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I'm new here. Need the help.

I'm new here. Need the help.

I'll try and keep this as brief as possible.

I have no friends (I don't mind that). My fiance is my best friend and we have a great relationship.

My family (or lack thereof) are nasty pieces of work who would rather see me homeless and fail in life than thriving and succeeding. My mother in particular has told me to "lower my standards" in terms of life and career. I don't think my aspirations could get any lower honestly.

I haven't had mental health issues for at least 5 years, until about 4 months ago when a call centre job and the nature of the calls really broke me.

Since then, I've struggled to keep work as I cannot focus. I have a constant threat of homelessness over my head. I won't have this share house after June 30th, and I mentally cannot handle sharing a house again.

I've been applying for new rentals with no luck. I don't have a lot of rental history. It is clean, but without any constant income, they cannot possibly rent to me. I don't blame them.

I've been down this road before of homelessness and trying to dig myself out. I had to do sexual favours and work with people who are unsafe to be around just to pay rent years ago. I refuse to do that again.

I can't go through this system again.

Before any of you make a suggestion: I have utilised all the free sources available to me that I can think of. I used the EAP when employed. I've used all my Medicare ones. I cannot go back on Centrelink, as I've (willingly) quit my other jobs. I don't want to go through the charity system of homelessness again. It's extremely demoralising and heartbreaking. Thanks.

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Re: I'm new here. Need the help.

Also, I've worked in government (that was actually where my call centre job was), and I can guarantee that proving a WorkCover claim against them would be a fruitless exercise. I had to listen to people talk about this exact issue on a telephone almost 5 out of 5 days a week.

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Re: I'm new here. Need the help.

Hey all,

This is all new to me also and I am struggling to accept this diagnosis or that this is what is wrong with me.

I was diagnosed yesterday and my PTSD upgraded to Complex PTSD, the mental health team have assured me that i can improve and get better but i have been like this for 30 years and have been pushed from pillar to post and told there is nothing wrong with me and i should get over it, i have an amazing husband but cant help think that at the first sign of escape he will be out of here.

Its good to read others shared stories and how they are on their journey, surely there is a light at the end of the tunnel, its just a bloody looooooong tunnel.

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Re: I'm new here. Need the help.

I'm glad you found some solace in my post. Take care

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