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feeling lost

mamabearsall123Casual Contributor13 May 2020, 7:04 am AEST

feeling lost

since this virus i have lost my job as a cleaner my private clients also put me of lost the place i was renting didnt have enough money for storage unit so had to give my furniture away burn't a lot of it on a bon fire living with a friend atm lost my mother in law lost my best mate (domino my favourite dog) my body is in a lot of pain due to degenerating disc desease nerve pinching in my lower back and just below my neck need surgury but there not operating because of this stupid virus lost so much and feelinglost dont know what my future holds anymore i havent been looking after myself very well at all atm surviving on a lot of pain killers feel like shit

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NatureLoverSenior Contributor13 May 2020, 8:27 am AEST

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Welcome, @mamabearsall123 ...I'm really sorry to hear all you are suffering at the moment. Am especially sad to hear about your recent losses of your mother in law and your best friend your dog, and the fact that you're currently homeless. I really feel for you.

Can I ask if you have any professional supports? Do you have a supportive GP? And what about Centrelink or housing support?

I'm also sorry to hear about your chronic pain... You might be interested in joining a thread here on chronic pain, called "Life can be a Pain: https://saneforums.org/t5/Our-stories/Life-can-be-a-Pain/m-p/162111

I really hope you can find some better days soon. It's good you've joined the forums...there are people here who understand.

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mamabearsall123Casual Contributor14 May 2020, 7:21 am AEST

Re: feeling lost

at the moment im taking oneday at a time when your in pain 24/7 theres not much you can do

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mamabearsall123Casual Contributor14 May 2020, 7:25 am AEST

Re: feeling lost

about the support there isnt any because of this virus i cant even see a councellor atm i am currently staying at a friends place which he has rented me a room and its a beautiful spot i live near the bush and i have his support as well as my daughter i am grateful for that

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NatureLoverSenior Contributor14 May 2020, 8:43 am AEST

Re: feeling lost

@mamabearsall123 I'm glad to hear you and your daughter can live with a supportive friend for now. And I hear you about taking it one day at a time.

I think not all supports are closed because of the virus. Psychologists and psychiatrists often offer Telehealth appointments, at least mine are and I've heard others are too. Likewise housing support services are operating I believe.

Would you feel like you could visit your GP and ask them for more support? They might be able to recommend medication if you needed that, or a counsellor that could offer you a phone appointment.

Also, a handy forum tip is to put a @ before anyone's name that you'd like to talk to and click on their name in the drop-down box - that way they get a notification that you've replied to them, like I did for you in this post.

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