Maybe it was that roommate in particular. You do have to be careful about who you get for a roommate, but having someone to share expenses can be a good option.

I do relate to your dilemma, as I have thought about living out of my car at several points in my life. The first was when I was 18 and I wanted that badly to get away from my parents I thought about just never going home, and sleeping in the car. I wasn't ever home during the day. I had my self scheduled from 8 in the morning until 10 at night, and if there was a gap in the schedule I found someone else's house to run away to for a few hours. The first year I went away to college I had saved up the rent for the whole year (the whole year was $800), but the apartment I was in the next year was more and I couldn't get a good job. But I didn't have a car either, so other options were looking more attractive that time. I've never had decent jobs myself, but although I haven't had a lot of money I haven't really lacked for the basics either. Anyway, the idea of living out of a car comes to mind as I think of trying to get through graduate school too. I would have an address, where my husband & kids live, but just might not be able to get home every day. Still, not having a place to live just doesn't sound like much fun. It's harder to get a job if you don't have an address too.

Can you get unemployment? Food stamps? It does sound like you have some ideas on how to get by. I'm sorry it isn't easy for you, and hope that you can get a job soon.

About the social worker, maybe he can only give services to a certain number of people and had to justify not being able to include you. Or maybe he thought that what you wanted to hear was that you were ok. You do seem to get by somehow, but that doesn't make you less deserving of having help and treatment for your problems.

{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}

Wendy

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