How being unemployed affected my mental health

After roughly four years unemployed, he describes depression, isolation, 12–14-hour sleep, gaming, financial scarcity, and feeling worthless and outside society. His parents’ repeated pressure and hurtful remarks damaged their relationship, though they did not impose an ultimatum or remove housing. After four months at the petrol station, he remains satisfied, has not quit or been fired, and handles strangers better.

Work has shifted from feared threat to exposure, purpose, social confidence, and earned spending, though his future remains undefined.