TW! very important please read.

hi, me again.

its been a while, i kinda forgot about this website.

im having a really tough time at the moment. in august, i tried to kms and ended up in hospital, after that, i got removed from my mums house and got put into my grandparents house. it was going fine until january, when i had to get stitches for a really bad sh episode. after that i went into another delusional episode where i ripped out my stitches and got taken to the ED. 

after 10 hours CAHMS saw me but said they couldn't help me. so i relapsed in the hospital and got hospitalised there.

after that they sent me BACK to my mums, which is where i am now. heres the problem;

my mum is severely mentally ill and in denial about it. she has milder illnesses like ADHD, but also more severe/life changing ones like agoraphobia/generalised anxiety disorder. this cannot be all of her illnesses however, i know better than anyone that these are not the only things wrong. 

i have noticed she is suffering with severe depression, self destructive behaviour, delusions, memory impairment/distorted perception of reality, and a pessimistic attitude to everything that is to do with her. the problem is that she sees me and my sister as her possessions, as parts of her. meaning in her self neglecting behaviour, she is also neglecting us at the same time.

she has also recently shown signs of sabotaging others on purpose, me specifically.

because i am under 16, i dont have control of my own medical appointments, mental health appointments, social services meetings, or booking my own doctors appointments. and my mum likes to cancel all of my appointments. if a family member has made an appointment for anything health related for me, she will phone the NHS and cancel it personally. 

this means i am unable to get mental, physical, and general support from anyone.

my family cannot do anything to fix this. we are all trying but the NHS, social services, and legal teams cant do anything to change it. she has custody of me so she can choose. but i dont think that judgment is fair when a person is in a destructive, sabotaging headspace.

i dont know what to do. the only thing i can think of is leaving. for good.

i was originally planning to go when im 18, and save up money to move away from everyone, but i dont have the luxury to wait that long anymore. 

unfortunately my family does not have the means to support me and deal with my mental illnesses and effects from past trauma.

i am going to have to leave in march. i can hold out until my birthday (10th) when i get money. after that i will be gone in the next week.

i obviously cant go into details about where i am going to go on here, but i need support from someone, anyone. tips about how to stay safe, how to get help... anything.

-ame

(ps, i mean running away as in leaving... not kms)


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𓅇 Juha

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I do not have clear answer but i must tell you that leaving now can put you at even more risk. I won’t persuade you to stay because what you’re going through is unimaginable, and Im terribly sorry for that. Have you tried contacting chidline? They don’t require parental permission and can talk through safeguarding options. If there’s a safeguarding lead at school, or a trusted adult, using simple “I’m not safe and my medical care is being blocked” can make professionals take things more seriously. Since you mentioned NHS and CAMHS i assume you’re in UK, and im pretty sure theres also a childline online chat if you dont feel like calling.


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There are also youth housing services in the UK, but they typically require referral through social services, which is why documenting safeguarding case is critical. I will tell you right off the bat that running away now might make you legally vulnerable, increase risk of exploitation and potentially make authorities return you to same environment. Nonetheless, nobodys going to judge you whatever you do. Take care.

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thank you, the area i live in right now doesnt have any shelters or anything like that unfortunatly, and i appriciate the concern about me leaving, but i am at really high risk living in this enviroment right now. thank you for the support tho!

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Castiel

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Good luck :(

Are there any local shelters nearby that you could stay at? I don't know how it works outside of the United States, but there might be somewhere for you to go.

Do you have any friends whose parents might be willing to take you in for a while? And if you could get evidence of your mom not being suitable as a caretaker, you could potentially become emancipated? It's not free, but maybe someone could help you? Maybe your grandparents or any family friends? Or, instead of emancipation, maybe someone else can get custody of you?

I don't know. Stay safe out there.


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thanks, but i live in the uk, so there arent any shelters, and its illegal to become emancipated :(

by xx.free.hugzz.xx!!1!!; ; Report

Oh, I'm sorry. I don't know how it is in the UK :(
I really hope you can figure it out. Please stay safe!

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i will. thank you!

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