[passionfruit3]

Im going to run away in two weeks

Possible trigger:

i don't care if I get beaten or raped ill carry a knife just in case for protection .my question is if i get caught with a knife by the cops and i tell it's for protection will i still go to jail for carrying a weapon ?

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Why do you want to run away? and how old are you? May be this isn't the best option for you. A knife cannot protect you.

I have the same questions. So too, what evidence do you have that this situation exists as you see it? What evidence do you have that running away is your only option. Are there alternate ways of protecting yourself? (I walk in the dark a lot which is frightening. I carry a flashlight and a whistle).

[winter4me]

Do provide more information....
& why does running away (from what?) equate with violence?

[passionfruit3]

Cause you can get raped and killed on the street ecspecially as a woman I want to run away because I have a day program I'm forced to go to I'm twenty three but I still feel forced I don't want to go there anymore I like it but some things I don't like like the fact that the people spit up on themselves or that the bus takes super long to get us home at the end of the day and the young adult program a lot of the trips cost money and I don't have it I've explained this to them but still they say stuff like I'm sure you'll be able to afford this trip.I talked to my best friend and she said I need to just refuse to go I'm there because my parents don't think they can keep me safe at home.so I'm not going to run away I'm just going to refuse to go I don't know if it'll work but I'm a try

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[Artchic528]

I'm sorry you don't like your home life but that's by no means a good reason to "run away". To me, running away is something teenagers do when they are being obstinate and rebellious, not something a 23 year old should be doing. Why don't you discuss your emotions with a therapist? I'm sure they can help.

[winter4me]

Do you think you can be safe at home? Would you be seeing people and doing things if you did not go to the program?
I am glad you have decided not to run away.
It sounds like the way we all feel about places we 'have' to go to but sometimes just think we can't stand it anymore (a job, school, whatever it is we have to do....clean the house...)---maybe there is someone at the program you could talk with about the things you don't like. Are there things you do like about the program?

[passionfruit3]

I don't know if i can be but i want to try and i feel stressed out there .i would be at home except when my mom picks up my siblings i would talk to the staff about how i feel but theyve been nothing but kind to me and i don't want to be mean by telling them i don't like the fact that the people spit up on themselves and they would just ignore me about the bus situation and it wouldn't help. Staying home is not as bad as it sounds id probably just sleep anyways

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[winter4me]

I think the staff would understand, and they could help you find ways to decrease the stress you are feeling. Staying home doesn't sound healthy, but I understand the feeling. I don't know about the bus situation...some things can be fixed, some can't. Hang in there!

[Hyacinth26]

If you run away...you ll always be running away...go spend some time at a friends, think things through, come up with a bearable if not perfect plan..to move out and forward...staying safe...by taking baby steps...one small step each day towards your goal. Do not destroy yourself...empower yourself...one baby step each day