job for the rest of your life. That's not an attack BTW, a mate with a history of depression went through a lot of hoops to prove to the army that he didn't have it (just so he could join.) Initially he snuck in under the radar, but God he had a horrible time given the pressure and lack of support for a condition that technically should have disqualified him from the job (for his own good.) Wow, a lot of replies and some really good sounding advice. Thanks to everyone who has chipped in. A few reoccurring questions that I'll attempt to answer as best I can in this thread. In regards to IT jobs: I'm not necessarily only applying to I.T jobs, I'm applying everywhere I believe I'm capable of fulfilling the role (entry level jobs, junior roles etc) I.T was a region I'd liked to have gotten into a few years ago and it's the one where I have the most hands on experience. In regards to what I enjoy/what I want to be doing with my life: I honestly wish I knew. I really did. The longest thing I've stuck with over the last year is general health and fitness / weightlifting and bodybuilding, so maybe something to do with that. I think this is one of my biggest problems. If I was super passionate about, oh...say photography or something, I'd work my ass off and create my own studio or something along those lines. I'm