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ink6543 — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 05:03:12 GMT

Hello.

I am 61 year old female. My life has been complex and I have a number of conditions that overlap. One of my problems is a profound grief over the loss of my partner of 17 years some 2 years ago. I suffer chronic depression and have done all my life. I have self-injured since as early as I can remember that being age 7. I had a suicide attempt in 2003. I have Asd. I am an artist. I love to make pictures. 12 months ago I was visiting Australia on business and thinking of relocation from my home in Mexico. I accidentally let my visa expire. I thought it would be easy to get back but it proved near impossible. I became stranded in the outer suburbs of a rural town. I have become very depressed. I will never see my home again. I have talked to my business manager and I am contemplating to leave Australia and relocating in Central America. I have had a string of health problems. I was bleeding internally and had to wait 2 months for a proper examination. The wait and fear of cancer made me very ill. The condition was examined and it was a inflammatory illness. That was resolved. I had 3 days break from crippling anxiety. Than my dentist found a problem in my mouth that needs biopsy. My luck is unbelievable. Again I have become severely depressed.I hope this form can help a little.

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HA1 — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:46:45 GMT

Hi Ink!

Thank you for your post! I certainly hope that this forum can help you just a little bit.

It seems to me that you feel that you are stranded in a foreign land without the necessary support to see you through the hard times that you have been going through. That is quite understandable. I have travelled enough to understand the feeling of despair being stuck in a foreign land without, what you feel, is the support network that you desire or need.

I hear that you have suffered chronic depression all your life. Have you been able to manage this and how? Are you on medication?

Tell us a little bit more.

Look forward to hearing back from you.

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