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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 Jaques,

I can relate to your situation. I have been outside of working life since the year 2001. Lost countless days to sleep, spent most of it in isloation, and here now at almost 37, the full force of the suffering i have endured in my life is becoming apparent.

Only through the support of two loving parents, have i been able to keep myself from sinking into poverty. Outwardly, people think I am doing ok, however, I am suffering profoundly. My future has currently come under question, my career path, after 7 long years of study, wherein i bravely showed up, in spite of my anxiety, committed myself, may now amount to nothing.

My entire identity and self of selfhood is attached to my developing professional self. I gave myself to it completely. At this moment, I am not in a small unit, alone, again, every single day of my life, on a bed, as have I spent most of my life so far.

The intensity of the depression and feeling of isolation I am experiencing right now, I did not know was in the realm of human experience.

For anyone reading this. I could never have anticipated this. Just like any other person, i was absolutely confident i was destined to live a moderate, happy life, working life.

I have reached a point, where I cannot find avenues out of this- which is very concerning to me.





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sorry Karen, i'm really upset, but i have to watch it, speak to you tomorrow be safe, take care

Jacques

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Jacques I'm so sorry I'll be here if you need me.

Take care stay safe

Karen

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I'm here if you need anything

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14th year house bound

Karen i don't want to upset you.

I am so scared of ending up in a place like that, most of the patients symptoms i can see in me, the scary part is what if i am out of it and don't know it, i would not be able to cope their, i am just so sad to see what happens to peoples brains and scared about how those places are run.

Sorry Karen i don't handle these things well, but i have an urge to watch them.

Karen please be safe

Jacques

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Jacques deep breathes. Everything is ok and you are safe. Remember that you have a friend that is there for you unconditionally.

Try and distract play some computer games. A hot shower. Something to stay in the present.

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Karen i am triggered big time, how are you coping? it must have triggered you bad too.

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Jacques I know how you are feeling, so overwhelmed but you are at home safe with your mum.

I see myself in some of the people it's really scary. But everyone has a story and everyone's symptoms are unique to them. You are Jacques the kindest person I know. Who is funny, smart, thoughtful, caring, and an amazing friend that is what I see Jacques.

Stay safe I'm for you

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That's wasnt nearly as bad as the place I stayed. They don't show the fact that you may not see a staff member all day because they are so busy. They also didn't show the violence that happens.

I don't know how I feel it has brought up a lot of bad memories.

Scared that my appointment tomorrow they will want to put me back in. I'm so worried about it.

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sorry Karen i just wrote a long page, and deleted it, i am not in a good frame of mind tonight, we will talk tomorrow, soryr Karen, i am in a dark place.

Please take care, be safe

Jacques

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