I’m currently in a rehab hostel after spending 30 days in prison. Before that I was homeless. My stay here ends Tuesday and unless probation or local councils can find me a place by Tuesday I’m homeless again.
I’m 45 days sober right now and I’m worried that I’ll either die (it’s -5°C outside) or I’ll relapse back to drinking.
The anxiety is making me pace backwards and forwards and I’m not sleeping.
I’ve got to hold it together or for sure I’ll be reaching for that bottle again and the cycle repeats. Fml
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I hope they will find you a place by then. Are there homeless shelters for cold weather? I guess not or you would have said. Drinking will just make everything worse. Please stay sober! You have worked hard to stay sober. Staying sober will help you be stronger to handle the cold too. Keep checking in and let us know how you are.
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I feel like all the ‘professionals’ are either on annual leave for Christmas or they’re just trying to put me off until they actually go on annual leave.
I’m just a project to them and it makes no difference to them if I’m homeless or not. All they care about is getting their Christmas shopping done.
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Thank you, I’ll try. I’ve already got thermos flasks blankets and battery banks sorted. This will be rough.
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This is your chance to go forward in your life. I am sorry you are being so challenged. I hope things will work out for the best for you. Glad you are preparing for the worst.
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Find out if there are “warming stations”, warm shelters in cold weather that open for the homeless.
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Are you in the uk, if so have you tried centre point and shelter, the drink always makes things 100 times worse and you have done so well, have you got family or friends that could help
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Yes UK. I’m working with about 15 different organisations but they’re all so busy this time of year. I suspect I’ll slip through the net like so many others. I actually have to be verified homeless (they need to see me rough sleeping) or they can’t help. I don’t have any family that can help. They all mostly moved abroad years ago.
Determined not to drink though. Need to have my wits about me, I’ve been robbed so many times in the past on the streets. Woke up in intensive care once after I challenged the horrible theives. Not their fault though, they have their own battles with hard drugs.
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I would say for now, unless you have a health problem where this would be a bad idea, that you should eat a good bit more calories every day( if the extra food is available) and make sure you are drinking enough water so you will be well fed and well hydrated when you get out. Try to relax now. Try to relax your body and your mind. Also you need a head covering. Hopefully this is all for making a transition to a new place or even staying where you are. Do not freeze to death. Go to a hospital if you need to.
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This is what will help you get through this uncertain future.
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Omg the uk has gone down hill since i lived there, i pray that someone will help you, no one should be homeless in this day and age, perhaps samaritans although you are probably in touch with them any way, keep bugging all these people be relentless, fingers crossed for you
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Damend, that’s a tough spot to be in. Not much advice to give, as I read you’re doing all you can to find shelter already. And you know drinking would make stuff only worse. Please be safe.
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I agree. Only 3 months ago I was with a homeless friend of mine and she died in front of me. It was terrible, she just shut her eyes and leant on me. Full CPR, broken ribs and police cordons. She was only 37 years old. The streets can kill you in a heartbeat, literally.
There was a big outcry in the papers as this happened on a busy road at night. The local councils promised to help, but here we are again.
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No wonder homeless people turn to alcohol and drugs to forget everything. But ultimately it ends up being so much worse.
I’ll not drink out of respect for my friend.
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That is awful, where i live we have a few homeless people, there was a young guy a few years ago and all i kept thinking was he could of been my brother who died so i invited him to live with us for a week before he moved on and helped him out, it amazes me how many stuck up people walk past, it could god forbid happen to anyone of us
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That’s so nice of you.
I’m homeless because of alcohol. I was an offshore electrical engineer and I’ve worked in 19 different countries. I hit the bottle big time and lost everything. It could happen to anyone and my advice to anyone struggling with addiction is to stop now before it happens to you. It’s a very real future if you don’t get help asap. Your friends turn away one by one because they can’t watch the destruction it causes. Soon you realise you’re homeless and alone. Your last friend could be your DOC.
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That is so very true
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Ok, streets now.
Icy fingers arouymy brain.
Relapse, death
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Oh no, is there not some kind soul out there that can help you, i was thinking of you the other day hoping you had found somewhere, i will be praying you find somewhere
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Please be safe and do not drink - it will make it even more dangerous for you to maintain your body temperature.
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