I'm in very bad situation with no help at all.

[south_coast_aspie]

I am self diagnosed aspergers or somewhere on autism spectrum I am not as high functioning as aspies but I also have diagnosed major depression and severe anxiety that complicates it and have had it for about 28 years the depression and anxiety and the bad panic attacks started as a teenager. Noone picked up the autism in childhood they knew something was wrong but didnt really know what because I could read write and talk and had high IQ they never thought of it I guess. They tested me for epilepsy because I would trance out in class and not be responsive or communicate properly they thought it was seizures.

As I am now 33 I have had a lifelong battle with poverty, housing and accessing medical and dental assistance. I cannot drive and I  live in rural NSW on a 2 acre small hobby farm with my mother. My life has been here for 8 years and I have a great love of animals they have been my only friends and only family that gives a stuff about me at all is my mother but she is also not well mental health problems also possibly mildly autistic but not diagnosed and she has a range of health problems. We have 2 acres but our house is very small and mum hoards stuff theres not much room not really any kitchen our taps dont all work and our front door is jammed so bad I broke or damaged my wrist before easter I am only guessing it is broken because it initially hurt and I can see the bone sticking up under my skin in my wrist with a big gap where the joint was. I have reduced mobility in my hand and wrist and I never got to a doctor. Theres no transport my mum drives but getting her to take me anywhere can take a long time and she dosnt always want to leave the house. I also had a filling fall out of my front tooth and havnt been able to see a dentist its got to where I dont really care about it and manage to ignore a lot of the pain. I am not very verbal anymore over the years I have become less verbally able to communicate and I canot talk on the phone very well and this makes my anxiety a lot worse and I end up having a panic attack if the phone even rings. I it was up to me I would have it unplugged. I dont use mobile phones at all and just using the computer is hard so this is taking a lot of effort to come on here.

[Jacko777]

Hi south coast aspie,

Welcome to the Beyond Blue forums, I am sorry to hear you have been struggling.

I send you and your mum much love. You have done well to get this post out, we really need to get you some help. Is there a GP in your area that can do a house call? You or your mum could give them a ring and get them out, get that wrist looked at and talk about a fresh mental health plan.

Now I know you are not comfortable talking on the phone but, would you be able to talk to someone on the Beyond Blue phone service? (1300 22 46 36) They are used to dealing with these sorts of problems, they will have support to help you feel better and will help to get the ball rolling with some longer term treatment. Perhaps your mum could ring if you don't feel up to it?

I love animals too, what animals do you have on your property?

Big hugs to you both.

Jack

[Neil_1]

Hi there SCA

I’d also like to extend a warm welcome to you to Beyond Blue and to thank you so much for being able to provide your post.

I have similar issues when it comes to phones, etc, so that’s why I feel so much more comfortable sitting behind a keyboard.

I’m very much in agreeance with Jacko in that, I believe it’s imperative that you seek out some professional advice, with not only mental health issues for you and your Mum, but also that wrist of yours, is extremely important to have assessed.   You’re just 33yo and if that isn’t seen too and properly treated, the implications that could occur from it as you get older may cause lots of issues.   And that’s still not even addressing your problem with your tooth.

On this site, Beyond Blue have listings of gp’s that are available and hopefully you may even find one in your local area – and even better would be, as Jacko suggested that they may be able to visit “you” – due to your transport issues.

I do hope to hear back from you – and also would like to know what kinds of animals you have on your place?    In our suburban backyard, due to our 14yo daughter who has a massive love for animals, we have:  2 dogs, 3 chooks, 2 bunnies, 5 fish and one budgie – all kind of separate, as you can imagine, but it all works well and we love them all.

Kind regards

Neil