My name is Damon, I’m a trans man who’s been struggling with chronic depression & PTSD for most of my life, and I’m in crisis. I am being forced to find a new place to live. Ever since my child was born, I’ve been trying to find a way to be a parent, while getting help from my own parents & continuously getting triggered along the way. I’ve been fighting this for over twelve years now. I’m told to rise above my triggers, to deal with them every day while the person triggering me refuses to respect my mental needs. With the prospect of losing custody of my child and the looming threat of eviction, I cannot stay within this toxic environment any longer.
If I don’t find a new place to live, there is a high chance that I will be kicked out. I’ve already been outed to my child, and if everything continues as it is, I probably won’t get her back.
I need to find a new beginning, a place to start again. I live in Madisonville, LA, and I have a friend in California who is willing to take me in. However he’s strapped for cash and I need to find a way to get there myself.
Because of my high anxiety, along with my other issues, holding down a job recently has been one of my many obstacles, I haven’t had money to pay my insurance or the outstanding ticket on my license, nor do I have money to fix my car.
The amount of money I need to move to California is as follows: - $210 to reactivate my car insurance - $450 to reinstate my driver’s license - $200 to $3000 to fix my car. The reason why there is such a big gap here is because it is a Prius, and one of the batteries is malfunctioning, and until they attempt the repair they cannot know which one. If it’s the small one, it will just cost me around $200, but if it’s the big one, it’ll be up to $3000. - Lastly, I need $500 for travel expenses (gas, food, etc.).