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Depressed with my situation, later 50s

Depressed with my situation, later 50s

Hi there people thx for having me. 1st post so l this is an ok place for depression as l couldn't find a depression section.

lt seems to me crazy especially at this stage but l'm just so damn stuck about my situation and just can not seem to be able to come up with a decision on what to do with it.

l didn't do well getting rid of my house but l did still also have a block of land in a small town. My ex and l bought it yrs back it was just suppose to be an investment but now because of the way things went with my house, it's looking like the best solution from here would be to just build something on the block. There's no debt on the block at all now and l do have small savings left that l could build a simple house with so financially it'd be ideal as l'd have no debt or mortgage.

Problem is a few things.

1stly, although l moved to regional area awhile back now, l grew up in the city but the town here at the block is tiny, no shops just a pub. Nearest decent town is 45k away.

The block does have a small cabin on it and l;ve been staying 6mths now supposedly figuring out whether l wanna build on it of not.

lt is a pretty block and spot and l'd have no debt if l just stayed here, where as not only don't l feel up to moving any more but l can't afford to now or to take on a new mortgage either after the house loss but somewhere better would be much much dearer and there'd be no way without one.

Trouble is, the town depresses the hell out of me especially at night every night l just sink again even if the day hasn't been too bad, sometimes even quite nice. Night comes round and down l go.

lt's just so damn small and away and at night there's just nothing except house lights on, that's it.

l mean if l had a choice l wouldn't choice to settle here never bought it back when for that at all, it's just the best solution though all round for sure. All round except that l just get so damn depressed out here.

So 6mths and l'm still absolutely nowhere about building something so l'm still just in the little cabin. Trouble with just doing it is, that if this went on and l just hated it here, l might not even be able to sell it and get my money back anyway and it still leaves the same problems above, with going somewhere better anyway.

lt's mad but l don't think l've ever been so stuck in my life.

Best to all.

mr

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@TAB

Ahh, been talking all this over with a few people.

But yeah sure you can shop once a mth that's easy that's not the problem.

l don't wanna be sitting out here a mth at a time on my own that's why l'm depressed. l love going places, getting out and about 3- 4 x a wk, Can't here the only town worth going to is too far to bother more than once or twice a wk. Not to mention just some other humans about and things goin on , l like all that stuff too.

Same with kayaking and other stuff l do , 60k to my nearest kayaking spot. After town ya can't be stuffed going all that way for other things.

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@mrmista I’m going to call you Grizzly Adams from now on. Because you must be in the most remote place in Australia.

No Coles or Woollies grocery delivery service. Definitely no Uber Eats.

You’ll be filling the pantry with Long Life milk.

I can’t help but be a little bit envious . You have a place to be creative. That’s what I’m gagging for.

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@Glisten

Man l use to like that show.

But yeah it is a real shame about the property itself, could do so much with it.

ps, yeppa, the good old long life milk. You know that stuff ways a ton when you got 10 of em in your bag. Wish the could kinda compact it 🤣

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..a kilo a litre @mrmista yes, compacted is called 'condensed' or 'powdered' milk lol

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@TAB

Haaaa, knew someone wouldn't be able to resist that one.

Mateeee, l can't drink that shyt.

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@TAB

Cheers mate the milk'll be handy.

But eh, v cool band the Sonic Youth and Stone Temple, l''ve got some of their stuff.

But eh, can not stand that phony Howard bloody Stern d/head.

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