How does being long term unemployment affect you

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Avoidannce diddent help than i feel like a bit but im more afraid of being rejected after all my efforts to get interviews or job trials. We invest so much emotion into this business only to have our hopes flushed down the toilet with these words: 'Sorry, you diddent get the job' and alot of the time they dont even ring you back they just leave you hanging. Then you have to tell your family you diddent get it and then your lyeing on your bed at night trying to go to sleep but its impossible cause all you can do is feel guilty and heart broken especially when you were so close to becoming a contributing member of socity. Then i go into centerlink for youth allowance, I hate that line its such a miserable affair being unemployed. People do treat you different cause they ask you what you do for YOUR living and you tell them 'job seeker' and you know in your heart they all have jobs and your useing tax payer money to live. Well I dont want to be a burdan so i dont want to live.

Please if you are considering suicide, contact a suicide hotline immediately. I know it's hard being unemployed. I tried looking for a job while at college as a work-study job and it either two situations: The position was already filled or the position was there but when I came to the place they were hired out. There is no shame seeking unemployment or youth allowance, its not your fault that you are unemployed. I think that most people with AS has difficulty finding employment, in some cases they're effectively unemployable for years despite experience and a college degree.

am i considering suicide when i wake up in the morning and repeat 'I Hate My life' in my head than i think of ways of dying but wont harm me permanately in case someone realise what im trying to do and saves me from myself?

Ive been on unemployment for a long time too, its horrible.

However, i dont feel much guilt about taxes, since learning more about the monetary system, which is basically a big scam designed to enslave us. Paying tax doesnt make someone a more 'worthy' or 'contributory' person overall, since some of the most wicked and destructive people pay the most tax, whilst youll meet some of the most incredibly warm-hearted and charitable people on welfare!

My suggestion, since you feel relatively able to work is to forget about the money for the time being and do some voluntary work. Although you wont get paid you'll get all the other rewards of doing a job (one thats actually worth doing at all, unlike a lot of paid work) - self-esteem, exercise, sense of purpose, socialization etc - but without the same level of pressure and responsibility. If you find the right placement, itll set you up mentally and emotionally so that youll be more likely to find decent paid work when you feel ready.

Lonely,

I tell myself "I hate my life" all the time as well. I hope you can realize you are not alone.

Both of us should work to accept that these thoughts aren't very useful. When you tell yourself, "I hate my life", you should respond to the part of yourself that said that by saying, "Uhh.. that's great (sarcastic), but, that's not very helpful right now." And then push that thought aside.

We should work to improve our lives. Find out what needs are not being met and what we can do to improve ourselves in that way. Thoughts like "I hate my life" may drift into your head (they drift into mine), but they are not helpful. So quickly acknowledge them and cast them aside. And then think about, "How can I make my life better?".

Edit: In your situation, I think you should be happy that you are seeking employment. Don't base your happiness on weather the next job accepts you or not, but rather, base it upon.. am I trying to accomplish my goal?

I think everyone has those thoughts sometimes in there lives but i dont know if I have the real drive to act on them. Like i have said in another thread somewhere else even voluntary work would be wonderful and once i have the job i will be a happier person