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Feeling lost and stuck in my living situation - end of my rope
Mental Health | Last Active: May 20 1:17pm | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
I am 58 and for years after surviving a hep-c diagnosis and treatment for 48 weeks my body is a wreck. I had no idea how the drugs would effect my body. I worked skilled trades for decades and now i dont think I can swing a hammer for 5 minutes. After my family member passed i was trying to survive on ssdi. I moved in with my 'girlfriend'. that has become untenable. She has her own mental health issues at work and no place for me. I get winded just going up and down the stairs, I dont know if my heart and the rest of me can handle being homeless, so I try to sleep a lot and hide in my dreams hoping one day it will all be over
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Is your girlfriend dangerous to you? Are you able to pay your half of the living expenses? I am lucky in that I have an irrevocable trust fund, but I can’t let it run out or that’s the end of me. LOL. I think I’m unemployable due to the unusual side effects of having Asperger’s. I think that my wife and I are both getting more irritable by the day. LOL. So my solution is to stay in my room with the door shut, because my wife and I seem to curse less at each other when we can’t see each other.
I’ve been in bad situations similar to this. Seriously I’d rather live in a car, do you own one?
I would immediately get on a list for subsidized housing. It may not take as long as you are over 55, and disabled. Even renting a weekly rate motel room would be better than your current situation.
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I'm very concerned about you. I understand your situation and would like to help. Do you feel safe telling which state you live in? I could do some research for you to find out who you could call. It sounds like you need protection and you have no energy to do much. I know how that feels, I've felt much like you do so I am not judging you. It's overwhelming. I have had fears of being homeless too, but try to put that fear out of your mind for just a moment. Focus for a minute on what you need to get out of this situation. Someone asked if you have enough money to live on somewhere else. Can you manage that? If not, then maybe this community can think of a way to have your abusive person removed so they can't hurt you. Right now you can't even focus on yourself and getting better because of this other person.
I really hear how hopeless you feel. I've been there. Please don't give up yet! Let's explore other options