Desperate for work at 59

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Please help.
im 59 and desperate for work. I’ve had the odd shop job. I don’t have any skills, years ago I did design, well I can do design but my photoshop and illustrator skills let me down.
im supposed to retire and I can’t, ever I don’t think.
is it ridiculous to apply to be a teacher? By the time I get in the course I’ll be 60.so that’s stupid, I’d have to do maths o level too.
what can I do? Is there some sort of help out there? Are there courses? Not degree but just something to get me into a job. I’m so stuck and lost and anxious. It’s causing massive riffs between me and Dh. I don’t know how I got to this age without a job, I get the odd bit of freelance but it doesn’t last. I’m too anxious to think straight.

Thank you, you are lovely and I appreciate your comment. X

Hello, me again. Just popping on to say hi. I’m amazed at how many helpful mns took time to write, thank you.
I’m feeling a bit pathetic lack of confidence atm. Which is why I’ve re read this with interest. Interesting to read again several months on. mainly because DH in a stress spiral and is moaning because he has to earn all the money. I earn some, not much, not enough to live off.
i get a lot of good reactions to my work, and I’d like to do more somehow. I guess I’m asking how I can build my confidence to do so. At the moment every thing is a struggle mentally, and I’ll hide under the duvet rather than get up/clean/ be proactive etc.
thanks!

Hey. Flip this on the head. You have experience that can be transferred to a job my mum sold her business at 55. And she became a nursery worker and worked in the baby room. She loved it. Then got a job at M&S. You definitely have options.

Maybe treat yourself to a another session with the Business coach?

Or remind your husband that you had a perfectly good job that he encouraged bullied you out of back in November 2023!

We've gone full circle Pinky - only you know how many times you're prepared to go round again!

This! I remember his constant harassment of you to get a job but as soon as you did he hounded you to give it up xx