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Originally Posted by Breadfish
I'm sorry you were abused and are facing being kicked out of your apartment. In my country (Western Europe) you'd be in even more trouble: if a mental illness leads to you being in danger of being kicked out of your apartment, that's grounds to have you committed/sectioned/whatever you want to call it (being forced in a mental hospital/psych ward).
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Thank you for making me realize that many, many other people have it worse than I do here in the U.S. It puts my most assertive attitude in place. If I were to be evicted with no where to live, it would be up to my case managers and other mental health agencies to find me another place to live. I have known and met many homeless people in the town where I live, but with the help they receive, they eventually found a decent apartment. I used to facilitate mental health support groups; there I found many other people dealing with similar, and worse, situations than me. After these support groups, I always felt grateful about where I was mentally and physically in my life. It has been several years since I facilitated these groups, and I guess I have lost touch with the all the realities of the outside world. I regret to admit it, but I believe I have been pitying myself at the time. I am so sorry if I offended anyone out there by doing this.
Thank you, Breadfish, for this opportunity to see my, and everyone else's, situation in a more realistic, different light. I hope you stay safe and well. I will be thinking about you now and in the future. Let me know again how you are doing.