I've got social anxiety and i'm scared to get a job

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I'm 17 years old and I'm scared to get a job. I have to decide what I want to do by September but I don't KNOW what I want to do. Career teachers have told me to do an apprenticeship. But really I'm just scared to do it. I applied for a nursery apprenticeship but honestly I don't want to be a nursery teacher and the thought of playing with kids for hours sounds so exhausting and boring. I applied because I don't know what else to do with my life. Anyway, I got a call from the nursery and they said I will need to have a phone interview but what I really wanted is to hang up the phone. I hate talking on the phone, it makes me panic and gives me anxiety. Like an idiot I said can you call me back later because I just woke. And I know what I said was really unprofessional and the person on the phone thought I was really stupid. But I just needed to hang up the phone because I would have panicked. They tried contacting me again but I didn't pick up. Now what do I do? I just don't know what to do anymore

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  • kujo
    7 years ago

    Go to college

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  • AbnormallyAwesome
    7 years ago

    I had the same thing with the phone when I was your age. It's all about practice. The more you do it the easier it gets. It helps to know how little people can tell from your voice. They don't know what you look like or who you are. If you want them to think you're super professional and have years of experience, all you have to do is sound like it. In a real meeting it's hard to pull that off, but on the phone you can be whoever you want to be.

    About your job ... That's a tougher one. Have you informed yourself about your options? Maybe there's an awesome job out there you didn't even know existed. What are your skills? Do you like numbers? People? Art? Nature?
    Don't get hung up on your inexperience or how scary the real world seems to be. You're 17, you'll have plenty of time to learn. If you want to get hired as an apprentice, you don't have to already be good, but you have to show that you're interested. There has to be something you'd love to be good at, right?

    It doesen't have to be anything you can apply for right now. But maybe if you have an idea of where you want to go eventually you can take a natural first step.

    Good luck, and don't worry too much.

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    • NeilYounger
      7 years ago

      I would suggest that the OP gets to the root of her problem before she tackles any or all of your suggestions. Your advice may serve to overwhelm her, though you are quite obviously a person with a good heart with the best of intentions. Superior advice here OP. But I would suggest that you crawl before attempting to start walking.

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      • AbnormallyAwesome
        7 years ago

        Maybe yoou're right. I don't know much about social anxiety to be honest.
        To me he sounded like most people when they're that young. Being a teenager is hard.

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  • NeilYounger
    7 years ago

    You need therapy, and quite possibly medication to deal with these anxiety attacks of yours. Know that this is not uncommon and a competent clinician will help you deal with this. Nothing to be ashamed off, please know that. Any M.D. or nurse can refer you to the right course of treatment. So take a deep breath and relax. Then seek medical treatment. Do it! You'll be fine. :-D

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