Is it possible for me?
It is possible…
You might try it, but don’t burn any bridges behind you. Your feelings might change.
my doc wants me to be in supported living or smth
Even my doc said not to stay alone,
Being with people I know is much better.
As I did try being independent but lots of stress,
And very poor money management and social skills.
Take it one day at a time, moment by moment. Focus on getting your view of the world and reality back into alignment (seeing things clearly), then if it is time and you feel like you can handle it you could go out on your own. It’s okay if you can’t too. It’s easy to feel pressured into something like that and we all want to be independent, but the reality is that we have an illness that effects our basic perception and ability to function in the world. Recovery takes time and it’s easy to put the cart before the horse, so just focus on what you can control right now, which is the things you do in your every day life.
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yeah i guess…
I wish i got rid of the paranoia
I still have it too, but it’s getting a lot better. If there is something in you that doesn’t trust yourself, you will project that outward and not trust others, so maybe some introspection is necessary. You can only see the world from yourself, so what you seek for and find is generally a representation of an internal state. I can’t teach you how to trust others, but maybe trust what is good within yourself and things will look a little better.
“Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.” - George Bernard Shaw
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I live alone and I love it.
I used to live alone in a flat that a mental health housing corporation was in charge of. I got kicked out after getting into drugs, having gang members at my house and leaving the house messy. I had a mouse infestation. They gave me warnings and then decided a place alone isn’t a viable option for me. I now live i a mental health supportive accommodation. There are 4 other girls here and staff here all the time. They make sure we take our meds and look after ourselves.
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Welcome to the forum @mellymoo! If I already welcomed you, I apologize but I don’t recall seeing you before.
Of coarse you can
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I have lived alone for 22 years. The first 10 years were very difficult. In the meantimes I have settled in a quietly apartment. I was very social and outgoing in my youth. Now I spend most of the time alone and I like that because I am sane most of the time. I have no reason’s to complain. Yes life has been good to me. The only persons I spend time with is my case worker and mother who has the same illness as me.
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How about a bunch of days instead?
Oh it’s a lot of responsibility living on your own. Now that I live on my own I realize I was happier when I lived with my mom.
My mother is totally disabled she only has .20% eighsight on her left eye and she is 76 years old with schizophrenia. My brother and I do the groceries for her because she’s to weak to walk
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I know. I used to do that for my mom. My mom went to the nursing home in 2010. She just died in 2018.
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