
Homeless; help needed to get a home and life back.
Donation protected
Hi, I could use your help to get me back at my feet. Get roof over my head so I can continue my work as social worker for people with a mental disabillity.
I'm a bit ashamed to put my personal stuff out there. But I do not have much choice.
I'm 34 and the last 10 years of my life have been a rollercoaster that now ended at the bottom.
Triggerwarning!
At age 24 my life and career arbruptly ended as I knew it. A strange man forced himself in my appartment and on me. This caused me to suffer from PTSS, anxiety and agoraphobia. I also lost my total self-worth and self-confidence. Which led me to my first sexual abusive partner. And loss of a load of friends when this came out. Because people tend to think; twice?? That must be made up for attention..
When I finally got myself together a bit and was doing a 2nd study in social work I had the "luck" to come down with adult onset epilepsy with big seizures. Had to stop my study en job again. Luckely thát is solved now due to medication; but again; it was NOT good for the already excisting anxiety and lack of self-worth and self-confidence...
I managed to get into a 2nd relationship with an abusive partner.. at this moment I began self-harming in the form of binge-drinking and suicide attempts. Lost almost all the friends and family I still had due to my irratic behaviour and being too afraid to share what was actually going on behind closed doors. I felt so useless and worthless I was sure noone would believe me.
With help from social services/police I got out. I'm sober now (suprisingly easy luckely without someone abusive in my life), luckely always have been clean and have 0 debts.. But also on the street with 0 funds. With móst luck I could find a place to live within 2-3 months. But I'm not sure if I can handle any longer on the street with PTSS and anxiety. Stresslevels are going through the roof now at the moment.
Due to all this abusive people in my life I never got a chance to work on my PTSS and anxiety (luckely the agoraphobia settled down). It also won't work in this town; too many triggers everywhere. A session at a therapist does not work if after it on my way home I drive past a house where abuse has taken place..
I would like to find a home 2,5 hours away from this place in the more quite South-Limburg; with no triggering memories. Living there I would like help from social workers visiting me twice a day and be on speed-dial 24/7 to settle in, help me with finding a job and not having a relapse; and after having a stable base I would like to tackle my PTSS and anxiety with help from psychologists/therapists. Get that person back I was before age 24 for the rest of my life. Be a social worker for people with a mental dissabillity again.
The social work at this new place is already arranged; but I need to be able to live there first. And that is where I could use your help.
Estimated costs:
550 1st month rent
1500 deposit
950 moving costs (small truck/van and movers)
240 moving myself back and forth 4 times by train (no driver license due to epilepsy; yet! Am allowed to start due to being 3 years seizure free if I have the funding in the future jay!)
250 2nd hand furniture
150 gas/water/electricity/service costs
200 unexpected costs (bike/laptop/phone dies in the meantime, other not accounted for small things)
Other ways you could help;
- Maybe you have or know someone with an appartment/room under 550 in the area of South-Limburg the Netherlands that is willing to rent it to me without deposit. This will make the estimated costs a LOT smaller. I'm a tidy and quite tenant; hobby's drawing, reading, cooking, nature and gardening.
- Maybe you are willing to help me move?
- Maybe you would hire me; this could also speed up getting a house; If I can show the landlord someone is willing to hire me. I also have experience in cleaning, catering, retail industry and graphic design. I speak Dutch and English, my German is good and my French okay.
Thank you so much!
I'm a bit ashamed to put my personal stuff out there. But I do not have much choice.
I'm 34 and the last 10 years of my life have been a rollercoaster that now ended at the bottom.
Triggerwarning!
At age 24 my life and career arbruptly ended as I knew it. A strange man forced himself in my appartment and on me. This caused me to suffer from PTSS, anxiety and agoraphobia. I also lost my total self-worth and self-confidence. Which led me to my first sexual abusive partner. And loss of a load of friends when this came out. Because people tend to think; twice?? That must be made up for attention..
When I finally got myself together a bit and was doing a 2nd study in social work I had the "luck" to come down with adult onset epilepsy with big seizures. Had to stop my study en job again. Luckely thát is solved now due to medication; but again; it was NOT good for the already excisting anxiety and lack of self-worth and self-confidence...
I managed to get into a 2nd relationship with an abusive partner.. at this moment I began self-harming in the form of binge-drinking and suicide attempts. Lost almost all the friends and family I still had due to my irratic behaviour and being too afraid to share what was actually going on behind closed doors. I felt so useless and worthless I was sure noone would believe me.
With help from social services/police I got out. I'm sober now (suprisingly easy luckely without someone abusive in my life), luckely always have been clean and have 0 debts.. But also on the street with 0 funds. With móst luck I could find a place to live within 2-3 months. But I'm not sure if I can handle any longer on the street with PTSS and anxiety. Stresslevels are going through the roof now at the moment.
Due to all this abusive people in my life I never got a chance to work on my PTSS and anxiety (luckely the agoraphobia settled down). It also won't work in this town; too many triggers everywhere. A session at a therapist does not work if after it on my way home I drive past a house where abuse has taken place..
I would like to find a home 2,5 hours away from this place in the more quite South-Limburg; with no triggering memories. Living there I would like help from social workers visiting me twice a day and be on speed-dial 24/7 to settle in, help me with finding a job and not having a relapse; and after having a stable base I would like to tackle my PTSS and anxiety with help from psychologists/therapists. Get that person back I was before age 24 for the rest of my life. Be a social worker for people with a mental dissabillity again.
The social work at this new place is already arranged; but I need to be able to live there first. And that is where I could use your help.
Estimated costs:
550 1st month rent
1500 deposit
950 moving costs (small truck/van and movers)
240 moving myself back and forth 4 times by train (no driver license due to epilepsy; yet! Am allowed to start due to being 3 years seizure free if I have the funding in the future jay!)
250 2nd hand furniture
150 gas/water/electricity/service costs
200 unexpected costs (bike/laptop/phone dies in the meantime, other not accounted for small things)
Other ways you could help;
- Maybe you have or know someone with an appartment/room under 550 in the area of South-Limburg the Netherlands that is willing to rent it to me without deposit. This will make the estimated costs a LOT smaller. I'm a tidy and quite tenant; hobby's drawing, reading, cooking, nature and gardening.
- Maybe you are willing to help me move?
- Maybe you would hire me; this could also speed up getting a house; If I can show the landlord someone is willing to hire me. I also have experience in cleaning, catering, retail industry and graphic design. I speak Dutch and English, my German is good and my French okay.
Thank you so much!
Organizer
Steffi van Dijk
Organizer
Gulpen, NL, 5