How do you explain being unemployed for the most of you life to an employer? No lie feels good enough, you can't just tell them you were too depressed and anxious to do anything most of your life and contemplated suicide and tried to escape reality through games and masturbation and sleep?
>>29603618
Say someone you know is a self employed landscaper, whatever and you worked with them. Then get that person to cover for you and dodge a reference.
Worked for me.
Mental illness acceptance in the workplace, plx.
Tell them you were sick (psychically) for that period, make something up.
>>29603618
You don't need an excuse for not working, that's not what they are asking for. You just need to tell them what you were doing instead. Saying that you've been sick sounds really bad, it's much better to tell them that you've been playing video games. Don't be ashamed of it, they don't know shit about video games but if you act like it's shameful they'll believe you. If you act like it's no different from devoting yourself to a sport for a couple or years or travelling the world, they'll believe that too.
If you act like you did it because it was important to you, you'll impress them.
>>29603618
You're better off saying something like you were going through a long period of indecisiveness and trying to figure out your life.
Or throw it in there and give it a believable background like coming out of depression.
Tell them you were caring for a sick relative and that you used your spare time educating yourself in whatever way seems relevant to the job you are applying for.
>>29603618
>"I was too depressed and anxious to do anything most of my life and contemplated suicide and tried to escape reality by devoting myself entirely to my meaningless job"
>"I was too depressed and anxious to do anything most of my life and contemplated suicide and tried to escape reality by doing volunteer work in Africa."
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