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A transgender woman at “rock bottom” has made a desperate plea for a job after alleging employers are rejecting her because of her health problems and how she looks.

Victoria Wright, 30, who came out last year after being born as a man called Victor, is struggling to find work and now rarely leaves her home in Hessle after a series of knockbacks.

The rejections, compounded with a host of health problems, have left her severely depressed. Miss Wright, who is on the waiting list for gender reassignment surgery, has also recently had her benefits cut and she admits she now does not know where to turn.

'I'm being punished'

“I feel like I’ve tried everything and life seems to be getting worse,” Miss Wright said. “It feels like I am being punished.

(Image: Jerome Ellerby)

“I get that Monday morning feeling that people get every week, every day. I’m at complete rock bottom.”

“I’ve tried applying for office jobs, retail jobs and when I do group interviews and get feedback they tell me I have got some of the details wrong but actually I know that I remembered everything on the board.

“I feel it’s because of the way I look – not because I got the details wrong.”

Crippling health problems

Miss Wright, who was kicked out of school and college during her teenage years, feels she has also been beset by an array on health problems which began 15 years ago when she was diagnosed with epilepsy.

(Image: Jerome Ellerby)

She also suffers from ulcerative colitis, eczema and irritable bowel syndrome, and last year she was left with blood poisoning to the brain after developing acute pancreatitis which led to her having hallucinations in hospital.

“When I was in hospital and on tramadol my blood was poisoned and I was hallucinating. It felt like people were trying to get to me in the hospital and I had to get out.

“Security guards tried to stop me but I went through a glass door and injured myself.”

'I don't wash myself anymore'

Miss Wright lives with her parents who keep a close eye on her. She is receiving support from mental health services and is taking medication daily.

(Image: Jerome Ellerby)

Miss Wright claims she has been “passed around” services meaning she now receives treatment and support at a centre run by “newly trained students”.

However, the centre is over five miles away from Hessle and she does not feel comfortable travelling that far and being supported by students who may be inexperienced.

“I don’t feel safe travelling that far or working with students because of their lack of experience," she said.

“Every time an application comes through as ‘you’re unsuccessful’ in my mind it tells me I am a failure as a person. I have bowel disorders causing me pain and trouble in my life on a daily basis and my stomach bloats massively all the time.

“I don’t feel the need to wash or care because people don’t see and I always feel depressed.”

Victoria's heartfelt plea to employers

Inside, Miss Wright says she is “crying and screaming in pain,” and she admits she has made attempts to take her own life.

(Image: Jerome Ellerby)

However, she is adamant that securing a job will give her the boost she needs to bring some routine and positivity to her life.

“Ideally I would like to work in an office in a nine to five job and I am doing an English course at the minute and trying to learn.

“You don’t know how much effort I will put into the company, especially given I am someone who is bothered about money and achieving self-accomplishment in the workplace.

Get help Anyone feeling low or suicidal is urged to speak to one of these organisations: Samaritans 116123 Hull and East Yorkshire Mind 01482 240200 Child Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) 01482 335600

“Having a job would give me something to get up for in the morning and some future goals because at the minute I can’t find anything positive in my life.”

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