It’s scary @Sooner88 isn’t it. Because I know I can’t work full time to support myself and I don’t get a lot from disability. 
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No, I have never been homeless. But I ran away from home for few times.
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i almost became homeless the hospital was going to kick me to the street
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I was homeless once when I left my abusive husband. My six year old son and I went to live at a women’s shelter for a month so I could get my head on straight. They saved my life.
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I was homeless as a baby, my parents were really young and didn’t have money or family to rely on for support.
I’m fortunate enough to own my home as an adult.
Before I had my first daughter there was a big fight between my family. My mom threw my dad and two sisters out, who stayed in stair wells of apartment buildings before finding a friend to give them a place to stay in order to get back on their feet. I wasn’t kicked out because I was pregnant. And honestly I’ve just never really been a part of all the fighting in my family.
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I lived in a tent for a couple of weeks. I also lived in a 9x6 caravan for a few weeks. I’ve not slept on the streets though.
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I was sleeping rough for a couple of months when i left my last town - At one time i was sleeping between YHA Hostels and paying for it outta my ESA then, till they found out i was street homeless and banned me. I hassled the council but wouldnt help me then on medical grounds cos i wasnt properly diagnosed then. I lost 4 stone - and most of my belongings cos they was nicked. I was psychotic - delusional and starving for 3 months. I actually believe its because i used to work for the local council that they took pity on me and housed me. That was 2015 - and i havent look back. But the YHA (https://www.yha.org.uk/) are ruthless uncaring bastards, and i would not piss on them if they were on fire.
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I worry about the governement changing benefits things that scares me. They are good right now but what about the future.
You never know. You can only HOPE
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i was never ho,eless, but i have stayed in a homeless hsotel in cork and i have slept rough in london about 5 times…it was all because voices told me to do so
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@firemonkey…was it warm ans safe to sleep in a tent…what made you sleep that way…
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It was early summer time so not that cold. We slept that way as we had nowhere else to live.
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where abouts did you pitch the tent …was it a park…was it safe…i used to think i could do it but would fear scumbags coming along and causing problems
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It’s hard to recall after 35 years where we pitched it. I suppose on a clear grassy area.
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