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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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Dear @hiddenite I'm so shocked by your horrible day!! I wish that hospitals and support people's are under so much pressure to follow protocols that it ends up worse for the patient. Here thinking of you and caring. Look after yourself tonight please.
Lj

Hi @Alicia
You have been an extraordinary mum! You have been through so much yourself! How are you doing and coping with all that is going on?
I hope that you can find some care and support for your son and you as his carer,
Lj

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Thanks cb I would love to sit by the fire.

Lj thank you for your support while you are struggling

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Can I join ? Yummy marshmallows ..... I remembered I was going to quit sugar at one time ..............
Love to you all xx

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Hi Anne the more the merrier

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It's so cold here tonight I'm glad there's a fire on 😉

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May I sit with you all ... its so cosy.

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OMG I am away for an hour and everyone joins in, I have missed all the fun.

I am so sorry my angel, I should have been here to chat to you.

@Appleblossom, @Former-Member, @PeppiPatty & the special moderator for tonight @CherryBomb, thank you all for the fire, marshmallows and the great company, it is so nice to sit with my sane family through the week.

Good night all, I hope you all manage some sleep

Jacques

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Thankyou for the kind words @Alicia, i am sorry my words distressed you, it was not my intention, i am feeling very comfortable with my decision for the future.

I really do hope he can accept the doctor comming to him, you arre right, the longer this goes for the worse it will get. It must be so difficult for you to see 2 sons in such distress and not having any support must make it so much worse. I am sure you are doing the best you ca nunder the curcumstances. i think my mother fells helpless too, not being able to help.

Yes i have bee ncalled thos things too and much worse. by extended family, it is so hurtful and accelerates in the declining MH, you are doing good, and i hope other on here can offer advice from a parenting point of view, for me, it is so sad to see that people are not more supportive of people with MH.

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Well another day my angel,

it was so nice to see everyone supporting you last night, i am so sorry i thought you had logged off, i was so happy when i came back to check and saw all those wonderful posts from your sane friends

I do hope you are feeling a little better today, if not please distract, go somewhere beautiful, and talk to me

My thoughts are with you my angel.

Jacques

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Hi Jacques I don't think I'll be around today I've been up all night with my daughter, she's been vomiting.I'll take her to the doctors then I have to take my other daughter to the psychologist.

Thanks for the support.

I'm thinking of you.

Karen

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