Hello, my name is Amber and my life has gone extremely far downhill lately to a point I could not have seen coming. I have bad mental health and an unfortunate family situation, I live with my grandparents who both have dementia and when they die I’m going to lose the house that I’ve lived in my whole life. I am unemployed and have been looking for a job for over a year now with no success. I quit my job last year for my own mental health and didn’t expect it to be so difficult to find another one. Because I am unable to get a job, I am unable to afford the optimal dental care. 2 of my teeth are infected, with one of them being extremely painful and the other painless, but they both need to be removed as the infections are too deep to be fixed and I’m terrified of them spreading and losing even more. Getting them removed will be free since I am on Universal Credit, but obviously no 20 year old wants gaps in their teeth… I don’t want to opt for bridges as they take enamel from healthy teeth and are not a permanent solution, so I am looking to get dental implants as they are supposed to last a lifetime. I have barely been eating from fear of my teeth breaking even more, and already struggle to eat in general as I have had a restrictive eating disorder my whole life, and I also have a tendency to starve myself when in a state of severe depression. I have been losing weight because of this and it feels super demotivating to see my ribcage every time I look in the mirror. All of this is only making it harder and harder to take care of myself, I have several other medical issues plaguing my life as well. Every day I think about suicide and I just want to feel at peace for once in my life.

I’m not the type to ever ask for help and actively turn down people’s money when they offer. I don’t expect anything at all. I’m only making this because I don’t know what else to do.