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Originally Posted by guru2013
I live in a large apt. community where they accept section 8's which means the government tends to group people who are mentally ill, into one area.
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Yeah, this is one thing that stops me from trying to get my son into that kind of housing. I don't want him in a ghetto for the mentally ill. Even the temporary housing for the mentally ill was no good, because there were so many people with poor self-management playing off of each other and triggering each other.
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I hope i can move soon, but having been uprooted by the CMH so many times, psychologists wil tell you that moving is like getting divorced on a stress scale, it ranks high.
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Yep, stressful.
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Q) do you think i should go for 'trauma' treatment if it is offered by the local CMH? we do not have a good relationship and i have been trying to exit the system for over 10 yrs. now. At times, i was court ordered to recieve the treatment. I feel they are setting me up for another "crisis" situation by literally stealing away my coping mechanisms.
thanks for reading my Roll CAll... i'm here and not doing so well today.
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Man, I don't know what to say to that. This is why I have my son in with private providers. The system sucks.
What are the coping mechanisms you mention here? And what others can you develop to deal with the situation until you can get out of it? Can you close the blinds and not make use of the deck? Headphones to block the sound of banging? Any way to repel the squirrels? I bought this sonic mouse repeller last weekend. I'm not sure but I think it's working. I haven't seen any mice seen I put it out, and they were everywhere. Maybe there's something similar for squirrels. If there is, and you get one and it works, don't tell the guy upstairs. That'll just escalate things.
I think you need to move and the sooner the better. You need to be away from this guy, and it doesn't sound like he's going to be moving anytime soon. Do you have a therapist, pdoc, or case manager who can advocate for you in speeding up the move?
I don't know what the rules for Section 8 are there, but here if you're evicted from your housing, you can't reapply for 5 years. So, you definitely want to avoid letting this situation get so hot that you do something that gets you kicked out.