I Need to Move Away From my Abusive Family

Hello, my name is M. J. Hopper; I am currently a young adult woman with Autistic-Aspergers Syndrome, as well as major depression and clinically-diagnosed PTSD, living in Minnesota. I have been living there my whole life, along with my parents, who will remain unnamed but have caused severe childhood trauma with me, as well as being neglectful and abusive overall to this day.

I want to get away from my parents for good, and my good friend has offered up a plan that we get an apartment together in California (where he currently resides) and be roommates, as well as supporting shoulders for one-another's emotional healing. However, the cost for moving out-of-state is not cheap and I will not be able to afford it without your help.

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My father is the owner of a multi-million dollar company, but lavishes all of his attention on my younger sibling and even plans to pass the company on to her and her alone once he retires. Meanwhile he has utterly neglected me; refusing to answer any attempts I have to reach out to him, and despite my current financial distress not even bothering to toss me a bone from the table in my time of need. He does not acknowledge the fact that I exist, possibly solely for the reason that I do not care for his new wife (my stepmother) and has been both physically and emotionally abusive toward me in the past. He has also illegally withheld funds from me that my grandfather left in his last will for me to further my education, even turning down my chance at tuition in a very exclusive arts college when I PASSED THE ENTRANCE EXAM.

My mother, undoubtedly, is the worse one of the two; after Dad started to neglect me she became an absolute control freak and started to make horrible decisions on my behalf--where I should live, what I should do with my life, etc.--that have led to even more traumatic experiences, one of which caused me to lose motivation entirely and become sedentary. My physical health has declined because of this, including my weight, eating habits, and overall sense of self-care. Despite me pointing these things out, she refuses to admit responsibility for them--even partially--and insists that it's MY fault for "dwelling on the past" when I can't exactly help it due to the PTSD. She lacks understanding of the big picture and she has zero faith in me for completing any of my goals; she also bothers me constantly and has been known to even barge in to my place and scream at me. Note that I live in my own place a couple miles away.

This entire situation overall is making me miserable, and I can already tell that it's only going to get worse unless I have the ability to leave. All of the funds will go towards both the move itself out-of-state from Minnesota to California, as well as any extra used to secure a nice place to live in solitude with someone who actually cares and understands my condition. There are also many career opportunities in California, and I hope to chase my dream there, as well, to get into a proper arts and animation job.

I will not be able to accomplish this without your help. Please, even if it's just a little, I will still be eternally grateful. I am a broken person but it doesn't need to be that way forever. If you can...words cannot express my gratitude.