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T Dump that I mentioned yesterday/bitching about my life & career situation I need to get a physical and psychological clearance to move to a certain career path. Though I’ve always been in decent to good shape, my mental health history is pretty questionable due to having a period of bad depression from middle school through college. I finally got my hands on about 50 pages of my medical records from that timespan that I needed, which aren't damning but sure as hell aren't good. I'm 27 now and haven't had any serious issues with my mental health since early 2019 so I'm semi-hopeful I can pass it. That being said, by the process's guidelines I will have to get deferred for a more serious check and that process can apparently take over a year. I can't put my life on hold for that long, but I also don't want to take a full time job (assuming I could even find one) where I'd quit in a few months or have issues getting time off if I am required to go see a doctor for any required medical appointments. I've worked in various low skill jobs before + the field my bachelors degree is in (tech), but have never seriously examined many other more serious career paths. I've always hated tech, but kept letting myself be railroaded into it by my family for the last 15 years and I'm only leaving now because losing my job gave me plenty of time to reconsider my life. I haven't been able to find a new tech job anyways. At this point I've barely touched anything outside the most generic interview question problems since before I was laid off in February and my technical skills have atrophied quite hard, but I hate coding and tech in general so it's hard to stomach grinding/practicing it until my skills are back to a hireable level. There are some trades I have interest in, but pay for an apprentice is lower than what I’d make at a guaranteed job at a family friend’s business & there I’d essentially be able to make my own hours. The big issue with that though is the lack of any forward progression so if things don't work out with the clearance I'll have mostly wasted a year or so of my life
