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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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Thanks for explaining Jacques.

Sorry I'm at a loss for words

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Ok Karen, what are you doing now, right this minute, i am watching insight,, listening to music and talking to you, the weather is humid, we have rain comming, and i just had some carrot cake.

Karen if you like how about we talk about something you are looking forward to in the future, or what the girls are up to or have comming up?

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Karen focus on your breathing, try to distract, do some mandala, even if you don't feel like it, you need to distract your mind, maybe even do some knitting or sewing or embroidery, something that you have to use your hands, something that you do not have to really concentrate, but have to focus on.

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I'm lying in bed watching restoration Australia.

Did you make the carrot cake Jacques?

It's humid and it's supposed to rain

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ooooh restoration Australia, what is the house they are renoing?

OMG no Karen, you give me too much credit, it is store bought, mum will not let me use the new oven she does not want to mark it, lol

Oh i do hope you get some rain, their is nothing like the smell, and the sound of it.

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A property in the flinders ranges. It was good to watch really interesting.

I'm sure you could make carrot cake if you mum let you.

Ha she must really love her oven if she won't let you near it.

You will have to tell your mum you promised me a roast dinner:-)

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Jacques I'm not doing well I'm going to call it a night thanks for the support

Good night

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Wow the flinders ranges are so nice, it is a good show restoration australia, seeing all those beautiful old buildings being restored to their former glory, learning about the history too.

Lol, yes i make all sorts of cakes, i wanted to be a pastry Chef, i don't know if i told you, it has been years since i have made a cake because we had no oven, now we have one, and mum will not let me use it. i think it is the new and shiny thing, she is trying to keep it looking like new.

I will tell her when you arrive it will be a roast with all the trimmings, lol

lamb or pork with roast potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, onion, turnip, mint peas and a home made gravy!!!!!!

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Oh Karen please call lifeline or suicide callback service if you need it or 000 if it gets really bad.

I will be online for a while yet, so if you can't sleep i will only be to happy to talk.

Good night my angel

Be safe, virtual hug

Jacques

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Hi My angel,

I know you will be feeling scared, alone & confused today, please, please speak to me if you need some comfort, i am always here for you, i know what you are going through, i go through it too, i understand and will support you.

Please Karen remember everyone is only trying to help, no one wants to see you harmed, you are special to me, your treating team and your doctor, we all want the best for you.

Karen i will be thinking of you today, and i will be online all day if you need some support.

Take care, be safe my angel

Jacques

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