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I see here a new group of people I relate with. Greetings!

I was diagnosed with high functioning autism when I was very young (one way they called it), but learned to dissociate somewhat effectively to prevent overstimulation and other issues (with some side effects obviously). Due to this, I have been able to assimilate into society relatively well. However in the last year I had a knee ACL reconstruction and cadaver graft implant for my knee and it's taken me a while to recover. I was in my apartment for many months alone in complete isolation (honestly not too new for me), and soon I will be without a home because my knee still hasn't recovered enough for me to go back to the vigorous factory work I was doing (at least I can't work as hard as I used to).

My plan now is to soon move into my car and store all my things inside a storage unit while I heal and figure out what to do with my life. I haven't had a psychiatrist or my usual meds for years since I moved away from everyone, and I honestly don't have friends or family that I talk to because I pushed everyone away, so in the meantime I figured I could fulfill my social needs anonymously on this site for the time being if that's alright with you folks. I feel like my knee is strong enough to make money doing Doordash, and I'll keep on going to Planet Fitness to strengthen my knee (and myself in general), as well as get my showers done and collect water there. So don't worry about my livelihood because I believe that I'll be alright, especially since I trust God and his Biblical promises. Even though I'm only 25, this is not my first bout of homelessness, so I can take care of myself.

Anyways with that being said, how is everyone doing?

Hello and welcome to the forum! Very sorry to hear you're struggling at the moment. Do take care of yourself!

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I hope things improve for you...including, but not exclusively, the knee.

Hi EK, and welcome to the planet.
I had knee surgery just before Christmas and although I can now walk, I can't fully bend or straighten it yet. It hasn't affected my circumstances as I'm already on a disability pension. I wish you a speedy recovery and return to work.

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Hello and welcome to WP. I hope that you can rest and recover away from grueling factory work. Maybe there will be a better job opportunity for you after you heal.

Check-in here whenever you need to chat. Be kind to yourself and seek the resources you need when you need them. You can find lists of support services at most libraries, social service centers and police departments. Sometimes towns and cities have shuttle services for $1 a ride to help with transportation and mobility too. You mentioned that you have a car but those shuttles can help as needed.

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WELCOME to wrong Planet .

I am doing O.K. I am 76 years old and suffered a massive stroke about 4 years ago. Its the type of stroke that people do not recover from. My heart stopped beating for over 5 minutes, and that caused a tremendous amount of damage. But everyday I am learning new things.

I think your resolve for exercise is important to your recovery. I have found two things are very important to recovery. These are sleep and exercise. It sounds like you are driving yourself for good exercise. I concur. But deep sleep is needed for your recovery. This is REM and deep NREM sleep. You need at least a total of 2 hours per night of this deep sleep to recover. This can be very difficult to achieve in your present state of living in your car.

I do not know the correct solution in your case, but returning to your home for awhile until you are mended might be a better approach. But the decision is yours to make.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

You implied that you are a Christian (I am Catholic who attends Mass),
may God keep watch over you and help you maintain your safety on the streets.