Hi Jenn,

I am so sorry that you are going through such a difficult time with your family. Unfortunately, when there is an alcoholic and/or dependent drug user in a family, the whole dynamics of the family change and become ill and dysfunctional. I'm not making excuses for how your mom has treated you, but to say she is just as ill as your dad and brother I believe is a fair statement. When you called the police, you took away the privacy of the dysfunction and that probably scared the heck out of her. Still, you had every right to do what you did and it's incumbent upon your family to find their own way.

I applaud you on finishing your degree! That must have been a wonderful feeling. It doesn't matter how long it took, the fact is that you stuck with it and succeeded! Congrats!

I have a link here for the Epilepsy Foundation in Cali. http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/ab...iateLookup.cfm

This may be a good place to start calling to find out what kind of support you can get from them. They should be able to help you find housing, possibly assistance from SSI/SSDI, etc etc. There is always help somewhere and sometimes we just need to make that first call and open up to possibilities. You deserve a safe place to live and I pray you can find one soon!

Take good care of yourself!