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My own self holding me back

NovaCat227 April 26th, 2023

I've been feeling at such a loss lately with finding a job. Me and my fiance are trying to get a house which means we will be moving some time soon. And in order to keep up the costs that come with getting a house, I've been thinking of getting a job to help with expenses. I'm a stay at home mom and I've never really worked prior to having my baby. Except for one janitorial job at an elementary school where I was let go a week after I started cause apparently I'm also bad at cleaning lol. But lately I've been looking for jobs and I'm at a loss on what's even good for me. It's either everything requires experience, requires me to leave home, requires me to talk on the phone or I'm just too dumb to do said job. I know as far as working from home customer service is the best way to go but I have crippling anxiety and panic attacks when talking to people when it comes to business. Don't ask me how I've gotten this far in life I honestly don't know. But anyway, customer service seems like my best bet but I can barely handle talking or dealing with people. I've tried getting help to not be that way but to no avail. I just wish there were more jobs out there that didn't require much or at least didn't require having to talk to people cause that's my biggest issue. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough? I don't know. I'm hoping I can find something because I really do wanna help out with finances but my own fears and problems are holding me back. As far as starting my own business? I'm not good at anything lol. The only thing I've ever been "good" at was drawing. But I quit years ago and I'm not any good at it now. I don't know if there's a different way to get rid of my fear and anxiety from being around or talking to people? It would make my situation a whole lot easier without it. And sometimes I feel like I wasn't meant for this world, this world thrives on people interacting with each other. I am not good at interacting with people. So there's that.

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toughTiger6481 April 27th, 2023

@NovaCat227

You are not alone most people either talk themselves out of trying or at least build their own roadblocks in their mind.

While you indicate you are stay at home and i am guessing looking for a work from home / remote situation that does limit your choices and many require more interaction on phone/ computer meetings etc. ....... while in the long run working on interaction skills would be a plus if you want to make $ now you may need to think out of the box...

pet walking/ sitting or babysitting comes to mind......


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NovaCat227 OP April 27th, 2023

Thank you yes the options are very limited. The only time I could realistically leave the house for a job would be weekends since I'm the only person that can care for my baby most of the time. But most jobs don't do just weekends lol. But I hadn't considered those options yet I think I could do baby sitting since it's something I already do in a way as a full time mom. Thank you for the ideas!

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