You’re not alone, says Mariella Frostrup. Get professional help to muster resilience and determination. We need people like you to change our political trajectory
The dilemma I graduated last summer with a first-class degree in medical sciences from a well-regarded uni. I worked extremely hard, but have little experience that can be used in the working world. I have applied for more than 70 jobs over the past 17 months, as well as 10 Masters and PhD studentships, and have been met with constant rejections. I can’t stop the negative spiral of thinking, largely based on how useless I feel and how pointless my existence is. I live in a destitute coastal town and currently wash dishes in a nearby restaurant. There are no opportunities to gain laboratory experience without volunteering in the nearest city, which is three hours away and I cannot afford to move there. I have no appetite and like to be completely alone. I cry most days and do not have any friends. Through LinkedIn, I see most people I went to university with have moved on with their lives. I try to exercise, but cannot seem to make myself feel mentally well. I have reached out for career help, but been told my CV seems fine and to keep trying, which I am becoming tired of hearing. I am stuck.
Mariella replies Hello out there. I’m so glad you wrote. One thing is very clear – you write a good letter! I might not want to live in a “destitute coastal town” but it’s a vivid and evocative way of describing your location. It won’t help you to know how many thousands of young people like you are struggling against the odds. Despite the crisis among our youth we remain fixated on our dysfunctional divorce from Europe. Instead of conjuring new opportunities, we’ve spent the past years blaming the lack of them on our nearest neighbours.
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