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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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Oh My angel you must be so proud of your 2 little girls, they sound so smart.

i am glad you where able to go and see them get awards, you are such a good mother.

no i din't walk today, i was sleeping so well last night i decided to sleep in.

yes i have hayfeaver bad too.

good to hear teddy was safe last night

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Hi J

Wow 19 that sounds so nice.

I've gone Bush today unmarked track I don't want to be found.

Hope you get a little Sun J it's good for you.

I'm glad you had a good sleep.

Hi Nicole

I know this is not a crisis forum

I have the phone numbers

Take care

Karen

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oh my angel, please be careful, don't do anything silly.

Karen, remember i am here if you want to talk.

take care my angel, remmeber stay in the present

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Hi @NikNik,

you wanted some pics, so here they are:

Hope you like them

Jacques

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They look awesome @Jacques !

The one with the red & yellow flowers is my fave!

Thanks for posting. I might take a pic of my sad looking terrarium and post it on here 🙂

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Oh Jacques they are beautiful they must bring a smile to your mums face when she sees them. No wonder she's so proud if you. And so am I
karen

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Thank you @NikNik,

the two ones with pretty flowers are called "Potted colour" they have such fantastic colour ranges to choose from.

Karen my angel,

thank you, i hope when you are feeling down you can look at the flowers and be happy.

i hope one day you will be able to post me some pics of your garden of your home it is a good way to take your mind off your troubles, i am so happy when i have my hands in the dirt. i have really gotten into this gardening thing.

how is my angel this afternoon? hope today did not go slowly, what did you see, smell, etc?

i would love to here

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So glad you could get to see girls shining at school. Writing is a big help in self expression.

What kind of costumes did you make? Did you sew them or use crafty glue plus stuff.

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Hi Appleblossom
the costumes for my girls are flowers I had to sew , staple glue streamers , make flower faces.
my other daughter is a witch with black cape , stockings hat and big nose.

The girls do really well at school , I spend a lot of time helping them with their home work and reading. They are both a grade ahead in maths.
They both love art but hate sports.
Karen

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Wow My Angel,

you two little ones sound really smart, you are such a good mother, i know of so many kids in my town, whom have parents who drink and could not care less about their children, your two will grow up so smart and ready to take on any challenges the world gives them.

They like sports, well monkey bars, i don't like sports much either, they sound like they are going to be academics, i hope they continue to excel in school.

they are creative too, wow, art is such an excellent way to express yourself, i am to unco-ordinated to do it, but love looking at paintings of the old masters.

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