This post deals with depression and could be triggering for some readers.
Job searching is a struggle many encounter. Looking through endless job advertisements, scrolling through the criteria, applying for multiple positions, only to secure an interview here and there.
But imagine trying to find a job when your mental health is not in a good place.
This is exactly what *Lucy is experiencing. She is also in the process of being formally diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar, depression and anxiety. It's led Lucy - who is 44 years old - struggling to see how she will secure long-term work and support herself and her family.
For over 17 years, Lucy was the owner of a successful dance school in NSW. She had started the business from scratch, and although she has had depression and anxiety her whole life, in her earlier years Lucy was finding it more manageable. But when the pandemic popped up, Lucy knew she couldn't handle any more small business-related stress.
"During lockdown, I realised just how burnt out I was from being a dance teacher and running the business. I was finding it harder and harder to concentrate and manage things, and I began the process of being diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar," Lucy said to Mamamia.
"It was becoming debilitating."
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