I hardly can I currently can’t work, I can get financial help from my parents but I can’t even do chores.
I would love to be able to live independently.
how about you?
do you manage to live independently?
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"Can any of you live independently?"
not me.
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Maybe I could but the paranoia would be strong and I wouldn’t be able to hold an 8 hours normal job.
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I live on my own but have a lot of help from carers. I am not very good at leaving the house.
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I spent 18 years, from age 29-47, living back with my folks, and then got married and live with my husband. I did live by myself for almost a year when I was 27. If I wasn’t married now I’d have to rent a room in someone’s house since I don’t make very much money. I work, I pay some bills, I manage my car, I grocery shop, do house and yard work… If I don’t make myself do stuff I will just sit and be miserable and sleep during the day and be up all night, and that’s bad for me and everyone around me. I have days like that, especially now that I’m on summer break, but I have to be careful or I’ll spiral downward.
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I’ve been living together with my husband since 2009.
For most of that time I’ve needed help from my mum with almost everything
Since mum even took me shopping and cleaned my place (both with me) I’ve not really wanted to be alone even but I’m constantly making minor steps forward
I could not have done half the things I’ve achieved without her
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I lived alone for many years. But, after the irritation of adjusting to dance to other people’s tune, I find living with others much better. You can learn more as well as sharing the chores and getting hands on emotional support. Compared to now, I was lost when alone.
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I live independently with my wife. I am retired and get disability.
My son is grown and moved out about a year ago. I enjoy my independence.
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I need a lot of support, but there are some things I can do for myself.
Moving into a supportive type Housing situation with two other fellas.
I need all the help I can get.
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I dunno. I can manage some things like chores and make phone calls, but that’s it. I need my mom for running errands and appointments. I was more functional earlier last year, but got really sick.
One of my goals is to meet someone nice one day. Hopefully, by then I’d have regained some of my independence.
I’m half independent. Financially, I rely on my mother and husband. Still, husband hasn’t moved in yet, so I’m all alone almost all the time
I do ok cleaning the bathroom and throwing out the trash, but washing dishes is awful. I’m used to my mother nagging me all day to do it, so now that I’ve lived alone since November of last year, I avoid doing dishes and they’re piling up.
I’m doing a lot more on my own then I was a year ago, though, so that’s an improvement°°°:heart:
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I get money from my girlfriend every month, about $400. that really helps with me disability check being low. So no I am not independent.
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I don’t think I could because I struggle with lack of motivation and haven’t had a proper job for a long time. And I don’t like driving and don’t know how to use public transport as much as I want to. I would love to travel by train but never knew how to. Small everyday things like that I don’t even know. And even if I got a job I probably wouldn’t earn enough to pay for everything I need. I have never been independent and I am 33. Crazy isn’t it?
Lived with parents till I was 28, lived in sponsored flat with roommate for six months which was closest I got to independent life. Then got married and been living with hubby ever since.
My marriage has been in trouble lately and I worry a lot what would happen if I had to get divorce. I would move back with my parents and be forced to get a job. But I hope my husband and I will be ok. We both have illnesses which made it stressful for us but we do still care about each other.
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I live semi independently in an assisted living facility. I get help with cooking, housekeeping and transportation.
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I live independently with my husband. I work part time in an office job and am responsible for half the chores in the house and half the grocery shopping and I pay half the bills and rent.
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If I can acquire low income housing, I think so. Certain chores I find to be terrible, but I think I’ll manage.
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I am fortunate enough to be able to work, though it is very taxing for me, both mentally and physically. I have my own apartment and vehicle, so yes, very independent. I have no source of financial help, though, so I have no choice but to work and pay my own bills, rent, etc. My parents are both deceased and my sister is married with four kids to support (she has five, the oldest has left the nest), so she could not take me in or help with my bills. My only options as I see them are to struggle with working or struggle with homelessness.
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If you call being 58 years old and living off disability in public housing living independently, then yes, I’m capable of living independently.
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Yes and no…I need to be living with other people, but those people don’t necessarily have to take care of me. I just sort of spiral without people around.
When I’m living totally alone I don’t really get dressed, or shower, I eat like one meal a day (which is something easy and microwaveable or is fast food, if I don’t have access to that I just…don’t eat…) and maybe some snacks. My main conversational partners become my voices which can be either good or bad. I get sucked into my head which always ends in disaster. I sleep pretty much the entire day. I don’t clean, don’t cook…basically my functioning level is I can do what absolutely has to be done, like homework or going to work, and that’s pretty much it.
I don’t know… I’ve never been alone
But I might be here soon when I turn 18
I suspect I can live independently for the most part, until I go completely completely dissociated/psychotic,
I’m we ening off the medicines. Now is the best time so that I know what I’m like exactly when I’m off them before I turn 18 and might be independent l
Thank you
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