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Comment on Discussion Thread 🐬 Saturday 6 December 2025

Mentally exhausted with a black veil of hopelessness resting on my heart.

depression

That clanker didn’t call yesterday, so I’m relieved I don’t have to talk to it. I’m not expecting everything I want to be handed to me, nor did I expect it to be easy. But it does still hurt, and has me feeling so low as to question whether I’ve made a mistake pursuing this at all. Maybe I’m too old now and I should have just stuck it out in CC. Maybe that’s all anyone will give me a chance to do, and maybe I should just be happy with that. Just because I want something, doesn’t mean I’ll get it, I suppose.

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LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It feels shitty but you’re doing more than inaction.

When are you done with your diploma?

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- StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I’ve got my cert III already. To do cert IV in vet nursing I need a placement in animal industry first, hence why I took the cattery rejection so hard lol
  
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  - LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I see :(
    
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    StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Not from what I saw. Other industries yes, but vet nursing they want us to source the placement ourselves. Even their grad careers page had nothing in animal industry. Totally wild considering the resources they had for the actual classes I took
    
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
nooo

you are doing the right thing , even in tough times education and pursuing a career is the best way to improve your life, it also means you are making the decisions as far as you can, not just letting other people determine your whole life

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- StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Thank you! I am exercising my autonomy and self-determination, I just feel really terrible.
  
  I appreciate your support and kindness, truly 🙏💜
  
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  - Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    so many hugs
    
    we can only do what we can, we didn’t make this world we were born into
    
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melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I’m sorry Spud. I’m hoping an opportunity comes. If you’re going through hell keep going.

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SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Im so sorry. It’s hard to miss out when you’ve put so much work in. But you shouldn’t despair yet. I know people who graduated from all sorts of things where it took time to get a foot in the door. But they eventually did, and it worked out for them. If you are still keen to pursue it, then keep going. This may be irrelevant, but are you able to travel out of town for work? I knew a person in a similar field who got a placement in a rural area, far less competitive. Commute might be tough for a while but might give you a start? I hope you can be kind to yourself, get some rest over the next few days.

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