My name is James and I am 46 years old, married with a boy.
I read in your website that you provide emotional support for people who are jobless.
However, I am still employed but I am feeling very stressed, depressed and helpless.
I am working in a government institution as an IT Technical Support Officer for coming 15 years.
My wife is working part-time and my son is mildly autistic and he is currently in Sec 1 in a main stream school.
We discovered my son’s condition when he was 4 years old and through early intervention, he has improved quite a lot ever since.
My wife and I decided that she stop working completely to take care of him full time when he was 4.5 years. That was 8.5 years ago.
Although I have been working currently for this company for coming 15 years, I don’t like my work at all.
I drag going to work and I stayed because of my family commitment.
I wanted to change job and I have been applying for jobs for about 4 years now.
Only last year did I get employers to interview me.
However, I did not hear from them after the interviews. I lowered my expected pay by $600 but I still can’t secure a job.
Even though I have depression and anxiety, I still have to support the family and sometimes, I feel tremendous stress. I would cry when I am alone and I have this strong urge to resign from my work thinking that I have some savings to tide my family for a year.
That is why I thought I need to switch to a less demanding job with a lesser pay as I may not be able to cope if I ask for the pay I am getting now.
I am now at a loss of what to do and I feel very frighten and worried. Can you advise me what to do next?
I am desperately in need of help!
Regards
James
*Article first appeared on http://www.transitioning.org/2013/08/21/46-year-old-civil-servant-wants-...
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