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Worried that my past has destroyed my future and goals, what to do ?

Ive had a very difficult miserable life - missed out on EVERYTHING thus far : relationships, friendships , employment, qualifications etc.

suffered severe abuse/ bullying throughout my life, im now 30 years old , i feel ive aged prematurly because of stress , i have a minor criminal record , ( carrying a knife in a rough nieghbourhood, carrying a snooker ball in a sock - assault , kicking someone - ) spent time in a psychiatric hospital for 18 months because i said things to scare psychiatrist because i wasnt recieving help in the community.

all that was about 7 years ago, since then ive been from pillar to post, ended up homeless for 9 months.

ive made alot of progress from how i once was - i used to have rage outbursts in public and lash out and pick fights with people, due to bottled up anger when i was bullied.

in the present im living in a one bedroom apartment in a dreary part of england on sickness disability - iam waiting for group therapy because thers is no individual psychotherapy in my area.

i was diagnosed with BPD and post traumatic stress traits.

i have physical problems, torn ankle ligaments, i need an operation on my left ankle - cracked skin on my penis, waiting for a 3rd opinion from a dermatologist - im out of shape badly because i have been inactive for so long. my physicality is weak.

im so jumbled up an confused because im wondering what to do and in what priority - i have goals in life i want to reach ; i want to emigrate from england to somewhere hot and coastal with a good paid job in IT computers.

i definatly want to emigrate inspite of my disadvantages - but im so depressed because im starting from nothing, from scratch virtually.


and now im worrying how i will achieve that goal, and what order to do things , like prioritise ?

i feel in a rush, im scared it will take too long to achieve my goals as im already an aged 30 , 31 in january.

i want to work towards my desired goal and realise there is only me to save ME , but im confused as how to go about things. .... ive lived inside the system all my life have no life skills now iam desperate to stand on my own two feet , achieve my goals - leave britain and go my own way.

can someone help ?



i fear if iam trapped in britain , i will deffinatly to commit suicide.


iam not happy here, its been my childhood ambition to leave , i wanna leave , and that is that.

im aware im at big disadvantages but my number 1 goal above anything in this world is to leave britain.


i fear ive left it too late to achieve my ambition, ( nearlly 31) and that im to disadvantaged because of my past.

im sick of people undermining my goals, pointing out my mistakes, telling me that i have no chance of leaving england , unfortunatly its mostly brits who put me down, tell me its unrealistic, that my past will go against me - like their keeping me prisoner here...

but inspite of that i feel falsely imprisoned in the uk anyway, like im being kept here, against my power.

i dont want to do one day at a time which is what most say, i literally want to rush off and leave here next week..

i have a sense of feeling trapped here.


i dont live in a rough area really but you do see no hopers, alcoholics , groups of teenagers acting hard , white skin heads etc - and thats not what i want to be around.

Asked By: ∫e mousquetaire XVI - 9/26/2008
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Only you can make the changes ... ive seen you post the same question many times now ...if you want things to improve only you can turn things around,for me it was too get as much support as possible,from a counsellor,psychiatrist and now a social worker and now im started on a psychthearapy programme,i have borderline personality disorder and in the last year ive moved countries left my job ,started uni at age 32,left my boyfriend a 12 hour flight away,split from my boyfriend,and now ive been accepted onto a NHS psychotherapy intensive treatment programme and aim to become well.
Fight for want you want and make an action plan and when you start on it and get some of those boxs ticked you will start to feel good.
Answered By: splash - 9/27/2008
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Ok your question is far too long for me to answer it all but one thing i can say is that you are definatly not too old to have your second chance reach for your goals whatever they are,i mean come on 31 is nothing at all some people find their feet at 40 50 60!!!

be happy good luck
Answered By: B-Bop - 9/26/2008
This question is asked several times per week.

I'm sympathetic to your plight but you won't get any different advice now than you have done every other time you've asked it.

Are you getting help for your BPD? If not, see a doctor. Get counselling and maybe medication too.

If you want free counselling you can see if MIND offer it in your local area at http://www.mind.org.uk

If you want someone to talk to, call the Samaritans. Their contact details can be found at http://www.samaritans.org

If you're thinking of suicide, please read this page: http://www.metanoia.org/suicide

If you want to leave the country, you need money. To get money you need a job. If you're too ill to get a job, get help for your BPD and then get a job. If no-one will employ you, go to college and get some qualifications, then get a job to e********y to leave.

The biggest thing stopping you from achieving your goals is yourself.

Continuously asking this question is not going to get you out of the country.

What will get you out of this country is getting help for your illness, getting a job, saving some money and leaving.
Answered By: laurarara - 9/26/2008
Okay...those r some serious issues,so look : u cant post sth for that on the internet for random ppl to solve ..i mean who r we to judge u can get all kind of responses that will mess ur head more..u need to talk to a doctor or someone who may give u answers...good luck to u and i hope u get ur life back...and dont listen to that stupid a.sshole telling u to committe suicied
Answered By: h3r92 - 9/26/2008
A) you are not too old for anything you want to do but don't delay!
b) you need to stay in Britain for at least as long as it takes to some work skills. Your past should not prevent you from wanting to make changes in your life starting today.NOW. Go to your communtiy college (or whatever is equivalent to this in UK) and find out what's required for admission, how to go about qualifying for financial aid if necessary and just get it done! It happens every day, people are doing this every day and administrators see people like you all the time.
c) sorry you can't help where you're born but false imprisonment is kind of a stretch of the imagination- I mean that's life you can't just pick up and decide to go to another country just like that, there are laws- but if you are a skilled worker with an education that helps your chances- on the other hand if you just show up with nothing to offer why would some place grant you residency?
Answered By: Jojo - 9/26/2008
You say you've made a lot of progress in changing........and although you feel trapped and down about your current situation, who is to say you can't make even more changes and make your life what YOU want it to be......nobody can stop you. What others think and say about you and your past is irrelevant, because it is your past, it's gone, done with...you can't change that, but you can change your future. You're definitely NOT to old......never too old to make changes.
Take care and believe in yourself...........what others think and say should not discourage you from doing what you want. : )
Answered By: Little monkey - 9/26/2008
Hey i know how you feel i just want to leave, one thing about DBT is they teach You to live in the moment and not to worry about the past or future(hard i know) maybe take up buddisim coz DBT shares some of the same things, ignore anyone that pulls you down, dont keep them in your social network and stay strong.
Answered By: i dont know who i am? - 9/26/2008
You do have some posotives without knowing it firstly the problems you say you have are in the past ! thats one posotive the good thing is you can leave it in the past and thats what you should do
you say you are recieving treatment for your problems another posotive
think of the old cup half full or half empty your cup is half full things are changing for the better youcan recieve medication for bpd which can help counsellors will help
you can do this you have made a start now keep going
Answered By: sparkey - 9/26/2008
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