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Hello smart SANE people,

I am going thru a messy legal situation. Doing everything I can to avoid homelessness & starting recovery process of being in DV relationship with ex. for 20 years.

I am 46 now. It is like learning life all over again. It is scary. Many times I crave the abuse, as it is what I knew.

This is difficult mentally to process. To feel safer when I was abused - than now, I am 'free' & scared.

I feel like being alone, gives me panic feelings & I also feel liberated.

That is quick backstory, intro, connection🙂

*What I need now - is to find evidence of my address (s) for the last 2 decades, aka 20 years 😉

Or- any evidence eg. Photos, diary (I don't have?)

Real estate is not an option.

My 2 options I can think of are to contact VicRoads & ask for print out of my address for last 20 years. I am worried, all the red tape etc etc

I also thought I could try C'link records. However, the MyGov portal only goes back 2 years I think.

I thought about electoral role, however, I'm not sure how accurate this would be because, maybe I updated my address at election time? Therefore, could be 3 year disparity.

I even thought, maybe the chemist would have file on me? This will be inaccurate too, if they can help.

Any evidence at ALL is helpful.

I would very much like to submit one piece of evidence by today.

I can take my time over next few weeks looking.

I was wondering, if any one out there has any other suggestions, or knows tricks to access 20 year old info??,

I would appreciate your support so much.

There is no wrong suggestions❤️ - it could trigger memory of other evidence for me.

I will tag ppl I can think of. All people welcome to reply if you can help me to think!

And, if you cannot help, that is ok, I wish you a lovely weekend & good vibes xxooxx

StanD

@tyme @hanami @Appleblossom @Bunniekins @Shaz51 @TAB (rmy🌈) @Former-Member @Kyle1 @Judi9877 @Former-Member @MDT @Meowmy

PLS help me to tag other members. (If you want) I can't remember - I know I'm missing heaps

If you are overwhelmed yourself, & looking for support, please do not reply. I wish you strength & love & I Ask God to give those who are struggling most rn, to please help them with your love & light & warmth. So be it.

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..dont you have a lawyer @StanD ? or have you at least spoken to one ?

ok.

  • stat decs from friends
  • library memberships
  • any memberships
  • tax records
  • yes, roads or whatever
  • utilities power, water
  • gym memberships
  • guess old double negative, if did not live there, show me where I did live ? ok you cannot.
  • Police
  • relatives
  • former co workers
  • neighbours
  • council etc etc

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oh , bank records ,, they always know where you are. did I say tax? passports ? phone bills ? do you have photos of you there ? oh, doctors records, psych records guess @StanD

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postal records ? anything that needs an address.. things bought online store accounts. receipts, tax records, education records all need address @StanD (roomie)

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Maybe try you local services department eg. Service Tasmania

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Hello beautiful woman @StanD just wanted to say you can work with crystals to heal the lingering effects of DV if you want something you can fall back on when you are adjusting to your new life, ruby will remove the trauma, black tourmaline will protect you from unsafe people and a few others which I briefly saw also provided for an easier passage forwards. Its best to put yourself in a "petri dish" I call it and avoid all kinds of potential harm so your brain chemicals can reset themselves and become bathed in a healthier substrate so your brain is no longer addicted to violence. If you adhere to these tips you will be able to find your way forwards, not backwards. You will be ok. Just be brave and keep persisting no matter what! You can do this ❤️

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@StanD

Lots of great suggestions from others. My gov has been around a lot longer than 2 years I was on it way back but then the stupid site got some of info wrong and I could not change it and have not been back.

Not sure what you can get re ex ... dont put all eggs in one basket ...put out feelers on other housing programs too. Not sure what area you are.

Hearing you about being locked into trauma bonding, like a stockholm syndrome ... and not knowing what we should do re our sense of masochism ... maybe ... sometimes it can seem funny haha ... when someone gets out the whip ... but only so far ... for me it has been tragedy ... and tied up with early abandonment ... which is something we both share.

You deserve a safe home.

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@StanD hi hunny i am sorry i am of no help as when i was homeless for 6 weeks i was recovering from a psychosis.... most of that time is a blank for me. i am here for you if you need some one to talk to in the night when you might not be sleeping well.

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sorry @StanD

I can relate so much to the feelings you described and trauma bond...

As for the rest you're asking, I just don't know, I'm afraid.

I sincerely wish you all the best 🙏

I've been homeless... it's no picnic.

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Hi @StanD , I really hope you can avoid homelessness... 🤞 Well done for exiting a DV situation, that is so difficult.

My only suggestion would be, could you drive around a visit the old places you lived, and use visual memory to get the address? (Or even Google Maps?)

Good luck...

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Oh My Lord Everyone 💓💓💓

I was reflecting on this post as I drove to Vic roads yest. B4 I read your answers. I think, I just need my friends. The answers will come in time.

I can't describe what a mind fk this has been for the last year. Being told, 'yes, this is definately what your future is" & then weeks or days later it changes.

This must have happened 20x in last year.

Tiny backstory - fyi I put in proposal of $50000 to his lawyers. I am entitled to 10x that but yada legal yada.

That money would have provided 2 years rent, re: my NDIS plan that I'm unable to secure employment at this stage in my life.

The very least I needed, to set myself up.

I waited weeks for response, meanwhile getting excited looking at real estate . Com imagining my new life.

