Please Help need advice :/ i am so worried

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here is a letter i wrote just now to Autism New Zealand... any advice for my problems is very welcome


I would like to start by thanking you both for helping me to understand Autism and for facilitating my diagnosis of AS, ADHD and OCD. I am sorry I still have not yet made it to a meeting but I have had some trouble. I will come to one ASAP. Sine I last spoke to you guys I have taken residency in Albany. The reason for this letter is that I need help. I am not sure what your guys roles include and I hope I am not being inappropriate asking for assistance but I am just so overwhelmed at the moment. I was on the unemployment benefit for a year when I managed to find myself a job working for 2 degrees. Unfortunately they fired me after 3 weeks which they were allowed to do under the new laws and even refused to give me an explanation. They gave me 2 weeks notice but they did not give me any shifts for these 2 weeks. 3 weeks behind on my rent, more than $500 over drawn with no income, no work, no food and limited mobility since I broke my arm last week in a road accident with no money for presents and with Christmas only a week away I am feeling close to suicidal (but not). I get about 10 calls a day from baycorp about 3 outstanding debts 2 of which I dispute and the other is a library bill that my ex ran up on my card. There is no available wins appointment until 24/12/12 and I am afraid I might get evicted before then. I was going to do some event work for my landlords but they did not want to pay me for it and I am not in a fit mental state to face it now anyway. With all this going on I have taken to hiding in my room most of the day and my sleeping pattern has completely reversed again to the point where I am still wide awake at the time of this letter (5:30am). I don't know if there is any help for me but writing this letter I feel like I have gotten a few things off my chest. I was thinking I might sell my motorbike but it is damaged from my accident and I am still paying it off. To top all of this off I think i have been infected with head lice, which I can not afford to treat. I am feeling embarrassed and ashamed and worthless and stupid. Any advice or support is very welcome.

Kind regards,

sorry you are having such a bad time. thank goodness you are not suicidal. can your parents help? what about another job?

I'm unaware of the status of government assistance in New Zealand, but it seems like contacting a social worker is one of your best bets.

I'm also not a christian but I understand that various churches often have "beneficence offices" for this sort of situation.

thanks for the advice. today i went into the "outernet" and sorted some of these things.. just got to keep it moving and things are not so bad.

belated