Finding a job
I’m new in recovery but I’m not. I’ve been an alcoholic for ten+ years (age 28). Been sober a bit. Have never really had a job but applying for some, don’t know how to cover the gaps in my employment (can’t really say I’m an alcoholic as most people look down on that). I have a good education went to university (masters psychology, uk) and part through medical school but was laid off because of my drinking. Don’t want to go back to medicine. Would take any job but they want experience it would be good to move forward in my recovery, but I don’t have any experience apart from universities because I have been pissed half of my life. There’s no volunteering opportunities where I’m from apart from charity shops. I also have quite bad social anxiety so I am not exactly the biggest people person but can warm up after a while. I am on unemployment benefit which hardly pays everything I need a week living on my own and would like something just to get busy with and to give me a little to spend on computer games etc. Nothing extravagant. The boredom is the worst for me I hate being bored there’s only so much judge Judy I can watch.