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17 Jun 2014, 2:12 pm

Hello all,


I am having some problems right now in my life. Nothing is going right, both of my parents don't give a s**t about me and I am on my own, completely lost. My dad's family also harrassed me. I have no gf, no friends, and no talents. I do have a job but it's going to eventually lead to a dead end, and I do have hobbies but unfortunately those are going to lead to dead ends too. I want to get to know more peopl but my mom isn't willing to let me leave the house to try to meet new people and I'm being prevented from doing so. I have not much going for me right now except for my job, which I hate but if I quit I'll get kicked out of my house. There are no opportunities to move out of my home until next year and I can't wait that long, and I am feeling downright ill everyday, I cant get out of bed, doing a simple task is like downright impossible, and I want to die, I need some answers, etc. I hate the fact that people talk down to me also when I'm doing nothing wrong. Another problem is I think I'm being used as a slave to work in my house because my moms not even happy after I've done all the work, and she calls me out for my faults and mistakes constantly. Getting a gf is hard too because I can't go out, however there is a girl I like at work, but sad to say she has a bf who works at the same place I work and I really want to be friends with her but she isn't acknowledging it and it's making me feel upset. Bottom line is I'm totally lost with no one and basically nothing and need some advice. Thanks.



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17 Jun 2014, 2:20 pm

You're profile says you are 22...how can your mom not let you leave the house? Not really up to her at your age whether you go meet people or not.


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17 Jun 2014, 2:37 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
You're profile says you are 22...how can your mom not let you leave the house? Not really up to her at your age whether you go meet people or not.



Honestly I don't know and one thing I forgot to mention is she only allows me to see friends she trusts, I've seen some in real life and because she doesn't trust them I can't see them. She won't let me do my hobbies either.



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17 Jun 2014, 2:52 pm

does she have guardianship? you should contact a social worker and see if they can help you advocate for yourself



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17 Jun 2014, 2:53 pm

duck12 wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
You're profile says you are 22...how can your mom not let you leave the house? Not really up to her at your age whether you go meet people or not.



Honestly I don't know and one thing I forgot to mention is she only allows me to see friends she trusts, I've seen some in real life and because she doesn't trust them I can't see them. She won't let me do my hobbies either.


Hmm I see, that does not sound like a good situation at all...I wish I had a good solution for that, but aside from moving out or taking legal action as it sounds like it could very well be mental/emotional abuse or something I don't really know what I'd suggest. Do you have a therapist or anything that you could talk to about your situation to get some help with it. I can see why you don't want to spend another year waiting on an opportunity to move out.

Are you still in contact with any of these friends she doesn't trust? If so maybe you could figure out a living situation with them sooner than a year....like not sure how much you make at your job but maybe you could put down some on rent or something.

I have been suicidal before for different reasons, so I know that feeling but have not been in that exact situation, stuck at home certainly but because of lack of funds to really go anywhere at all.


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17 Jun 2014, 2:58 pm

Can we swap lives please. There is always someone worse off than you, in this case it is me, got to feel sorry for the guy who is worse off than me though. Chin up, you're only young, you have plenty of time to get thoroughly shafted and mess up so catastrophically that, well,, I am still awaiting the consequences so lets just leave it at that.


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17 Jun 2014, 3:36 pm

duck12 wrote:
I want to get to know more peopl but my mom isn't willing to let me leave the house to try to meet new people and I'm being prevented from doing so. I have not much going for me right now except for my job, which I hate but if I quit I'll get kicked out of my house.


It sounds like you don't want to live with your mom anymore, but that you could leave if you wanted to (i.e. you said she would kick you out if you lost your job). Instead of losing your job and getting kicked out, maybe you could just get an apartment or a room somewhere?

I am wondering why your mom is like that tho, is it just because she's overprotective for no reason (other than you being her kid of course), or did you have trouble in the past with bad friends or something, and/or any specific reason why she would be overprotective?


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17 Jun 2014, 4:16 pm

chris5000 wrote:
does she have guardianship? you should contact a social worker and see if they can help you advocate for yourself



No not yet she doesn't have guardianship but she's trying to take my independence away as we speak.



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17 Jun 2014, 4:17 pm

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duck12 wrote:
I want to get to know more peopl but my mom isn't willing to let me leave the house to try to meet new people and I'm being prevented from doing so. I have not much going for me right now except for my job, which I hate but if I quit I'll get kicked out of my house.


It sounds like you don't want to live with your mom anymore, but that you could leave if you wanted to (i.e. you said she would kick you out if you lost your job). Instead of losing your job and getting kicked out, maybe you could just get an apartment or a room somewhere?

I am wondering why your mom is like that tho, is it just because she's overprotective for no reason (other than you being her kid of course), or did you have trouble in the past with bad friends or something, and/or any specific reason why she would be overprotective?

