basically I am in a ■■■■■■ up situation, i am taking high school classes right now i have 6 classes that i have barely started and only 3 months to finish them, i am still i sophomore, in 3 months the same people that were in my sophomore class when i stopped going to school will be going in as seniors, i am only 16 but i am very far behind where i should be, i am thinking of dropping online school because i have no motivation or concentration to do it and i am thinking of getting my GED, but than i would still have to get a scholarship or get accepted into college which i don’t think my family can afford also i don’t help much around the house so i have a STRONG feeling my mom will kick me out of the house and i will be homeless so basically i am ■■■■■■ because i cant go to the military because i am mentally ill, so i am talking to this girl and basically i am planning on what i have to do if i become homeless, i have knives and i can use them to protect myself as well as chop wood for fire, etc. and i am thinking if i save my money now i can have enough to afford food i am 16 and turn 17 in 2 months and i get 20 dollars a week so 1040 dollars a year and i get like 200-300 dollars around Christmas from my father, i don’t get much money for my birthday but I’m thinking if i save all my money now i can have enough to get food and possibly sell stuff to people once i am finally out in the streets, i have a really hard time saving money and i buy a bunch of stuff like i see something i have to have it so i don’t know how I’m going to do it i just really wish i was still in regular school i think i might actually kill myself if my parents try to kick me out when I’m older i really don’t want to be homeless life is too ■■■■■■ up i am completely freaking out right now
I worry about homelessness sometimes too, but I’m lucky that my parents probably would take me in if I was in a bad situation, and I also have an aunt who would help and possibly my Nan. Really I am lucky to have good relations with all my family. However, because I have a basic education and some work experience, I am pretty sure I could get back on my feet again if the worst happened. Therefore my advice to you is twofold:
- Don’t abandon your education while you still have a choice; it lasts a lifetime.
- Do what you can to maintain and improve relations with your family, because they are for life too.
Don’t worry about getting homeless, if I were in your situation I would go to all apartments in my city and ask people
to take me in, I am sure that at least one righteous household would be found.
If not in this city I would keep looking in other cities, persistently and never giving up.
I can’t live on the street and I can’t live independently.
When you turn 18 contact a disability lawyer and get on Social Security (if it is still there). What you can do now is keep all of your hospitalization records including the names of your doctors and the address of the hospital as well as the length of your stay. You should be able to get enough money to afford an apartment or an assisted living facility. Do these things now, in case you become psychotic again, so you’ll have all the information that you need. A disability lawyer will be paid through your Social Security check.
I hope you won’t be homeless. I’m rooting for you
Maybe try helping out around the house more, it might soften up your parents so they won’t be so inclined to kick you out.
Better to plan to help around the house and make nice with your parents than to plan on homelessness. You can get into community college without a HS diploma, even without a GED. It’s fairly cheap as college goes.
If you can’t work, you can get disability benefits. They’re not great, but better than homelessness.
I highly highly recommend sticking it out in Highschool. Not having a hs diploma is an almost guaranteed line directly into a life of poverty. If you get your hs diploma you can do trade school or something, many trades pay very well, and trade school is typically cheaper and shorter than college, with a guaranteed job at the end. I highly recommend learning some type of trade to anyone who doesn’t feel college is for them, so you don’t end up trapped in a minimum wage job forever.
So if you can make it through hs and then 1-2 years of a trade school (like learning mechanics or plumbing, other stuff too) you will be able to work and not have to worry about your parents keeping you as you’ll have money to live independently. You can do this!! You’ve made it this far!! Don’t let falling behind discourage you, not everyone gets things on the first go.
Have you been open with your parents about your difficulties? I’m a parent myself and I would certainly support my daughter if she developed MI.
I try to tell me parents I have trouble doing my work because I cant concentrate and have no motivation but they just tell me to do it my father said he is going to help me either today or tomorrow but I still think I will have to start the year over because I don’t have enough time