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TL;DR, Big anxiety when job hunting, advice? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by CoffeeTails@lemmy.world to c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world

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Hey everyone,
I [28F] need some advice on handling anxiety when job hunting.

Almost a week ago I finished school and I'm once again without work. I've been job hunting about 40-50% of my adult life and it has taken a huge toll on my mental health to the point where I'm barely able to apply for jobs anymore. I have gotten a few warnings over the years due to not applying to enough jobs. ( I live in Sweden btw )

I have tried taking breaks.
I have tried waiting for the anxiety to pass.
I have asked so many for advice but it's like they all give the same default answer. If their advice where enough, I would be a pro at job hunting.

I did get an autism diagnosis a few years back and I do feel better about myself, more confident and understanding of how I work so I think this time around will be different, but it's like the old anxiety still hangs around and I don't know how to get rid of it.

Please if you have any advice, I'd love to hear it.

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[–] 108beads 1 points 1 year ago

What are the parts that give you trouble? I don't know anything about applying for jobs in Sweden (am in the US, retired), but perhaps if you list the steps and let us know where you get stuck, someone may have ideas.

[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you analyzed what about job hunting specifically is giving you anxiety? EG is it a fear of rejection, something about compiling your life onto a CV, something else I can't think of?

I don't think any advice will be helpful unless you can identify what it is that is causing the anxiety.

[–] CoffeeTails@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I think it's about how perfect and unique each application has to be. But there is only so much variation I can make.
I also think it's about the bureaucracy itself, if something goes wrong I should have known. Always. because we don't have civil service liability (as I understand it).
It's like this whole thing gives me anxiety.