I am thinking that moving out is my only option, but I did some research and being unhoused is basically illegal in America due to how local ordinances restrict sleeping outside and stuff.

I am scared and I do not know what to do.

Also, sorry for stating this again, but I am too traumatized to enter college again and my parents will force me to work at their place (they are awful to me and they likely contributed to my mental health issues).

I am also sorry for saying I might have to move out repeatedly, but I am truthful when I say that I might have only a few days to come up with a decision.

Edit: Also, the due date for college application have passed, so I cannot attend even if I wanted to.

Edit 2: In terms of applying for housing help, one program I asked about had a waitlist for several months (which is likely the same for many organizations), and others were not even long-term shelters in the first place. It feels like escaping my parents will be difficult (even though I am already an adult).

Edit 3: I just remembered that someone recommended that I do something on a website where you worked for housing, but it turns out that I could not even do that due to the fact that it required something I did not have! Also, I must repeat that I did not finish college and have very little work experience.

Additional context: I cannot drive, am mentally ill, had bad experiences from my last college, and I have no support network nearby. No one can help me with housing and housing programs will likely take months to allow housing to me.

  • DisabledAceSocialist@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    5·
    22 days ago

    Sorry, I wish I had some advice for you, but in this sick system housing is very difficult to obtain unless you either have money or tick the right boxes. I hope you can find some way out.

    • LeninZedong@lemmygrad.mlOP
      4·
      22 days ago

      Thank you for talking to me anyways -

      I understand you have to struggle with the absurd system as a disabled person, so it feels like to have someone that is going to a difficult situation of their own (though our situations are different in other ways).

      I think I might take this day to chill and stuff.

        • LeninZedong@lemmygrad.mlOP
          2·
          21 days ago

          Yep, you got that right. The system is designed so a minimum amount of help exists in order to blame it on the individual for not being able to get help (like if you are homeless, you are told that you are a drug user that refuses help, even if you have tried to get help and got none).

          • DisabledAceSocialist@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
            3·
            19 days ago

            Yes, that’s exactly right. I lost count of the amount of times I was told on reddit “BuT tHEre’S sO mUCh hElP Out ThErE” and told if I wasn’t accessing it, it was my own fault for not trying hard enough. But there really isn’t enough and what little there is is so hard and exhausting to access, especially if you are already ill and dealing with a lot.

            • LeninZedong@lemmygrad.mlOP
              3·
              19 days ago

              yeah it makes one feel really bad about themself, and it also shows how out-of-touch the people giving that advice are. Life is very difficult.