Help! Feeling overwhelmed

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After many years unable to work through ill health I am dipping my toe back in to trying to get some income in ahead of the winter cost of living rises plus I'm fed up being bored!

The situation is I need to do something that's completely wfh/remote because of the health stuff. I have an idea/ideas in mind but need help to get going.

Spoke with a careers advisor and she signposted me to some "women returner" courses which do look like they would be useful which I have applied for (that in itself was a challenge!). I seem to have been accepted on one of them but...

There's an initial meeting tomorrow to talk it over - on "teams"

I've never used "teams" in my life! So I'm assuming it's a case of downloading the app to the Laptop but before I crack on I am not sure how I will be able to practice with it given it's a minimum 2 person function? All I can think to do is perhaps try and see if anyone in friends and family are available to practice with me?

Just on a general note as I've started this journey I've also found I am struggling to understand certain things as I'm out of touch/deskilled

I've been looking through the "£10 a day" thread as I'm wanting to get started get some money coming in/saving money via points/vouchers etc asap

Joined some of the sites suggested there but looking at some of the jobs available to bid for quite honestly sometimes I've no idea what they're on about in terms of the job involved or what skills they're looking for

Upon further research I have found it's often been a case of "oh they mean x! Oh I can do that!"

But I've been afraid to apply for anything in case I am actually more clueless than I think I am!

Has anyone returned to this type of work after a long absence? I think I'd appreciate the empathy and some guidance/support right now from people who've "been there"

Would also appreciate support and guidance from those who do know what this is all about

Feel like I'm drowning!

But - the careers advisor and people who know me in real life that I've talked this over with and who know what I'm like work wise and skill/ability wise are all saying I'll be fine once I get going.

I think it's mainly a huge lack of confidence!

Hello! I totally sympathise, I have been through the same thing recently.
well done for getting on a returners course. I found mine was full of similarity unconfident mums who hadn’t been able to work for a huge amount of reasons. This in itself is useful as you stop feeling so alone and a failure ( if you do! I did!)
as for teams, it’s very easy and no one will know how to use it!
there will be you tube videos and probably tutorials on their website.
just click buttons and see what happens. But everyone will be not knowing where the camera, mic is. And everyone will be stressed and nervous. It’s a big emotional deal, I found.
I also found we helped each other with a whats app group. And slowly you will learn the current lingo and get confidence.
part of my course was getting used to teams and we had to do stuff on a miro board. ( online post it notes) there are also free courses all over the place for office skills.
It’s emotional, exciting, and a fab learning curve and you will be fine, honestly!

also I like my course over a paid confidence building one as it was similar unconfident women out of work.women. The paid one was women who were all in work and a bit raring to go and I found that too much and backed off.
you can do it!

Also our one posted jobs that were a bit more sympathetic to returners.so handy for that.