullyish people working there, and those sorts of people see people like me as easy targets.

Edited September 10, 2012 by Ross MwcFan

[FitChick]

What you wrote is fine but add the last bit:

"Since I'm so depressed, doing something miserable like working in a factory or whatever would be too hard for me to cope with, and add to that, at these sort of places you're much more likey to get rough, bullyish people working there, and those sorts of people see people like me as easy targets."

 

You could also work in the morgue or at a funeral home.

[Ross MwcFan]

I went to the information and support session, for some reason I assumed it would be at the job centre, but when I went there they told me that I had got the wrong place and it's in another building.

 

They gave me directions but I'm no good at following directions, so I couldn't find it.

 

 

I went back to my car, and tried to find the street on a map, but I couldn't find the street, it didn't seem to be on the map, even though the map was of the area that i was in.

 

 

By this time it was already 15 minutes past the time I was supposed to see them, so I tried ringing them to tell them I couldn't make it, but 2 of the buttons on my phone had stopped working properly, so I took me many, many tries to try dialing the number.

 

 

Finally I got it to work and I told them that I wasn't able to find them, and they told me I could have another appointment at 1pm today, they gave me directions, I tried to quickly scribble them down as best as she was telling me.

 

 

I then started the car and drove off planning on going home, but then thought, what if I have a hard time finding it again and it makes me late, probably best to try and find it now while I've got the time, and then I'll remember when I come back.

 

 

So, I turned down a street, found another car park (this time with unlimited time) which was a lot closer to the place, and I got out the car and tried to find it. I ended up finding it and this time it wasn't too difficult.

 

 

Now I'm back home.

 

 

Gutted that my phone is bust and that I'll have to buy a new one, as I think new ones might be really expensive. And then I'll have no idea how to change things so when I pay money to make calls it'll go onto the new phone instead of the old one.