Are you a NEET (regardless of pandemic)?

[Rue89]

Yes I'm a NEET. Anxiety makes working or higher education impossible for me.

 

[Phill]

Yes I'm a NEET. Anxiety makes working or higher education impossible for me.

I know what you're talking about. I never lasted more than 1 month in a job because of anxiety. I also tried college, but it was just another failure in my life. The only way out for me was online education because I don't have to talk to anyone or attend live online classes (I watch it later).

I have a job now, but I'm looking to quit. It has depressed me a lot. I feel sad, anxious, angry ... I only feel a bit comfortable at work when I'm alone.

 

[virginiawoolf86]

This doesn't make you scum. Some people just need help to get by. Life is hard.

 

[JipJopMop]

I am a NEET but I don't see it as a bad thing.

My mental and physical health make me unable to work.

I am glad I can be a NEET so I can try to look after and health my mental health (or maybe just ctb)

I couldn't cope with the demands of a working life, being a NEET is ok.

I was a NEET prior to covid and I expect I will be after covid too

 

[grungeCat]

Yes, I'm a NEET. I've given up on life.

 

[Callie Arcale]

No, I am not. I'm just a sick, depressed loser who puts on a fake smile every day at work.

 

[Imaginos]

I've been an agoraphobic hermit for just about half my life now. For me, there's no choice involved in this kind of existence. It's simply what I was born to be. I can't say I particularly enjoy it that much (although I did for a little while during the first couple years), but the alternative, as in going outside, would be even worse. Ultimately, I just try to accept the fact that my "life", such as it is, is just always going to suck, regardless of whatever does, or doesn't happen. At least those who are depressed/suicidal over COVID have a light at the end of the tunnel to look forward to. In my case, I'm totally fucked no matter what happens. I'm "fortunate" that I'll be able to exist as a hermit for the rest of whatever remains of my time on this planet, but even though I enjoy this "luxury" it really only amounts to knowing that I'll be languishing in a musty prison cell, versus languishing out on the street. Either way, my continued misery is a certainty.

At the same time, for those not used to long term isolation I can imagine it must be very jarring/upsetting to deal with, just how someone like me would similarly react if I found myself grappling with the reverse problem. In the sense that if you were to throw someone like me into constant social situations and deny me the ability to seclude myself indoors. Be that as it may, conditional depression on account of quarantine, is very much different versus chronic depression that will never abate regardless of what happens. Inflammatory as it might be to say so, the former will never know true torment and, on that basis, it's near impossible to take what they struggle with all that seriously, frankly. And that's honestly putting it pretty lightly.

 

[kovkay]

Been a NEET for 2 years. It was a pretty miserable experience. Felt like a waste of space, but would block out any thoughts with an endless stream of youtube content. Got into weird reaction channels that do hour long reactions to fat women going on and off diets?? I guess it made me feel better that I at least didn't have morbid obesity to battle with. The long mindless repetitive content would keep me in a zombie-like state. Absolutely nothing happened in the years that I NEETed and I felt like I just lost time. There were a couple of attempts at employment. All were futile and ended abruptly. My employment at these places ranged from a day and a half to a couple of months. I think my mistake was trying to go for full-time right away. Not realistic.

I'm in school for welding now which is pretty chill. I don't think I can handle being a welder though, so I'm going to try for one of those pre-employment programs where they pay you to sit in workshops, then possibly simulate employment, and then hook you up with a few months of employment. If you want to get out of the NEET life, I would suggest programs like that. Or at least, try to get a part-time job first, rather than going full-time right away. There are some jobs that hire anybody with a pulse and don't even look at your resume. I worked at two jobs like that. I mean, they were really miserable and had high turnover, horrible co-workers, etc, etc...but if you can score a job like that part-time it can be bearable and not as soul-crushing.