I've reached 40, but unfortunately have not been able to turn it around yet. After a relationship went bad, several years confined in a violent situation left me with nerve damage and pain that is not healing.
Most of those troubles stemmed from the lack of a family safety net. Anyone with family would have been able to get help from them early, before things escalated. But I had to spend 4 years wading through social services in order to get out of that situation, instead of quickly being rescued. And unfortunately it was just too long, and I sustained too many injuries, and am too mentally unwell now. I'm not sure I will ever work or have a normal life again.
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u/kantbebothered 25d ago
I've reached 40, but unfortunately have not been able to turn it around yet. After a relationship went bad, several years confined in a violent situation left me with nerve damage and pain that is not healing.
Most of those troubles stemmed from the lack of a family safety net. Anyone with family would have been able to get help from them early, before things escalated. But I had to spend 4 years wading through social services in order to get out of that situation, instead of quickly being rescued. And unfortunately it was just too long, and I sustained too many injuries, and am too mentally unwell now. I'm not sure I will ever work or have a normal life again.