Hi Sam

I’m sorry to hear about your difficulties with health issues, the stressful underlying job and your living situation. It is unfortunate that you were bullied as a child too and this trauma has led to you having difficulty making friends.

I can see how all of this stress has affected you and you deserve all of the credit in the world for trying your hardest to manage these situations and maintain a positive attitude.

Life is difficult for a lot of people and we all have our own stressors. Personally, I find that working on my mental health has been beneficial and I’m better able to tolerate stress than I used to.

There is a saying that I believe fits your situation. “How do you eat an elephant…? One bite at a time.”

Your actions are the only thing that you can control. As difficult and tiring the situation you will continue to do your best to solve these problems.

Do you have any ideas for next steps yet?

You mentioned that the stress has begun to n impact your performance in interviews. Can you provide some more detail about this? I wonder if there is a strategy that could be made to handle these difficult questions during interviews?

I hope that you are practising self care and making time to relax while dealing with all of these stresses. Your cup empty from stress need to be refilled.