Just Got Accepted for Supported Housing

I'm crapping it, but it's kind-of exciting at the same time. I've wanted this for years, and now it's here, I'm really worried and anxious. >.< I've actively threw myself in the deep end, so I haven't the foggiest how I'll manage. I'll be on the waiting list with the people who deal with the supported housing, which probably won't take long. I reckon I'll get a place within a month at most; it certainly wouldn't surprise me. So freakin' out. The worst thing (if that) about it, is that it's temporary. I can live there for a maximum of 2 years, as far as I know, and since it's supported housing, I'll have people breathing down my neck, "supporting" me; maybe my OCD is twisting it, but I imagine it to be a case of them pressuring me to do things I can't do, and me losing the plot, being alone, and, ... well, ... if you're creative, I'm sure you can figure the rest out. I'll just grab some clothes, toiletries, my PC, and then I'll be on my merry way. I'm worried about how safe I'll be, how safe my gear will be, how intrusive the people will be, how much privacy I'll get, ... God, so much to worry about.

Congrats on getting accepted, I hope everything goes well for you there!

New things can be scary. When you are the new kid on the block I suspect they will go easy on you. Please try not to worry. You wont know what is going to happen if/when it does.

Chillax. You wanna lend my stuffie?

That's great, congratulations! Wishing you all the best with it.

Congratulations on your move. You'll be fine: making new friends and discovering the community. You'll be living within a sheltered housing environment for 2 years so take advantage of the support. Good luck.

Congratulations, and deep breaths. I know anything new is scary. I'm just moving out of supportive transitional housing. I've been here for a year and a half, and it's mostly been good. I don't know what your situation will be, but I have my own room, share 2 bathrooms with 5 other women, and meals are included and prepared for us and eaten communally. We have to sign up for chores each month, but it's not onerous.

I could have stayed here 2 full years, but I'm going back to school in January, and wanted to be moved before then, so that I didn't have to apartment hunt and move in January.

It's not the greatest living situation in the world, but it was useful to me when I needed the help, last spring / summer.

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Congrats! It's okay to be nervous, it's new, and with OCD and anxiety, the nerves go a bit haywire, which is understandable. Just see how you like it first! I have heard most positives from people in supportive housing, so try to see this as a very good thing.

What is it exactly? I havent heard of it. Hope all goes well

It's accommodation with support. The support staff will help with things like bills, making sure you're (mentally) doing OK, helping with work/education, keeping you focused, and helping with just about anything else that might come up. The support staff won't feed me, and they won't go to the shops for me; it's not that invasive, which is nice, although I think they can do that for those who need that help, but I don't, ... OK, I do, but I'll manage.

Thanks for all the posts, y'all. I just hope I get somewhere decent, and if it's shared, I hope it's with people who're, preferably not psychopaths, thieves, or the real-life version of "trolls". I also hope the accommodation will be safe; secure.