Hi, I’m not sure why I’m here. I just feel really flat and sad.
I’m a single parent. Working part time, studying part time, parenting 50/50. I’m going through court proceedings for property settlement with my ex, who is controlling. Looking to lodge proceedings for parenting too, to create significant distance and break away from this behaviour.
in a weird way, court proceedings might make it worse. But I haven’t decided what to do yet.
Finances are shocking, due to a Centrelink error, and my being a stay at home parent during the relationship. My car is acting up, and I’d just saved enough to get it sorted, however this error means I will be choosing between food and rent this week. My car has to wait.
It’s a lot. All at once.
I am very tired. I have so much on my plate, that there isn’t enough time for me to date despite wanting to, and I’m so poor that I can’t afford to do things that I enjoy. Leaving me feeling really isolated.
Although I have a good support network, I feel like I don’t have a safe place to land when things get really rough in life. No one in my network has experienced mental abuse, and all of them are single or partnered.
Things are really rough at the moment.
