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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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@mrmista most people I know go from one relationship to another.

Not me.

I think the worst thing someone can ask is, “what’s your plan, what do you want to do?”

When you get to a certain age, it’s more like, what offers are there?

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@Glisten

Thx for that, exactly, l don't want all this again but no choice. But yeah, what's on offer, especially in these times, shall have to see,

But ha, yeah, l dunno how they do it. Most l know have been married or together decades, in a way that's sort of worse but eh, at least l'm not in and out of dozens of relationships.

People are mad though and say things like give it a go but no thx, l don't have to l know if she's not right for me, l'd rather wait until someone is, IF !

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

@mrmista decades - that’s a lot of shared personal history.

You would have spent more of your life being part of a couple, than an individual.

Communicating, negotiating.

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@Glisten

Yeppa, pretty well most of. But eh, soma those others l mentioned have been divorced somewhere along the way too before their present marriages sooo.

What about you ?

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

Shyt thyself for awhile there this morning , bloody nerve racking.

Turns out the buyer mixed up some details and for a minute there thought they might back out.

ln the end he assured us later - for whatever that's worth , all is well again now he is still going ahead though.

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Re: Depressed with my situation, later 50s

@mrmista was the writing on the wall or were you blind sided?

Were you both second time around?

Please don’t feel obligated to answer any of my questions.

I have ADHD and probably some solid autistic traits. Therefore context is everything for me.

It’s really nice that you asked about my situation. But I can only answer with a Schitz Creek meme

 

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@Glisten

Ex and l , no we've both only married the once.

That was the other couples l was talking about , some of them have been married twice though.

Haa, no worries, and don't you feel obligated either but l get the idea.

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@mrmista humour is my go to 👉🏼 Also the fact in life nobody survives. All dark humoured pragmatists raise your hand 🙋

I don’t mind answering any questions. I’m not sure what you want to know?

You said that you moved a lot during your life. Do you mean from State to Stare or around in one State?

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@Glisten

Nah that's alright but yeah, noticed, this side of you last few posts though been a surprise, different. Not that l even know ya haha. Moves over the yrs hell yeah, jezuz, states and Vic too we moved around, ex and l tried places quite awhile. Longgggg story.

Honestly , and maybe here comes yet another, and l'd still have to build something, anything established, house/unit, is just too damn dear, feel sick thnkin about it, Wish there was another way.

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Dreamt l met someone last night, she was reallyyyyy nice , cute as too, we kissed and l held her, she kinda snuggled in in that way you both just knew and feel it instantly.

Wonder if she's real.

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