After 36 years I finally decided to get mental help for my suicidal ideation after a violent and abusive childhood. I was struggling to keep a roof over my head, the electric on, and food in the house while working prior to getting help, but I was managing. While inpatient at the local hospital they started the eviction process. My electric was turned off 3 days ago, and the food ran out around the same time. There are precious few resources for women without children, so I'm coming to you all for advice. The food banks are a joke, they're barely ever open and when they are they give you food that requires a heat source, no electric=no oven/ stove. Welfare told me since I have no children, they can't help. I'm about to be homeless, I'm living in the cold and dark, I'm hungry and I'm scared. What tips do you have for someone essentially living in a cold tin box, with little to no resources. Family and friends aren't an option (my parents stopped being parents when i turned 18, they 'did their job' so they won't help). ANY tips that don't include 'go to the food bank ', 'see what programs they offer in your area ' I did all that, i don't qualify. Thank you so much in advance for any tips, I'm sure I'm not the only one who has gone thru this, I just want to make sure I survive it. I'm trying to do this while going thru intensive outpatient care for the tiny bit of mental health I'm holding onto, so please be kind in responses. Thank you.
March 14, 2019 at 08:56PM
