My name is Daphne Garrido, and I am a parent who has lost their livelihood to mental disability and societal disregard. I've had my disability utilized against me as punishment. No one has helped me appropriately. I worked through a crisis center, then with psychiatrists and I have personal, non-denominational beliefs which their avenue of care did not respect. They wanted to push me onto Anti-Psychotics, which I tried for two months, and only muted the symptoms by taking away presence with my daughter.

I fought to heal my wounds projecting into my psyche with art therapy. And have attempted over again to reach out to people who might help, often through my delusion. When people lecturing me on getting help that doesn't actually help me and refer me back towards the systems which have no place for me despite what I explain, I get triggered, reactive, and violent with my words uncontrollably. It's created a systematic isolation in response from people so built on respect and boundaries, that cannot forgive hateful words no matter. People simply see me as a threat to their peace, and would have me live in a home rather than be supported to land on my feet. Without the horror I live through, all of my communications would stabilize. No one has given me a chance to live with help.

There are many tasks I cannot complete practically. My brain works differently now. I'm a human being in need of personal care who has fought bravely, valiantly, and alone against mental disability and familial disregard. Community has forsaken me for my uncontrollable lashing out. Nobody will be my friend or seems willing to help.

I'm a good person, with a big heart, who cannot understand how I don't deserve some time to heal for what happened to me. Nobody will even forgive, except for a rarest one, for lashing out in ways beyond myself or of delusion.

I'm the verge of having no money to pay my utilities, and am fighting every day to re-connect with family. I'm pleading them to help me. Still, they do not. They do not respond. I have a lot of family.

Please watch this video where I explain my situation with mental disability, do a short meditation, and then provide an example of the problem I am struggling with getting proper recognition of.

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