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Something’s not right

Don't belong.

Don't belong.

I think my whole life I have been in fight or flight mode. I have lived/moved to more houses than I have had hot dinners. Covid hit and the lockdowns in Mel**** I jumped in my 2004 Toyota Echo and drove 29 hours to cairns.

Stayed in back packers, sharing rooms with kids in thier 20's (im now 41 was 28 at the time) Tried working, tried sorting my life out up there. But I think the further you go up north the more crazy people I met. It's very true you can't run from your problems as they just follow you, I did the same shit I do here but just in QLD and in backpackers, drinking, gambling, doing really risky things that ultimalty got me in a lot of trouble and almost got kidnapped by a setup from some bikies i pissed off, some how say day (don't remember how) But i sensed danger and watched from afar.

Met A really lovley lady online from Melbounre, we spoke she came up there a few times (as friends) and she saw I was in a really bad spot and headspace. She paid for me to come home and stay with her. Time progressed, I could finally call somewhere home, I could sleep not on guard, I could go to the fridge and eat food without being told off or worried my own food has been stolen. That was 2 years ago, here I am now. Still living with here, but things have changed as they always do. Me and her son clash BIG TIME actually, he is why I got tested for ASD as he is EXACTLY the same as I was as a teen. (and yes apparently I do have it)

I have my running shoes on and feel like im the one doing things to mess things up in the household so I get kicked out and then have to face life living on the srteets again, or have that rush of drama which I hate but sometimes I think I can't live without it. I need to be on the move. But I HATE IT. The number 1 thing I want in my life is to be contempet. Just be happy with some shitty job, come home eat and go to bed and repeat, but my brain says NO you are destined for more. I'm getting to an age where I can't keep doing this, but I can't stay in this situatuion, I know it's time for me to move on. It's almost like someone has died and I have that dread, sadness, emptyness.. I had it better in the last 2 years than my whole life and now it is comming to an end. Im so confused and don't know what to do.


I have alot of legal stuff coming up soon, I have just submitted a redress application as well as going though civil. I have been in hopsital 2 times over the last month. I have lost my licence and cars impounded. So much stuff to try and cope with.

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Re: Don't belong.

Hello,

I am new here so I hope I'm responding correctly not sure on post ettic. I just wanted to tell you that I understand your feelings. You are not alone I nodded my head at your entire post. Mostly I just wanted to reach out to say you will beat the endless struggle. If you can't have faith right now know that I do.

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Re: Don't belong.

Thank you! and welcome.

this is only my 2nd post. It's really hard to beleive that someone else feels this way haha.
I think we are our own worst emeny.I feel I'm too old to change and this is just the way I am.

Hope you are doing okay. 🙂

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Re: Don't belong.

Hi @Shift83 . I can relate to some of your experiences. I ran away and travelled in my early 20s and learned that hard lesson of being unable to run from your problems. I tried to start my life over a couple of times and failed. I tried doing the shitty job routine, but I couldn't handle it. Was homeless in my late 30s and like you, I worried about food, safety etc. Now I am trying again.

I am sorry to hear about the legal matters and the redress application. You must have suffered so much. Life...huh? I hope you find the strength within you to try again. And to keep trying.

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All we can do is keep trying, everyone know knows me (closely) says I don't know how you have not completly lost the plot, and given up. Well I'm at the stage where I feel like I have nothing left in the tank.

But yes, something makes us keep going in life. I don't know what. But something or someone dead or alive!

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