MY STORY

Hi, my name is Alex and I’ve put together this website with the help of ITV Fixers, so I thought I would tell you a bit about myself.

I’m 24 years old and I first became homeless when I was 18 after running away from my parents’ home after a violent upbringing. The first homeless place I stayed was in a domestic violence refuge, then a hostel for about six months. I was then in supported housing for 18 months then into two different foyers for over three and a half years. I was homeless for five and a half years and in this time I was suffering from severe depression. I couldn’t cope with my past and how hard it was for me to live in some of the homeless places.

I didn’t always cope very well. I did self harm, there were times when I felt suicidal, I couldn’t cope, and I didn’t know where to turn. It felt like I was fighting a losing battle (and still am) to get the help I needed. It was really hard to deal with and I didn’t know where to turn because no matter what I did it felt like no one wanted to help me. Even my friends didn’t want me to put too much on them because they didn’t understand how mental health can affect people and how hard it can be to deal with it and cope.

So the main reason why I wanted to put this website together is so that people have a place to go to get the support they need, and to feel like they’re not on their own. They’ll be able to talk to other people who might be going through similar things to them and maybe it will help them to feel connected somewhere too. It would have made a difference to me with my mental health and becoming homeless if I had a website that I could go on to take the first step, and to know there were people out there who would help me.

That’s my story so feel free to share your story, or send any comments or questions back and I will do my best to reply to everyone.

Alex

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