TLDR: Trying to find out if there's a point to me going in debt to get a degree in Computer Science if companies likely won't hire me due to my criminal record and lack of experience at 25.
I've been in and out of the psychiatric system in BC since 17 when I tried to hang myself. Recently I had to escape BC and went to Ontario because I was being forced to be injected with antipsychotics there after being misdiagnosed as bipolar and it was negatively affecting my quality of life, athleticism, mental cognition, and etc. I've been seeing an endocrinologist here in Ontario for treatment for hyperprolactinemia, hypothyroidism, and hypogonadism, and am now almost ready to work. This CBC article talks about a woman who fled from BC to escape its mental health laws like I did, and that article and this one talk about how "BC is the only jurisdiction in Canada that still uses a ‘deemed consent’ model".
Because I ran away from BC, I now have a provincial warrant for my arrest there and am living in an Ontario shelter. The Ontario police told me they evaluated my case and are not gonna extradite me to BC luckily. But the problem is that this warrant for my arrest will probably stay on my criminal record, and most office jobs typically background check. Furthermore, I've been to jail 3 times for assault, stupid bar fights and one incident where I punched a bus driver for yelling at my then-girlfriend. I also have no significant work history (only 6 months at a fast food chain and 2 months in another) because of being in and out of the psychiatric system.
You guys can judge me as being crazy or being a piece of shit for my past actions, but surely everyone here can agree that a 25 year old should not be doomed for the rest of life because of mistakes he made in his youth. I got good grades in high school and want to get a degree in Computer Science and turn my life around, but because of my past criminal record along with the new BC Mental Health Act warrant for my arrest, as well as the fact that my work history on my resume is essentially empty even though I should have 7-9 years of experience by now at 25, I feel like I'm doomed to failure before I even start as no one would hire me after I got my CS degree. Can anyone please give me a gameplan or an outline of what to do? I really don't wanna resort to a life of crime but I also don't wanna spend tens of thousands of dollars on a degree if no one is gonna hire me after I graduate due to background checks. I just want a normal life and to work a normal office job in tech.
Submitted September 27, 2021 at 07:09AM by -fckmylife- https://ift.tt/3iuQTXp
