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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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Karen can you please let me know you are safe, I am really worried.

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Oh Karen i do hope you are ok, my thoughts are with you my friend, i have missed you today.

Be safe

Jacques

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Hoping you are ok too Karen,
How are you @Jacques?

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Hi Jacques sorry I haven't been here today. I'm finally home.

I hope you are ok.

Karen

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I would really like some comfort food. That roast with all the trimmings sounds delicious Jacques.You'd better warn your mum. Yum

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Oh Karen it is so nice to hear from you, I hope all went well today, I was so worried about you, I am glad you are home, the roast is on Karen, please feel free to have seconds

I have some pecan pie with cream for desert!!!

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Hi my sweet @Former-Member,

I am going ok, I hope your psych appointment went ok, and I hope the kids are settling down, maybe do what Karen does, get some mandala for them to do of a night, I hope you manage to get some rest today/tonight.

Take care

Jacques

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Oh yum Jacques my favorite I hope you don't mind sharing!!

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My treating team sent me back to the mhu today. This time they took everything from me so I couldn't do anything stupid.

I waited 5 hours was assessed and because there were no beds they decided I could either go to emergency or go home.

I'm home now exhausted and numb I feel so empty.

None of this helps it just traumatizes me more.

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No I'm not ok

I don't think it will ever be ok Jacques

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