Career Change... But To What?

[Molksky]

Hi BlueOrange, and thanks you are right in regards to working, I guess I wasn't very clear with what I meant by small window. I was more referring to my childbearing years, of which I have about 5 left realistically, possibly 6. And to make a career change in the middle of trying to start a family doesn't leave much room for error if I'm hoping to get maternity benefits from a job or choose to go back and study. Maybe any job is better than aiming for a specific career right now until family stuff is sorted - at least to minimize the stress! some people are amazing at multitasking everything in their lives, but I don't think I could do it :)

 

[NarcSis]

Hi, I'm kind of like you, torn about where to go in life. Each time I strike out in a direction I seem to hit a brick wall, get discouraged and start to wonder what my purpose is in this world anymore.

I've found that I tend to seek out employment options more suited to the Pre-Trauma me - helping professions like teaching, social work, healthcare etc because I know these areas. The hardest part for me to swallow is that Post-Trauma me finds it extremely difficult to cope in those fields and I end up at an impasse wondering where to go.

I agree that it's because I still don't know this new Me all that well and in order to successfully move forward in life, I have to balance Me first, if that makes sense. I'm not ready to make a huge career move yet because I'm still imbalanced. I don't fully know who I am or what limits I need to operate within - old Me had no limits.

Find what you love doing, not just like or tolerate. If it means stepping back into a training or support role, well that's a "helping profession" too.

Good luck.