Depression and anorexia

[Sora]

Hi there to anyone who reads this

I myself have had anorexia for 6 years and depression for 5 years I have received treatment for my ED before but my BMI is currently under 14 and so I am not able to return to the only free ED program in my area. I do not have private health insurance either. My day is often struggled because I want to stay in bed or do nothing but because of the ED I force myself up and to continually pace all day which makes me feel incredibly misrable. I live with my mother in a small unit which I HATE because there is no space for myself to be alone which I actually enjoy and worst of all I have no garden, we recently had to downsize from a house with large yard and garden which I loved to be in everyday and now we are here with a tiny patch of dirt that receives no sunlight and even if it did I couldn't plant more then 4 things :(. my mother also sufferers from mental illness including depression herself. Too weak to work even though I would love too. My main hobby besides gardening is lego but with no income it's not something I can really afford to do often. I just wanted to share my story somewhere.

Thank you 🙂

[SubduedBlues]

Hi Sora

I used to live in a flat in Melbourne which faced south, so I rarely got any decent sunlight. To overcome my sunlight issue, and to grow a small veggie patch on the balcony (which I wasn't supposed to do) I lined the walls with aluminum foil to reflect as much sunlight as I could achieve. Then I mounted a piece of foil covered plywood on an angle from the roof to redirect sunlight from the north into my makeshift garden. It was ugly, but it was functional and it worked.  

Just think about the problem in small pieces and be imaginative in the solution that you are going to create (using what you have or can afford). It doesn't have to be pretty, nor expensive, it just needs to fix one small part of the problem. In time, you will have built a working solution to your gardening woes.

D'

ps:  tomato plants grow wonderfully from hanging planters.

[Sora]

Wow that sounds like a fun project to work on I love building things thank you !