A long time ago, when I was 18, I was homeless for a few months. It was no fun.

Do you have a therapist or friend you can reach out to? If you are hypomanic I suspect you will regret not doing something to prevent becoming homeless sometime in the future.

Please reach out for help.

Where is your family? I was homeless but had family who helped me in the time of need. If you don't have any family to rely on, please go to the homeless shelter. I went here and received advice from social workers who told me to go home to my family. I don't know if you can't sustain yourself on your writing, you should look into other jobs. When I was homeless, I worked as a stripper but realized it was no way for me to get out of my situation. I needed help- medical help from a psychiatrist. You should think of other avenues of work to help pay for your bills. If you can't work at other jobs, then you should rely on your support system- family, church, friends,etc. If you don't have any support system, then you must find a way to survive by creating a support system. Since you are almost indigent, go to your local social services office and at least receive food stamps and medical care. I don't know if you have an illness or not. If you are disabled from an illness, you should try to get disability payments. Also, if you are indigent,you should qualify for Section 8 housing but this takes a long time for you to qualify and to find a place. May be, the best bet is to go to the local homeless shelter and ask for help there. If you are living in the US, the Rescue Mission is a good place to check. I went here myself and even though the best advice they could offer was for me to go home to family, they saved me from making my situation worse than it was. I could have become a prostitute out of desperation but somehow avoided this path even though I was psychotic. I hope you don't end up homeless. I did learn from my experience of being homeless but truthfully would not want someone else to be in that situation. As a woman, one has to defend oneself from rapists and criminals at night on the street. It is not an easy way to survive. I suggest if you do become homeless to sleep at the doorsteps of churches. It is safer here. I wish you the best!