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Tue May 21, 2013, 08:13 AM

Iggo (37,687 posts)

70. Yep. 7 months.

It sucks.

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85 replies	Author	Time	Post
This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]	Locut0s	May 2013	OP
I have lived in my car	zerosumgame0005	May 2013	#1
I've not lived on the street but have dealt with depression. Please stay positive. I can relate to	Lint Head	May 2013	#2
You are so, so right.	defacto7	May 2013	#4
I have.	defacto7	May 2013	#3
You can't fail at life....life is just something you do.	Evoman	May 2013	#5
...	Mnemosyne	May 2013	#7
I admire you and your will power! Hope I can be that brave when I have to face something like you	Lint Head	May 2013	#8
Wow, that was a lot to take in. Probably the wisest post I have ever seen.	Live and Learn	May 2013	#12
well said and i wish you well. when my husband	DesertFlower	May 2013	#13
Wow thank you. I feel ashamed to feel as bad as I do when...	Locut0s	May 2013	#15
...	OneGrassRoot	May 2013	#33
Quite a post!	JNelson6563	May 2013	#21
+100	HiPointDem	May 2013	#23
A very wise 33-year-old at that.	OneGrassRoot	May 2013	#32
Thank you all for your kind words.	Evoman	May 2013	#37
I wish you the best, and I will keep you in my thoughts. nt	msanthrope	May 2013	#69
It's good to see you here, Evoman.	hunter	May 2013	#39
>>>	Nay	May 2013	#43
Thank you for sharing that wisdom.	Poll_Blind	May 2013	#51
I really admire you for sharing that.	closeupready	May 2013	#60
Excellent advice.	LuvNewcastle	May 2013	#74
I lived in my van for a couple months in the mid 80's.	bhikkhu	May 2013	#6
Down by the river?	pipoman	May 2013	#9
Lived in my mini-pickup with canopy for 4 months.	ErikJ	May 2013	#10
i'm struggling with depression right now.	DesertFlower	May 2013	#11
...	OneGrassRoot	May 2013	#31
thank you. nt	DesertFlower	May 2013	#59
I'm 70 & I'm tired. With the exception of 3 good friends, a nephew and a niece, virtually everyone	Booster	May 2013	#58
my family is all gone too except for	DesertFlower	May 2013	#66
I feel so much better now. I don't feel so alone after reading your reply. I was beginning to	Booster	May 2013	#81
so sorry about your dog.	DesertFlower	May 2013	#85
Sending you love and warm thoughts from New York, DF!	closeupready	May 2013	#61
thank you so much. nt	DesertFlower	May 2013	#64
You deserve no such thing. Nobody "deserves" being homeless.	Live and Learn	May 2013	#14
My son struggles with depression and PTSD as well	Zulan	May 2013	#16
wonderful reply - very insightful	tomm2thumbs	May 2013	#20
Thank you!...	Locut0s	May 2013	#24
We're on a similar hamster wheel. hugs I think many of us who are mentally ill still	GreenPartyVoter	May 2013	#29
You are welcome	Zulan	May 2013	#47
Jeez, what a great mom	DiverDave	May 2013	#27
Hey man, I am the dad.	Zulan	May 2013	#48
My dad was a liar and pedophile and a user of people	DiverDave	May 2013	#67
wow... what a loser dad.	Zulan	May 2013	#79
George Orwell wrote a book about it in 1933	ucrdem	May 2013	#17
Does the beginning of this seem at all familiar?	Spitfire of ATJ	May 2013	#18
just sharing, not endorsing	tomm2thumbs	May 2013	#19
Look at what you have done!	JNelson6563	May 2013	#22
no one 'deserves' it. who is judging you but yourself? i seriously doubt your parents would	HiPointDem	May 2013	#25
Thank you. many people have recommended volunteer work...	Locut0s	May 2013	#26
'embarrassing messes' = everyone has them. make amends where you need to & move on. they	HiPointDem	May 2013	#28
As a parent, I can tell you I'm pretty sure they would.	Ms. Toad	May 2013	#30
Ive lived on the street.	bunnies	May 2013	#34
Wow...	TeeYiYi	May 2013	#45
Thanks Tee	bunnies	May 2013	#72
+1000	Sissyk	May 2013	#46
I wish I oculd share your experiences with some of my uncaring hateful coworkers	rustydog	May 2013	#55
Thanks rusty....	bunnies	May 2013	#71
+100	HiPointDem	May 2013	#68
This message was self-deleted by its author	kentuck	May 2013	#35
Yep.	H2O Man	May 2013	#36
Don't live on the street.	panader0	May 2013	#38
It didn't work for me.	hunter	May 2013	#40
Drugs? Alcohol?	Junkdrawer	May 2013	#41
"Living on the streets" is my mental backstop, and I may be flippant about it sometimes...	hunter	May 2013	#42
Can you get it treated somehow?	Zulan	May 2013	#49
Maybe I should have been clearer, I'm "treated" now More or less...	hunter	May 2013	#54
Yep. It is no fun.	redqueen	May 2013	#44
No, I haven't lived on the streets..but in over 30 years of hospital security	rustydog	May 2013	#50
Seriously? You want to live on the street?	IdaBriggs	May 2013	#52
"part of me really doesn't care it seems" ... I hope this helps:	Shampoobra	May 2013	#53
Wish I could rec your reply to the OP. n/t	FSogol	May 2013	#80
If it had not been for a very nice college professor, I would have been very close	liberal N proud	May 2013	#56
I feel you. Is there someone you can talk to?	Dash87	May 2013	#57
I'm not unlike you	Cal Carpenter	May 2013	#62
I assume your universal healthcare covers mental illness	KamaAina	May 2013	#63
I went through a few years of depression,	RebelOne	May 2013	#65
Yep. 7 months.	Iggo	May 2013	#70
What would you like to know?	Lady Freedom Returns	May 2013	#73
I know it's hard to see right now, but you'd be better off to stay where you are	justiceischeap	May 2013	#75
If you feel yourself sliding	NoOneMan	May 2013	#76
I think you should read Ray Bradbury's "Zen In The Art Of Writing".	CJCRANE	May 2013	#77
Never lived on the street but I have had depression and self esteem issues my entire life.	Jennicut	May 2013	#78
I'm glad you are trying so hard!	JNelson6563	May 2013	#84
I've never lived on the street	ohheckyeah	May 2013	#82
I have never lived on the street but my best friend had to when he lost his job...	Jasana	May 2013	#83

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