I’ve an unrupted AVM that caused epilepsy so I did radiation therapy and it’s all better now (no epilepsy anymore) but my left side got a bit weaker after it since I’ve less “control” over it.
I don’t know if it’s due to the radiation therapy or something else but I’m also very tired forth and back, and feel like I resonate with people with ADHD (can’t comprehend time and a bit messy with a lot of thoughts in my head).
I HAVE to search for a job to survive but I don’t know what I could do… I started to study during Covid and ended up with a Bachelor in business economy (marketing) but there’s literally no paid jobs, only internships, except if you’ve 5+ years of experience. It also feels like it will be too stressful for me and everyday my worry grows due to my economy…
So, any recommendations at all?
Have you gone back to work? Is it manageable?
What do you work with? Do you enjoy it?
Have you tried applying for the positions that stipulate 5 years experience? I think businesses put these things on their requirements but whether they actually find people with the experience they state is another matter. My guess is that often they have to compromise.
Hello! I don’t know if I’m the best to answer as I never had a career or anything like that I simply worked as a manager at a coffee shop before my rupture,and after that I decided to work from home so I can control the working hours etc…I work as a nail tech for now and I like it,but from November I’ll have to find something else to do as well…I don’t let it stress me out or anything,don’t let yourself think too much, sometimes it just makes it worse.I m sure you will find something that suits you.
You need to find something that you enjoy in life & helps pay the bills… no one likes to be stressed at work, but unfortunately sometimes it is the reality… if you have tertiary education for some of these jobs I would still apply anyway cause you never know… all the best with it… God bless!
Hey Mia,
I wouldn’t call any of this my ‘recommendation’, but here’s what I did. I tried to return to my former role, at my former pace but ended up frying myself. Don’t do that. I had to learn to read my own body’s signs and stop when my body said “STOP”. I couldn’t do that in a regular 9-5 role, so started volunteering.
I explained to the coordinator my situation and told them I need to manage around ‘Me’. They were OK with that. I worked my way up in the agency and although the $$ was minimal, the perks all added up to where I was more than comfortable. It also allowed me to learn my new limits and how best to manage me. The coordinator was more than happy with participation, stating that when I said I’d attend, I was there and when I couldn’t I gave them time to manage. She told me I was more reliable than some of her paid staff
I think a BIG plus for me was that volunteering kept my mind occupied. I could sit down and think and think and thi… rolling the same things over and over or I can use that energy helping others.
For me, this was one of the best things I could have done. It took my mind off of me.
Find a group that interests you and see where it leads (you may be surprised)
Hello Mia I’m Sam. you commented on my post on looking for friends and I can understand your frustration regarding career and finance. I too am struggling with this after my head injury. i don’t really have much income because of my accident I sometimes earned quite a decent amount from trading forex and investing in the financial markets as a side income but I would not call it a living since I have to be solely focused on it to be wealthy. however, I think you can find other means of making money. in my case for example I just started advertising myself as a virtual assistant. Maybe you can post your services and skills on sites like fiverr and up work to get clients. I’m sure someone will hire you for your skills. i am in your shoes too. i have a diploma in human resources and was about to graduate from university until my AVM ruptured and I am, back to square one. i know how it feels but I think for me my rupture is an opportunity to learn real business skills. Before my rupture happened I hated my university life, it wasn’t how I wanted to spend my time after my diploma, I wanted to practice what i had learned at my technical college. but now after my rupture I realised that it’s the perfect time to learn all my business skills by putting them into practice and as for my trading and investing, i enjoyed it way more than my lectures at university because it is practical and I learn so much more by doing. i hope this helps.
Jag hoppas du har en underbare dag. Pratar du svenska Mia? i remember you told me you were from Sweden. i know some Svenska but only very few words i learned from a friend. Maybe you can teach me some
Yes, the ones I feel like I could handle, I have applied. It’s very hard to get a foot in some companies, it seems like. Still, no job I’ve replied to have even taken me into an interview. I’m just hoping the right job will show up soon and I’ll keep applying!
Thank you
Oh, but that sounds like a nice and not so stressful job, though. Maybe I should have a look around the coffee shops here.
Have you found anything yet? Nail tech must’ve been a lot of fun, how come you had to let that go? Yeah, I want to find something that I find somewhat appealing and suits me. Thank you!
So true, @Adrian1 - it has to be somewhat enjoyable and at the same time pays the bills. I don’t have that much expenses so I’m surviving but after surviving an AVM I would like to live my life more fully! And actually enjoy my work.
@ModSupport volunteering sounds like a dream! I would love to volunteer with either animals or humans - maybe even with people whom has rare diseases like us! Yeah, instead of just thinking what could’ve been or whatever I do know, it would feel REALLY good to be able to help others.
And thank you, @mike_az_21 ! I’m proud over graduating but to be honest, I thought it would lead to a job easier with a degree… looks like it doesn’t. But still - I am happy I did it!
Looks like heavy work! But as you say, we all have to work with what we got. With a child, it’s harder to take a salary brake and study - ofcourse (I wouldn’t do that either if I had kids). Thank you and I wish the best for you too!
@Sam2307 virtual assistant sounds interesting! How’s it going?
I’ve been on fiverr and upwork before but it’s so much work for literally 5 dollars so it doesn’t really pay up compared to all the work I did, also sometimes you get no job and sometimes you have a lot at the same time, which isn’t sufficient for me due to my stresslevels (both for having no job and having too much).
I’ve always thought about starting my own thing with all my knowledge from business development and marketing - but I don’t know what. I’m also somewhat of an perfectionist with 100 ideas and none executed. But we’ll see. I know I somehow want to help others with something that is sustainable. What that is, I don’t know yet.
Till then, I might look up volunteer work and just help others by spreading some light etc.
hia @Mia1 I just started my virtual assistant venture and so far I have people who are interested in giving men some work but I haven’t closed any deal with them as they seem to prefer to other virtual assistants but I am working hard to find clients. I can understand your frustration with Fiverr but you are luckier than me since I never got any real clients there just scammers who try to trick me into doing their work for free. volunteering sounds good. I got my first job while I was living in Australia through volunteering, I got acquainted to my boss who was looking for an extra hand to be his lab assistant and sample preparer at a mining lab and I immediately said yes and earned good money from it especially when there was a mining boom in Western Australia but that all changed after my AVM accident and I am now jobless and unable to work but overall I think volunteering is a good way to open up channels to a new job. I learned from my experience that it is not about what degree you have or what skills you possess but rather who you know and how you present yourself so people want to hire you and invest in you or your ideas. I hope this helps. Keep going Skåll
I have an appointment coming up with my neurosurgeon this upcoming week. Not exactly looking forward to the possible outcome. It can greatly affect my way of life & my current job.
But, we all have to work with what we got.
Not great to hear that education isn’t exactly a positive into entering a career field. I figured as much, but definitely not positive to hear.