Man, if I didn’t go to the group home…… I would have not made it. My life would have been too much to handle.
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I’m glad you like it. It sounds like a good decision.
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At first I was afraid, and didn’t want to go. But after the fact, it was the opposite….it helped me.
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I’m happy that you’re doing well, Jake!
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Thank you @Montezuma.
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I’m glad you’re in a good place and happy
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Thank you @anon63380492
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What are the staff like? Can you talk to them?
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awesome…I thought I would go to a group home once…my mom drove me and I was all packed…we went in and it seemed like a nice office and connecting area but I did notice the strange people that were walking all around and checking us out…one woman approached me before I got in the office and she asked if I was going to stay there and I said yes…she said, I’ll be your girlfriend. that was it for me…I just kept walking and didn’t reply…we signed away my disability check to the group home and then she walked me to my room that I would share with someone…the guy had this table of knives…big ones, small ones, all sorts…and he smiled at me and I knew I was not going to be able to stay…I didn’t say anything to my mom…she drove off and I sat on the bed. people were walking by my door but not stopping…about fifteen mins. went by and I heard a car drive up…it was my mom…she yelled, get in !! we went to the office and said undo the contract on my disability check and we hightailed it out of there…on the way back my mom said, " michael, you are not alone and have family…those people don’t have anybody. " made me feel good…I lived with my mom for a couple years after that.
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Well some of the staff are better than others. Yes I can talk to them about my problems.
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Thats good, yeah some are better than others ,i found that 8n mine a few years ago now.
Glad you can relax and feel happy sometimes thats good
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Jukebox it all depends on who lives with you and how friendly everyone is.
Our staff used to go out one to one with us and we each had own bedroom, would have a laugh sometimes it was good i miss it sometimes, easier only having yourself to worry about. I find relationship with hubby difficult a lot
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I guess…It scarred me from ever thinking about going to a group home…no I don’t wanna…
Hospital can be same, depending who there whether anyone going to cause trouble
Hospital is even more people with illness
Here they will only put acute psychotic in Hospital now, its off limits to anyone else, so less balance not good environment to feel better?
Its the less severe ill that help you out in hospital usually, need more normal people, not 30 acute psychotic patients altogether??
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I’ve been to group homes before
A very terrible experience
My best advice — buy a locking safe, fill it up with candy, coffee and cigarettes then turn them around and sell them to your roommates for a profit 
Beef jerky and Oreo cookies and little Debbies are good too
I was unhappy a lot in my last group home but I was also happy and content a lot. Me and my roommate shared a lot of laughs and used to have conversations and luckily we liked each other most of the time. Our shared room was small but he was gone a lot at night and during the day I was at work among people or outside among the other residents but I got the room to myself during the evenings and that made the place tolerable. I worked and took classes during my stay there and often had a good time.
The worst group home I was in was not that bad.
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