Unemployed at 25 years old

I am 25 and unemployed still living with mom.
I have multiple conditions and questionable mental health which I live in denial of most of the time.
I am very lonely. I do not have friends. Nobody understands me. I have no motivation for anything in life and I am exhausted on all levels. I sometimes feel like I am not even part of my own body.
My mom is tired because none of the resources I have rights to work. Doesnt matter you still have to fight really hard for people to care and help you and people like me dont have the courage or energy. Thats why mental health care and resources are a joke, among other reasons. I've been straight up told by a former therapist that since I am capable of emailing her asking for help, I do not need any help. And little did she know my mom usually makes me ask for help... So its no wonder many people give up who are like me. Doesnt matter that you have rights to extra resources, they're hard to get. All medical professionals and authority figures usually have the same attitude as my old therapist, so make of that what you will. Its a paradox. They abuse their power.
My mom wants to put me on meds because of how much my mental health has worsened since 2020. She does not believe I would even be able to work in the state I am in and maybe that's true. I'd need a pretty solitude workplace or a very calm one. I have considered contacting the local church at least. I live in a small town, there's practically nothing to choose from apart from stores. I wouldn't mind working in a store though as long as I didnt need to sit behind the register. Only problem is I go to the store all the time and I dont want to know anyone who works there and be forced to talk to anyone when im just shopping. But thats what you get for living in a small town I guess.

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  • olderdude-xx

    You might do much better doing some kind of work from home part time work, or perhaps a part time work from home business.

    The question is what is your economic personality and what are your interest and desires.

    Please read chapeters 1-4, 7, and 15 of "Cashflow Quadrant: by Robert Kiyosaki. See if that opens up some possibilities.

    Please let me know if it does and I may be able to recommend other books and other steps you could take.

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  • 1WeirdGuy

    I blame your parents for a lot of it. I have had mental shit goin on and use to be addicted to drugs. My parents threw me out really young. Best thing to happen to me in the long run. It changed how I saw the world and it wasnt just the drugs and mental issues that was holding me back it was my outlook.

    I dont want to kick a man or woman when they're down but its really not ok to sit at home with mom at 25 especially with no job. Everything I read was you feeling sorry for yourself and that is your problem in life. I get it tho I did that too forever but it only hurts you. It took me so much self destruction before I realised it. You're around the age that I started to see it too. I do believe you are more than capable of working some type of job.

    Its gonna sound cheesy but you need a life coach more than a therapist. I think you have a victim mentality that is reinforced by your mother. A male life coach might be good to give you the less nurturing cold truth side of things. You need it.

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  • Don't know where you live, but if it's not in the States I assume you must have access to some form of mental health assistance. You're going to have to stop "living in denial of" your mental issues and get those treated as best you can before you can do much of anything else. Try and find a better therapist than the one you're accustomed to. If you do live in the US, I really don't know what to do if you can't afford treatment.

    Once that's taken care of, get some kind of job. Pretty much anything that will get you out of the house - I see you're complaining of loneliness, but you refuse to work in an environment where you might "be forced to talk to anyone when im just shopping." That's not a good look, imo.

    If you get the job and hate the job, try saving up as much as you can while you're still living with your mom, and use that money to go to a trade school, if those are a thing where you live. You can acquire an Associates in Applied Sciences and get paid decent money for a relatively cheap degree, and going to school will allow you to meet new people and make more connections with people in your area. You might not want to talk to people at first, but staying isolated isn't going to help those depersonalization issues you're having.

    Try and focus on one thing at a time.

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    • 1234tellmethatyoulovememore

      I second this. I would recommend volunteering too especially if you have issues with work experience.

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