I talked to one of the nurses today. She suggested I matbe go live in a group home or assisted living facility.
Been there, done that!
She said it might be a good idea so I can work on my social and self-care skills.
What do you guys think?
I think I’d feel like I was admitting defeat. But if it’s for the best…
I just don’t know
It depends on how comfortable you are in a group home. Maybe you might get into a house where you dislike most people there. You seem to be able to cook and take care of your finances. You could also run into people that cheek their meds instead of taking them. I was in a house where all the younger people did was smoke weed. It wasn’t a good environment for me.
Lot’s of judgmental people you don’t need in your life at the group home.
Sounds like they could definitely help u the most at a group home on those skills for sure if you’re lacking in that. I value greatly my sober house experiences especially, but also lived in a group home twice a few years ago. I definitely am more independent and better socially, learned how to care for myself.
I don’t think it’s defeat it’s just some more fine tuning/honing your skills/habits/behaviors with staff trained to help u out.
I miss the being around people more part of living in these places. It won’t be permanent @Pikasaur I don’t see what you have to lose!!
It’s not admitting defeat, you don’t have to live there forever, it’s just a stepping stone towards greater independence.
Are your self care and social skills that bad that you need to be in a group home to improve them? If so it might be a positive move .
My ex pdoc suggested to go in a group home with other schizophrenics. I am too paranoid to live with strangers
I will never go to a group home, simply because I don’t want to live with strangers
She’s a nurse, not a doctor. What does your doctor say?
The nurse is trying to help and she may be correct but I would feel more comfortable listening to a doctors advice in most situations rather than a nurse.
There’s other ways to learn and practice social and living skills rather than a group home… Maybe they can find some kind of support group or Adult Ed class or day treatment which teaches you those things without resorting to a group home.
That said, I have been in a few group homes but the degree and amount of care was different in each one. They went from a highly structured, clean neat home which offered group therapy and everybody was expected to cook periodically for the entire house and everybody had chores. But then I was in a different group home where the owners did all the cooking and cleaning themselves and we had virtually no responsibilities except to keep our own rooms clean and show up for dinner. But that house did not have any kind of help for the clients like groups or therapy. And I was in a few others.
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