I think she is just overprotective



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17 Jun 2014, 5:30 pm

also get in contact with your states vocational rehab chances are they will be able to help you find another job and its easier to find a job when you are already working one, its what im doing my job is a lot of really hard work and in the winter its not bad but when its humid and hot I just want to no come in. im trying for a government job of some kind



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17 Jun 2014, 5:49 pm

Hey Duck,

Remember what we discussed? I know it wouldn't be the best situation--but maybe you could live with your father, so he could do the thing you mentioned. You are a 22 year old adult. You are not Cinderella. Get out of your situation!



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17 Jun 2014, 11:09 pm

Hi I am NT but come on here time to time to try to understand someone with Aspergers. I have some harsh dose of reality for you young man. I am 32 and life sucks. I have to live with my brother because I can't get or keep a decent job. I have enough debt to consider declaring bankruptcy. I have a few friends but it has taken years to get them.

I think the advice I should give you is find a reason to get out of bed everyday. For some people they believe in God or A God and that gives them purpose. Some its family. Some its because they think something good is coming down the road. For me personally I am a workout freak. I get out of bed literally because I want to go workout. At first.. and for a long time.. it was a chore. I lift weights and do cardio every day. The deeper and longer I got into it, I got more and more compliments (I receive compliments everyday.. sometimes they are just pick me ups from gym buddies, sometimes they are from perfect strangers). The gym thing that is my thing. Maybe yours is some day you want to work with animals in a zoo or as a park ranger, I dunno the choices are endless. I know other people their reason for getting out of bed is literally their career and to pay mortgage on their home. That sounds terrible but to them that is happiness. Happiness is really what you make it.

Women you mentioned some girl and she has a boyfriend. Unfortunately with women we are the man we must hit on them and pursue them and this one is taken. My advice is forget her and go hit on as many women as you can. Don't be afraid to start with the less attractive ones. I have no clue what you look like but I can tell you men scale from 1-10 in the attractiveness and women definitely scale from 1-10 in attractiveness. Don't assume you are a 10 or can attract a 10. Be realistic. If you want to do better you can lift weights or listen to self help cds on how to socialize.

Don't ever let anything in this world steal your happiness or how you feel inside about yourself. You are perfect the way you are. You have a purpose in this life. You might not know what that is now but it will come to you. Every night before bed think about the things you do have even if its just a pillow to lay your head on and food in your stomach. Many people don't have those things.



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17 Jun 2014, 11:09 pm

Hi I am NT but come on here time to time to try to understand someone with Aspergers. I have some harsh dose of reality for you young man. I am 32 and life sucks. I have to live with my brother because I can't get or keep a decent job. I have enough debt to consider declaring bankruptcy. I have a few friends but it has taken years to get them.

I think the advice I should give you is find a reason to get out of bed everyday. For some people they believe in God or A God and that gives them purpose. Some its family. Some its because they think something good is coming down the road. For me personally I am a workout freak. I get out of bed literally because I want to go workout. At first.. and for a long time.. it was a chore. I lift weights and do cardio every day. The deeper and longer I got into it, I got more and more compliments (I receive compliments everyday.. sometimes they are just pick me ups from gym buddies, sometimes they are from perfect strangers). The gym thing that is my thing. Maybe yours is some day you want to work with animals in a zoo or as a park ranger, I dunno the choices are endless. I know other people their reason for getting out of bed is literally their career and to pay mortgage on their home. That sounds terrible but to them that is happiness. Happiness is really what you make it.

Women you mentioned some girl and she has a boyfriend. Unfortunately with women we are the man we must hit on them and pursue them and this one is taken. My advice is forget her and go hit on as many women as you can. Don't be afraid to start with the less attractive ones. I have no clue what you look like but I can tell you men scale from 1-10 in the attractiveness and women definitely scale from 1-10 in attractiveness. Don't assume you are a 10 or can attract a 10. Be realistic. If you want to do better you can lift weights or listen to self help cds on how to socialize.

Don't ever let anything in this world steal your happiness or how you feel inside about yourself. You are perfect the way you are. You have a purpose in this life. You might not know what that is now but it will come to you. Every night before bed think about the things you do have even if its just a pillow to lay your head on and food in your stomach. Many people don't have those things.



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17 Jun 2014, 11:39 pm

It actually sounds like you're suffering from depression. Perhaps you should see a counselor. It may not help your current situation but it might make you feel better and thus better able to handle the situation.


