Is it normal to feel like a complete failure?

i may be wrong but it doesn't sound like the hardest job you have right now is finding a job it sounds like the hardest job right now is forgiving yourself. bad things happen to good people, if you love yourself and have confidence other people are going to notice that. you may be going through some rough times with jobs right now but like notanicegirl said voulenteering is a great idea, and even though you don't get paid it might lead to pay and you get sense of self worth because your helping other people

it's so hard right now i feel the same and i'm not even an addict. just can't decent work it's not just you.

I've known quite a few people with drug problems and the one thing they all have in common is that they are hypercritical about themselves. Eveyone goes thru phases of not liking their life and its direction. Its your choice to see it as a motivation to get where you want to be. You have been clean for 2 years...that's no easy feat. You should try and focus on the positive things that you have done in your life. Right now the job situation is bad for eveyone, so don't be too hard on yourself. Just keep at it.

I am in the VERY same situation. I AM AN ADDICT! I wish I weren't but I am. I've hurt so many including wife and teen boy. She divorced me but let me back home after seeing me bout dead on my own. I'm clean now-barely!
I can NOT stand myself! What kind of man does the things I have done while high. And being high ain't no excuse becuz I KNEW what I'd do everytime I got high!
But, we MUST strive to pick up our lives and get better. We are worth it, I suppose. I wish I could punish myself and move on but it never helps. Pray for self-acceptance and go to NA or AA meetings, they do help, I promise. I know He doesn't want us this way, we have suffered enough!

Keep trying myself.
The one thing so unique about life is that one moment you feel like a train wreck, the other u feel like a king.
Good things will happen, sooner or later. Its the law of averages.
Do good things, be a nice human being and always be nice and generous to others.
Good things will happen.
Keep living and don't be so frustrated.
Listen to music, relax and let the tension go.
Feel light.
Love life.
Cheers.

If you have a bit of money...why don't you try the stock market?

Many people cannot find jobs right now, even if they have had no break in work history or issues with drug abuse. The hardest job you will ever have is trying to find a job. Sounds like you just need a bit of perspective, even if you are unemployed that does not mean that you are useless, perhaps you could find some time to volunteer. This could offer two benefits, it will enhance your sense of self worth and accomplishment and you could meets some contacts that could lead to paid position.

Listen to Stone hearted man by Anthony Green

will relate to you my good friend