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- My PTSD was diagnosed and treated somewhat 30 some years ago. I almost forgot I had it, until recently. I've lived in a personal care home for almost 3 years now. I had a roommate for the first 2 years but she was hardly ever here and they moved her...
- Since September 2019 I've been living with no upper teeth on a diet of tapioca pudding, potato salad, and Ben & Jerry's ice cream. That diet is getting a little old at this point--I wish I could eat normal food. If I were on Medicaid, I'd only have...
- I lost my husband in June 2017, after 25 years of marriage. My social worker thought it would be a good idea if I moved into a personal care home. I did, and it didn't take long for me to wish I hadn't. I lost my apartment, all my possessions, and...
- I'm feeling really depressed today. It started this morning when a staff member at my personal care home was all excited because she got a new car. And it reminded me that I'll probably never have a car of my own again even though I have a valid...
- I had the last of my upper teeth extracted on September 30, 2019. It is now March 13, 2020 and I still don't have a denture. It will cost $700 and I'm not even sure I can afford it. I've been living on tapioca pudding, potato salad, and Ben &...
- I moved to this area, 200 miles from my hometown, in 1992 when I got married. My husband and I lived here until 2017, when he passed away. I have no family in this area and I really miss my husband. I had some friends when I worked but now I've lost...
- 2 1/2 years ago I moved from the apt I once had to a personal care home after my husband died on the advice of my social worker. How I wish I had stayed in my apt. It was a beautiful place. And I lost all my possessions and my car. I miss them so...
- I am feeling desperately lonely. I have no family anymore...I have no siblings and my parents have passed away. My last family member was my husband who passed away in 2017. I long to be part of a group. In my hometown, where I am no longer living,...
- I am very depressed and lonely and I feel like I have nowhere to turn. I was married for 25 years, the last ten of which I was separated from my husband and had my own apartment. Two years ago my husband died, I lost my apartment and went on Social...
- I suffer from social anxiety and agoraphobia. In addition, I am still grieving the loss of my husband in 2017. The holidays are a difficult time for me--I wish I could just avoid them altogether. Unfortunately, living in a personal care home, which...
- Before my husband and my parents died, my husband and I would always travel the 200 miles to spend Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter with my parents. We would always travel the day before Thanksgiving to my parents house in my home town. I remember...
- The walls of my room are closing in on me today. I wish I could move out today but I know that is not an option at least not today. My next appt with my therapist isn't until December 18 and that's a long time to wait to talk to someone. I've gotten...
- Today is my second meeting with my new therapist. What I'm most anxious about is that I have to eat lunch right before I leave for the appointment. And when I'm this anxious I get nauseous. And since I have to take public transportation, I have to...
- This woman works 3rd shift, so she's responsible for giving us our early AM meds and giving us breakfast, including making coffee. She's supposed to give us a wakeup call at 6 AM but she never does. One time I overslept by an hour because she didn't...
- A year ago I made the mistake of going to the local dental clinic. My upper teeth were OK then--no pain or looseness. They took Xrays and informed me that I should have 6 extracted. I did and I still had 6 of my front upper teeth. Well, the clinic...