I need some helpful advice and suggestions please

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My life is an absolute mess.

I really need some direction, suggestions and helpful advice in order to make it better. I seem to take one step forward and then five back. Feel as though I'm always at the bottom of a mountain.

I need help with everything!

I'm trying to sort out long term, low cost therapy and was on the phone today and will continue next week. I have social anxiety and panic disorder.

I have chronic illnesses that will make it difficult for me to get back to work full time, but I may be able to handle part time. I have an appointment with an holistic hospital for an assessment soon, it offer acupuncture and supplement advice etc I'm in constant, constant pain.

I want to work but don't know what to do. Was moving towards international 'high flying' work until I became ill. Had to do a 360 regarding career and haven't worked for a while due to ill health. Have no savings or pension so I'm screwed. Also don't know what to move into but, I do have a lot of qualifications (three degrees) and a lot of professional qualifications. I really, really need advice on this and don't know where to go for that. Did try the national helpline but they weren't helpful.

That's mostly it, there's other stuff as well but those are the big issues right now.

Can anyone help?

I didn't want to read and run so just wanted to say I'm sorry to hear your situation.
I can't really offer any advice apart from taking small steps, don't try and resolve these issues all at once. Start with one thing, like organising the therapy and slowly move onto the next because it would be too overwhelming otherwise.
Be kind to yourself and I wish you the best of luck.x

Did you go to university? If so you may be able to get advice from their careers service. I know mine offers lifelong support to alumni.

Partner? Children?

* Did you go to university? If so you may be able to get advice from their careers service. I know mine offers lifelong support to alumni.*

Wow - that’s amazing! What uni and what kind of support?

Oxford. Allows alumni to use services as long as they need it.

www.careers.ox.ac.uk/services-just-for-alumni/

You can attend careers fairs, see the advisers in Oxford or by Skype and look at vacancies which have been shared with the university.

Am so sorry for your problems.
About counselling. Please Google IAPT. (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) It's free and you can self refer. I've used it. Good luck.x

No children, no partner and am isolated. I've been single for fifteen years. That's another issue but I didn't want to throw everything in at once. I'm estranged from family. Yes, I know.

The university where I got my last Masters is crap, I did go to the head of my course and ask for help but they were less than helpful. They do basic careers stuff: job search, CV help but really, I need to sit down with someone, look at my training, qualifications and experience and work out how to move forward. I can't go into anything too stressful because it would affect my mental and physical health.

I'm also starting an 8 week mindfulness course next week as well as looking into gentle yoga.

I'm happy to retrain or undertake further training in something but am not sure what.

Thank for the kind thoughts and I'm already looking into long term therapy. Thank you though.