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Old Dec 01, 2016, 06:25 PM
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Location: York, PA
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Originally Posted by Breadfish View Post
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).
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.