Hello I am a 42 year old single mom in Texas... Almost 2 years ago i owned my own business... As an interior designer / faux painter. Today i am pretty much homeless, losing my 8 year old daughter, and with zero...It all started with me being attacked online by fake Facebook accounts and being stalked... I moved away to the place I grew up (very small town) to find HOME or what I remembered as home to feel safe. I have zero family left ... They have all passed away Life hit hard causing depression which led to me doing drugs .. To more depression and it just doesnt stop. Forlast 2 months i have begged for help getting clean . and i feel lost noone can help i dont have money for rehab and scared ... I stay in tears ... Please if you can help. Anything toget me in a good rehab and help me keep my daughter ....I do have a strong faith in God .. but right now I a, questioning this world ... Women like me plead for help and friends tell me they dont have time to help ... that I need to go to a state fnded center ... which I have been turned down because I dont have insurance or cash .. or they have a waiting list a mile long .... Please if there is ayone that can help me ... Please I beg ...
I'm so sorry. I know it's hard to get help. Have you tried a battered woman's place to help you? Is there no one who can take care of your daughter while you try to fight this? Where is her father? What drug are you trying to get off? Someone with more experience in your situation will come on and try to advise you. So hang on there your among friends now and people who care. God bless. Mary.
I am not a battered woman.... Her father has her right now .... But If I do not get help NOW he will take her for good ...
I know your not a battered woman. I wondered if the battered woman's place would have helped you since they help women. Just throwing that out there as a suggestion. Someone knowledgeable will eventually come on and help you. Mary
All you need to do is get yourself to an AA or NA meeting and someone there can direct you to resources to help you in your area. If you don't have any meetings in your town, there are sure to be some close to you in another town. Get on their website to find out where meetings are in your area.
God bless.
Michelle
God bless.
Michelle
You need to get to a meeting. People there have been where you are. They will be able to point you in the right direction. There must be homeless shelters you can go to and attend meetings while you are there.
Call council on drugs and alcohol. They may help with payment. You would have to wait for a bed at rehab. Find a day center for the homeless. There are social workers at some that might be able to help. I have heard there are some drug rehab centers that have admission evaluations a couple of days per week but you have to be there early in the morning to get in line. You could go to a mental health hospital but the will only take you if you are very depressed or a danger to yourself or others. They may refer you to rehab programs and you would go through detox there. I will let you know if I think of something else. There are specific women only homeless shelters that may be helpful.
you need to go to social services, stop using drugs or alcohol - you don't say what your problem is. -- get on the lists, fill out the paperwork. do what ever you have to stay clean. it is hard to start over from nothing. idk how people do it. start with a shelter? and then a job? save $$ while waiting for social services to come thru.. food stamps...
Your looking for someone to do the work for you....na or aa is free...hospital will take you usually if your in wd's...and you know that's what you need to do...detox sucks. ..but no one can do it for you...put the dope down...step away from the needle...or whatever your doing...I get it's hard. .that's why we're addicts. ..you want help...walk into any NA meeting ...
Just saying, not to be mean, but I don't think recovery is a quick fix. You have to make a start though, but then it might be a long road before you are ready to get your daughter back. You might think about leaving her where she is until you are really ready to take care of her on your own. If her dad is giving her a good stable place to live and you can maybe see her when you start getting better, that might be the best place for her. Make a commitment to focus on yourself for a good long time before you put her in a bad, potentially harmful position. You don't want your problems to be her problems. Start recovery and work on getting your life together and keeping it together for a long while....your daughter will be glad you did whether she is living with you or not.