His lawyers came back with offer of $10000. I can't take any of my furniture, clothes etc. AND I must revoke IVO - basically illegal to coherse, pressure me to do that.

I can't say anymore - except, I have good news that has arisen from one random phone call I made a few weeks ago. It's not a sure thing, tho cards are stacked in my favour & I have to a team of 8 solicitors now!! WTF

I wanted to share, to let you all know - I seem to be climbing up each rung slowly.

Mentally, I have given up. There is nothing left.

@Former-Member @ yes, I have a beautiful Ruby ring, I will start wearing it. Thankyou X

@Kyle1 @ thankyou for taking time to reply. I am very sorry to read your were homeless for a time. I see lots of homeless in my area. I give what I can, I think connection is all any of us want/need. There is one scary man who yells & was living in tent under chemist. We are friends now. I give him $for smokes. He actually is gentle & soft. I think he likes it if I sit with him for 5 mins, not even talking. I gave him a torn page from art book of ship. He got it. He said - I need to sit down & look at at this. Thankyou for sharing that you are afraid. Me too. And I feel like it's wrong when I feel that way. It's not. Thankyou.

@Bunniekins @ thankyou lovely. Knowing you, has already helped me. You are kind, funny.. Funky!! Thankyou for offering to chat late at night. Lately, all I do is appointments & 💤 I hope you and your son 2 are ok, best as you can be. Thankyou for being here for me☀️ you are wonderful. I mean it.

@Appleblossom @ thankyou Love💜💖💗 I do deserve a safe home. We all do. This is part of my fight. If not for me - what happens to all the others? I am seeing glaring unforgivable exclusion from society for those of us who are most vulnerable, marginalised, victimised, minorities. (Sorry, that sentence was not the best grammar - you can tell my head is 🤯) It keeps me going tho - THIS is not good enough. You are here, fighting with me, attending church, I draw on your strength. Lots of times actually! Add I love our girly sesh!🧚‍♀️ You are maybe slightly jumbled like me - or it's the world & we are actually too clear. I do recognise that you are potentially person easily misunderstood. I feel like you are living despite your battlescars - & perhaps you understand the value of exposing past pains (overcome, or progress) as greatest strength. I can tell you are not to be messed with! And fragile, beautiful soft, vulnerable inside. Not everyone gets this. To quote a guy from church lunch, 'we are not mainstream.'💜

@NatureLover @ thanks for your kindness in replying, encouragement & wanting to help me. All of your answers, have actually given me encouragement to keep going. My fuel tank is on empty. Has been for while. These comments - they are giving me - not fuel, cause I'm broken down on side of road in middle of night in haunted forest - but it's giving me the smell of petrol💡 maybe that's all I need rn. All I can cope with x

@Blackbird11 @ thanks. I think the questions I post here are difficult for anyone to answer. Maybe part of reason I do it, is to keep a record. Ppl in my situation can learn in future. PSW is not easy job. The ppl on my team all deserve pay rise & Australian of year medals!

VIC ROADs can supply history of addresses (if you have licence!) For last 20 years. Don't listen to the people on the phone. You cannot pick it up from office! A request is sent to Head Office. I have asked for email, over postal mail because .. 🐌. The cost is $20

Ooooooh @TAB (best Eva roomayyyyy)

ALWAYS there for ME ... & So many others on these forums. You were a lucky chance for me to have met. You are solid, reliable, straight to the point - & FFS, YOU care. All of you SANERS have helped me more than I ever expected. We help each other don't we? Without knowing the impact it has on the other person. We give our time. It's all we have. We could choose to go buy ourselves a treat, or watch 📺. Time given to another - to me, ... It's pretty cool. We only need to be discerning (my lesson) exactly who gets, our precious time.

All of your suggestions were brilliant. I can explain why, many of them are not within my reach. I think you can (all) already guess why.

Incredible for me to check the rearview.

Maybe catch you all in the music thread💜 cause, what is better? ..

I wish I could say more, to each of you, @Former-Member @ I feel like I don't give your posts the acknowledgement I feel they are worthy of. I love the whole energy, crystals, 'alternative' lifestyle you live. I know I would be fascinated, & we would def. Be friends if I ever got chance to visit your green mystical oasis. I know you are highly purposeful in your spirituallity, & disciplined.

Oh....I went to local Psychic Expo recently. Wow .... The ENERGIES in there. Beautiful! too much tho for this empath. I had a reading. Exp! $60 for 15 mins? I think. I loved everything she told me - a little ambiguous, tho I think I got answers to most important part of my life, thus deeper sense of trust in moving forward. She literally could have said anything - the first words out of her mouth were, "you have a strong and deep connection."

I bought 2 pieces of Unakite. One large rough, one thumbstone. I was physically feeling my heart mend as I held large piece.

I bought 'sensuality' incense 😘

I saw homeless man on my way back to car - I gave him the thumbstone. A nice thing to rub (?!) when he feels anxious. I wanted to keep it! I never had one b4. It made me happier for him to have it. He has probs lost it by now! I liked how he was interested about it.

He dropped it - I was glad it didn't smash.

Please don't reply - anyone, ever! LOLs, I love reading your words, kindness, contact. I need to get over this compulsion to respond.

PlS know if I give you 'like' - this is not FB? I can't think...oooh support - what it's really saying, is that you put a tiny little healthy atom, back into this broken heart 💜

Love to you

Thankyou

My friends

StanD

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