u/IMAMISHAMIGO

Hi everyone, I've been trying to find a job after crashing and burning after just a week of being a receptionist. The constant masking and being on edge waiting for people to come up to my desk was literal hell, and I've come to the conclusion that I just cannot handle those kinds of jobs.

Looking through job listings is making me want to dig a hole, climb in and never come out again. Every listing is looking for an outgoing extrovert that can handle a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. That is not me. I'm a hard worker, I get the job done well, but chaotic, people pleasing roles make me combust into flames.

To make matters worse, I'm also dealing with chronic illness and fatigue, and most of the non people-facing roles are hard labour that would also kill me. I really don't know what to do. I feel like I'm doomed.

I know minimum wage jobs suck in general, but are there any out there that are more of a tolerable bad as opposed to literally making your body and brain shut down?

I want to thank everyone that commented on my post yesterday. If it wasn't for your encouragement, I don't think I would have gone.

I think that was the scariest thing I've ever done, but I can see now how beneficial having a sense of community and a safe place is.

It's funny, my biggest fear is messing up in front of other people, and I happened to go to the wrong meeting initially because the building just so happened to have both an Al-Anon meeting and an ACA meeting going on at the same time in different rooms. Luckily I figured it out after a minute lol. But everyone was extremely kind to me.

I wasn't prepared for just how vulnerable it would feel. Seeing everyone look at me with kindness and knowing that they actually saw me was pretty terrifying, to say the least. But I'm glad I went, and I'm going to go back next week even though every fiber in my body wants me to hide and never show my face ever again.

Hi everyone,

I just discovered the world of ACA and resonate heavily with it. This past year I realized how much my parent's drinking affected me and have been trying to heal from it.

I feel like being around other people who get it would really help me and love the idea of the meetings, but I'm worried my age is going to be a problem. I'm 21 and still live with my mother, though she has been sober for 6 months, and I hear meetings mostly trend much older.

I've looked into Al-Anon too, but it seems like it's more centered around dealing with people who are actively drinking/using?

I feel like I'm just going around in circles worrying about this so I wanted to know what you guys think. Thanks in advance!