Why is it so hard to seek help in the UK?

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That is a great attitude - I would love to get to that level of functioning in the future, where I feel like if I just keep trying, I will eventually find a job I can do.

As for professional mental health care, it really is a problem (where I live as well), and I'm trying to learn to be self-reliant, or seek advice here on WP - because in an urgent "I need help NOW" situation, that's really the only option that exists. (Unless you get admitted to emergency psych lockdown, and spend 12 hours handcuffed to a chair in the waiting room overnight - which in my opinion is less 'helpful' than just chatting with folks on WP )

It is extremely difficult here. I hate it. The NHS is over.

I just take my antidepressants and try not to think too much.

The NHS sounds as hopeless as Canada with the only difference being our social and healthcare system heavily markets itself as being the complete opposite, full of help, hope and resources but never delivers on anything, basically a sea of quicksand from horizon to horizon. There are countless promises of help if only you just run the gauntlet, complete the wild goose chase, but at the end of the road there is nothing, no prize for your efforts. It sort of reminds me of mario where each castle you would be told that the princess is in another castle only to repeat the fruitless search all over again and again lol. Somewhere along the line(probably around 5 years ago or so), those at the top figured out they could offer much less if they just stepped up their marketing of their nonexistent resources, and no one would be the wiser.

The problem with the NHS is that it's a National Health Crisis Service rather than care or chronic illness and certainly not 'manageable' mental illness. There's nothing wrong with that... but I wonder if it would be better if mental health was dealt with separately.

As for job support, yes there does seem to be a lack of support for continuing skills and career management.

But OP, I've no doubt that you could get another job like the one you have in a different location, it sounds like it's anxiety preventing you from applying.