moocow4125
moocow4125 t1_ja028bl wrote
Reply to comment by rvralph803 in A man with no home was treated as if he didn't matter. Then a group of people helped, saving his life in the process. by CBSnews
No. I live in a vehicle. Employment has never been a problem. I don't have any substance issues. Ive never been convicted of anything, ive technically been arrested a few times, is part of the life, in the wrong place a lot of the time but my point is no criminal history either. I had a medical issue cost me my job and i had no safety net of any kind. There was a window where i couldve made good use of assistance but that window is closed. I am trying to be a normal housed person as I now have a niece and I have an opportunity to be a good uncle. Basically, a goal. I do not wish to impose my situation on my brother, he has tried to help and i dont want my nieces early memories of me to be me crying in their guest room. Its been many years since ive slept inside anywhere. It is difficult to explain, and i realize it is irrational and safer than my current situation. But i cant relax, i end up finding myself in a defensive stance, covering my face, random adrenaline, terrified of nothing, its quite sad. I am struggling to adjust, and finding a month to month rental situation every other year only to continue sleeping in a vehicle and hanging outside all the time is both financially draining and a bit heartbreaking. I believe I need therapy but have been failed by the low access medical system as my efforts have been counterproductive to say the least. It's been too long, the man I was is dead and the man I have become is still strange to me.
moocow4125 t1_j9z3l4k wrote
Reply to comment by rvralph803 in A man with no home was treated as if he didn't matter. Then a group of people helped, saving his life in the process. by CBSnews
It's too late for me. Help someone else.
Edit: I don't mean to sound ungrateful or pessimistic, it's been several years for me out here. I can no longer sleep inside, it fills me with a similar dread and anxiety one would have for sleeping outdoors. You sound like you want to help and I hope you have a nice weekend.
moocow4125 t1_j9ui6p2 wrote
Reply to comment by CBSnews in A man with no home was treated as if he didn't matter. Then a group of people helped, saving his life in the process. by CBSnews
I'm homeless, people need to accept western churches don't help the homeless. Sikh/some eastern religion churches are the exception. Sanctuary is a scam, your collection plate goes right into the collectors pocket.
moocow4125 t1_j1wovc4 wrote
Reply to LPT: Homeowners, get a box of pool noodles, I have found so many uses for mine that I have been glad to have them (I don't have a pool). by moviesetmonkey
They also can childproof corners. You can barricade the underside of your couch so that nothing is kicked or falls under it. You can even use them as pool noodles.
moocow4125 t1_ja3jgke wrote
Reply to comment by rvralph803 in A man with no home was treated as if he didn't matter. Then a group of people helped, saving his life in the process. by CBSnews
Yeah, it would. I've been working towards that. Is my next step towards being normal.