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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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It's how I got through the last 24 years. Hour by hour.

Jacques can I sit with you for awhile if that's ok

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around the house when its cold? hehe

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Here Karen Keep warm, we will sit together

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Thank you Jacques it looks beautiful.

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Karen,

Just a quick post to help distract.

Do you remember me telling you that I had problems getting my car registered. It failed the roadworthy with lost of expensive issues.

We had the car trucked up, and I got the car reassessed. Would you believe this time it failed on other items. They didn't complain about the same things they did in Melbourne. There were a couple of things in common, but I was surprised at how much wasn't.

Some lovely lady I met on a forum somewhere told me she loved working on cars and to give it a go myself. You inspired me to learn how to pull apart the suspension, change the bushes, change the brakes and discs and more. Thanks to you, the $5k job only cost me $1200 and that included some new tools for me.

The car wasn't worth $3k, so it would have gone to the wreckers if it wasn't for you. My car thanks you for saving it.

Tony

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Tony that's an awesome story I wish I had been there to give you a hand.

I'm so proud of you for giving it a go. It must have been difficult but you did it.

I new you could do it I have faith in you Tony.

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Dear @Karen you are so kind xxx
love to you @Former-Member
Thinking about you xxx

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As we know (whispery voice) that @Jacques is very liked here ...... He deserves it .... I'm personally very pleased that he is a community guide
Can you tell me about yourself ?

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Thank you @PeppiPatty
Hour by hour or less is okkaren you can get through, we have to... My cold feet are keeping me in the moment right now 🙂
And agreeing with th whispery voices above
Lj

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Tou are safe Lj
I'm imagining you cuddled up !
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