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18 Jun 2014, 1:05 am

duck12 wrote:
Hello all,


I am having some problems right now in my life. Nothing is going right, both of my parents don't give a sh** about me and I am on my own, completely lost. My dad's family also harrassed me. I have no gf, no friends, and no talents. I do have a job but it's going to eventually lead to a dead end, and I do have hobbies but unfortunately those are going to lead to dead ends too. I want to get to know more peopl but my mom isn't willing to let me leave the house to try to meet new people and I'm being prevented from doing so. I have not much going for me right now except for my job, which I hate but if I quit I'll get kicked out of my house. There are no opportunities to move out of my home until next year and I can't wait that long, and I am feeling downright ill everyday, I cant get out of bed, doing a simple task is like downright impossible, and I want to die, I need some answers, etc. I hate the fact that people talk down to me also when I'm doing nothing wrong. Another problem is I think I'm being used as a slave to work in my house because my moms not even happy after I've done all the work, and she calls me out for my faults and mistakes constantly. Getting a gf is hard too because I can't go out, however there is a girl I like at work, but sad to say she has a bf who works at the same place I work and I really want to be friends with her but she isn't acknowledging it and it's making me feel upset. Bottom line is I'm totally lost with no one and basically nothing and need some advice. Thanks.


You know what? that is my life on a daily basis.

I am totally broke, living on a sofa in my brother's garage and I feel that none of them give a s*** about me sometimes (or else they wouldn't sit by and let me suffer with hypothermia and not lift a finger to help get my car fixed). I have no job and no skills (especially those in the social department)...I may as well be a freaking hermit because nobody gives a damn about me and thus the feeling is mutual...which came first? that just doesn't matter anymore because I'm way past the point of no return now.

I feel like I am the butt of endless jokes and when I try to joke, people think I am being serious and when I am being serious, people say 'are you joking?' I am either ignored or abused with nothing in between and nobody seems to care...nobody seems to care for each other and it's not only me...it's everybody!

Sometimes I have felt like killing myself, but what will that achieve? People will still be as*holes, only I won't be around to witness it...nah, that solves nothing.

So, I asked myself 'what's the whole point then?' why am I so different? why do I see all this s*** so clearly and I seem to be the 'kick me gal' for all the collective problems of humanity?

Then, I started doing yoga and meditation and understood why.

When you are trapped and there's no way out, find the universe within. It's the only way.



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18 Jun 2014, 1:37 am

SoMissunderstood wrote:
duck12 wrote:
Hello all,


I am having some problems right now in my life. Nothing is going right, both of my parents don't give a sh** about me and I am on my own, completely lost. My dad's family also harrassed me. I have no gf, no friends, and no talents. I do have a job but it's going to eventually lead to a dead end, and I do have hobbies but unfortunately those are going to lead to dead ends too. I want to get to know more peopl but my mom isn't willing to let me leave the house to try to meet new people and I'm being prevented from doing so. I have not much going for me right now except for my job, which I hate but if I quit I'll get kicked out of my house. There are no opportunities to move out of my home until next year and I can't wait that long, and I am feeling downright ill everyday, I cant get out of bed, doing a simple task is like downright impossible, and I want to die, I need some answers, etc. I hate the fact that people talk down to me also when I'm doing nothing wrong. Another problem is I think I'm being used as a slave to work in my house because my moms not even happy after I've done all the work, and she calls me out for my faults and mistakes constantly. Getting a gf is hard too because I can't go out, however there is a girl I like at work, but sad to say she has a bf who works at the same place I work and I really want to be friends with her but she isn't acknowledging it and it's making me feel upset. Bottom line is I'm totally lost with no one and basically nothing and need some advice. Thanks.


You know what? that is my life on a daily basis.

I am totally broke, living on a sofa in my brother's garage and I feel that none of them give a s*** about me sometimes (or else they wouldn't sit by and let me suffer with hypothermia and not lift a finger to help get my car fixed). I have no job and no skills (especially those in the social department)...I may as well be a freaking hermit because nobody gives a damn about me and thus the feeling is mutual...which came first? that just doesn't matter anymore because I'm way past the point of no return now.

I feel like I am the butt of endless jokes and when I try to joke, people think I am being serious and when I am being serious, people say 'are you joking?' I am either ignored or abused with nothing in between and nobody seems to care...nobody seems to care for each other and it's not only me...it's everybody!

Sometimes I have felt like killing myself, but what will that achieve? People will still be as*holes, only I won't be around to witness it...nah, that solves nothing.

So, I asked myself 'what's the whole point then?' why am I so different? why do I see all this s*** so clearly and I seem to be the 'kick me gal' for all the collective problems of humanity?

Then, I started doing yoga and meditation and understood why.

When you are trapped and there's no way out, find the universe within. It's the only way.


Well I know its not going to help your present situation ... and its just a thought for now, but if I ever get that house (the one with big rooms like mini apartments with utilities in each room) I was talking about a little while ago, there would be a room for you in it if you wanted. Hugs (and in case you don't like hugs, well its just an internet hug lol).

And I agree about meditation, I haven't done this in a while, but I used to, and its great (I was doing 2 different types, the one where you just relax your body and think of a relaxing scene, and the one where you listen to a tape with someone telling you what to imagine etc). I need to start doing this again.


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