My parents divorced when I was 2, and my mother lives in NY now. I live in the central part of the U.S. She has given me some advice. She told me to call several places and she would give me money for a discounted rent if I could find one. She said she would let me come up to her place at a last resort. She doesn't think I would be happy there with her. She would also have to get a new apartment since her apartment complex does not allow children. She's also afraid, because when I went to see her I had very active PTSD. I mean the reliving of the events, panic attacks, anger outbursts, extreme fear, jumping at noises, etc. I still have them now, but the anger and fear of being in immediate danger is definitely not as bad. This all made my mom very afraid. She also has PTSD, so I could understand this. It just hurts to hear her say these things, that she's afraid of me or what I might do, in her mind.

My mother's friend's place may still be a option. My biggest problem with it, which I haven't told anyone but my husband is it's location. It's very, very close the place I was held captive in for over a year. And it is likely that the guy that kidnapped me is still in that area. The good thing, my mother's friend told me is that there's bars on the windows. It may sound bad, I'm sure. But I would prefer a place with bars on the windows. It'd make me feel safer. Well, my mother's problem with it is that her friend is addicted to pain pills and her son was coming back from rehab in a few months. My mother said her son had been violent toward his father.

I have had an estimate of 6 months for Section 8. I've applied twice. I already had an interview and would have started the process of looking for place in October, if I had not mailed in the paper work I forgot to bring to the appointment. And I got an estimate of 12 months at the most for the Mental Health Association. Neighbor for Neighbor can be at least 12 months. I still have more places to call.