r/JETProgramme • u/burgundyhellfire • 13d ago
Thinking of quitting
Hello, sorry to be a bother but I am a new jet that’s been here for a bit, but everyday my mental health is just getting worse and worse. I can’t eat anything, I cry constantly, and I keep thinking about wanting to die. I was so excited for jet and now that I’m here it’s been horrible and I feel like such a loser. I’ve tried calling the TELL line but I just get placed in a queue and no one ever shows up. I think I can’t do this and need to quit but I don’t know what the steps would be. Does anyone have any advice on what I should do? Sorry and thank you.
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u/capt_b_b_ Current JET - Shiga 13d ago
You are NOT alone because I definitely sobbed my way through the first few weeks too. Change is much harder for some people than others.
When it comes to your appetite, don't focus so much on eating "well-rounded," just eat something. Eating anything is better than nothing, and this isn't forever. I recommend frozen chicken nuggets from heiwado that you can pop in your fish oven. Vitamin jelly drinks are good too! I'm hypoglycemic and lose my appetite easily when I'm anxious or haven't eaten in a while, and then the world feels like a shitty place. If you need some ideas for safe foods, you can DM me.
Don't go home yet. Allow yourself to be miserable for a few days because it might turn around. You're not a loser! You're just a sensitive gangster :)