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14th year house bound

14th year house bound

Hi Everyone,

I am new hear, after being removed from other mental health forums for my depressive thoughts i thought i would give this forum a try, this is my story.

I am 33 live with my mother, i am almost compeatly housebound, i leave my house once in the morning for a walk at 6am and maybe once during the week, both times i leave the house fill me with great anxiety, i have no friends, (the last friend i had was in 2001), i have never had a job, never had a girlfriend and never been able to leave my parents side, my father died in 2001 and i have always suffered seperation anxiety the last time i had a night away from home was 1994 for one night (parents had to pick me up at midnight because i was so frantic).

I have spent most of the past 14 years in my room, or the shed, never much out of the yard, no one in my town knows me, people stare and ask each other behind my back if any one knows who i am.

I have only had an income for the past year and spend the previous 7 with no income at all, mum had to use all of her life savings to allow me to live with her and she now has nothing.

I only want to live long enough to care for her in her old age and then i plan to take my own life, i knew from an early age my life would turn out like this, but had no idea how horrible it would be, every day is the same, i often wonder why i keep going, i have very little contact with family (maybe once a year) and i am really struggling to keep going.

Please don't feel distressed about what i am saying, and i am so sorry if i have offended anyone, it is just how i feel.

Their is so much more, but i will leave it at that for the moment, i am shaking and the anxiety is kicking in so thankyou for reading and i will add more later.

Jacques

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Hi Karen,

I am home, arrived about 40 min ago, the day did not go well, i am not in a good place tonight, i don't want to upset you, speak tomorrow, thank you

Jacques

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I get what your going through. I have been housebound for nearly 4 years. I live with my son.

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Hi @Jessielass,

Please, please try to break this habit now, it has been 4 years, but the longer you do it the harder it is to break, i have been housebound for 14 years, i can barly function now, it does get worse the longer you do it.

Please take care, you will be in my thoughts.

Jacques

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Hi Karen,

Sorry about last night, i was not in a good place at all.

Well the day started when i had to get some stuff from town for the house renos, it was so busy i started shaking when i had to get out of the car, but i had to because mum could not wallk because of her knees.

then we went to my aunts, place, i was so anxious before i even got their, i was dizzy and sick, i got their i was so anxious in such a panic, we got their at 12pm, i spent the whole afternoon staring at the table, i literally only spoke about a dozen words the whole time, in 5 hours their i had to spend 3.5 hours sitting on the pourch because i could literally not be in the same room, i had such bad chest pains comming home, i still feel like crap, i hate to say it Karen but things are getting worse for me, i don't know how to deal with people anymore.

Karen i don't know how you made nearly 1 week, i can bearly make 1 hour now.

I really missed your support yesterday, but i had no intrernet access until i got home, i was so thankful to see your messages when i got home, thank you so much my friend, i did not get home until 8pm so it was too late for you i think, i went to sleep as soon as i got home, it was the only way to cope with the day.

Thank you for all the support my friend.

Jacques

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Hi Jacques

I guessed that the day hadn't gone well I felt so hopeless not being able to help you.

Today is another day the birds are singing and the sun is up. I really hope you have the day at home.

Jacques you had such a busy week you were already exhausted and your anxiety was bad. I think it was only natural that you were struggling.

I'm thinking of you today and please rest.

Karen.

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Hi Jacques

Well I'm at the house today, working on taking the bathroom out.

I really do need to find some gloves, my hands are ripped to shreds even have cuts on my arms. I should know better.

I don't know if you had to change you clocks on Saturday night for daylight saving, but it sure has messed with the body clocks.

The girls decided that they wanted to get up at 4. They are going to be really tired tonight, with it being their first day back at school..

Hope you are ok j.

Stay safe, take care

Karen

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Hi My angel,

Yes being in rural NSW, the mobile coverage is crap at best, the whole day all i wanted to do is talk to you, you seem to be the only one i feel close to, you meant more to me than my own family, i have no emotional attachment ot my family at all, but i get really upset when you are struggling or hurt, you seem to be the only person i seem to be able to bond with. I don't know how to thabnk you for speaking to me for so long and being my friend, i don't know how to cope without you.

Yes a quiet day today, i planted some more plants this morning, and atarted doing somw work on the laundry, i am finished for the day now, so exhausted, i got a haircut and so did mum.

Yes i think you are right, everything came to a head yesterday and i just fell to pieces, within the first 10 min of leaving the house i felt like the world was comming in on me, i felt so confused and helpless, i am still feeling dazed today.

Karen how did you manage a whole week at that place? how did you cope? i just can't do it anymore. it is just too hard.

Thank you my guardian angel, i could feel your presents yesterday, my thoughts where of you, i was wishing the day to go faster so i could speak to you. Thank you so much

Jacques

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Hey Karen,

I am so glad you are back into it, i had a thought, why not go to a hardware store of nursery and buy some gardening gloves, they are not great but they would offer some protection.

i know the feelings, renovations are hard on the old arms and hands. my hands are a mess too, it is just part and parcle of renos.

Oh yes the daylight savings, well yes i am so screwed up from it too, it is going to take me weeks to get used to it.

OMG 4am, the girls are going to be tired!!!!! i hope they are happy to be back at school, and i hope you are happy to Karen reno is a good way to take your mind off things.

Take care my friend, thinking of you always.

Jacques

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Hey Jacques

I'm glad I give you some comfort. I get through because I have you fighting beside me. I know I'm not alone when you support me, I feel that there is someone who can understand me and what is happening.

I know phone reception is non existent at the house I have to bring my tablet and pocket WiFi with me so I can keep in touch.

The joys of being rural.

I don't know j why we are so close or have found one another of all the millions of people in Australia how did we find one another. I think some things are meant to be, but I am so grateful.

Hope you get some rest j listen to your body it's need a break.

Thinking of you and thanks for getting back to me. I was so worried yesterday I new it would be a disaster.

Take care

Karen

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Hi My Angel,

OMG Karen you are so smart, i never thought of a pocket WiFi, you are a genius, you really go to all that effort to speak to me, OMG i don't know what to say, thank you.

I am grateful too that you want to be in my life, i would not be here if it where not for you, i don't know if i will be ever able to let go of you. i feel safe knowing i can come here and talk to you.

Yes my angel i got some sleep this afternoon, i feel ok now, a little shaky but ok.

You know me to well Karen, i knew you would be here for me, Thank you.

How did you go at the house today, i hope your hands are ok, i use sorbaline of a night to moisturise my ands, the dust dries them out so bad they crack.

Take care my angel, i am sure the girls are keeping you busy this afternoon

Jacques

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