Can't look after myself, Social Work never turned up

AntisocialWorker
AntisocialWorker Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
in Housing and independent living

Reported myself to the council. Nobody came.

Ambulance came out two nights in a row. Said I couldn't live here. Took me to hospital. Hospital sent me back.

Can't be on my own. Can't get out of bed. Can't open post, cook, think.

Who do I go to?

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  • AntisocialWorker
    AntisocialWorker Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    Or can someone report self neglect. I can't handle this.

  • surfygoose
    surfygoose Online Community Member Posts: 531 Empowering

    I’m really sorry you are going through that. All I can think of is asking for a care needs assessment but it sounds like you may already have done that and the social worker didn’t come yet. Or keep contacting your GP or mental health team to let them know the difficulties you are having and let them know it’s an emergency. Or crisis team. Or if no one else will listen then perhaps it does have to be the emergency services again because you mustn’t leave yourself unsafe.

  • hass
    hass Online Community Member Posts: 225 Empowering
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,120 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hey @AntisocialWorker we emailed you about this yesterday, could you check your emails please? It may have ended up in the spam folder.

  • AntisocialWorker
    AntisocialWorker Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    I told NHS24 about the state of this place this morning.

    They sent police because they thought, "I don't want to live here anymore," was some sort of threat to take my own life.

    I am absolutely not suicidal. Not in any way.

    They reported me to Social Work… who didn't show up. As usual.

    They came last week and offered to move me to another 1 bedroom flat.

    I can't go outside. I have 3 kids. I can't get well enough to see them because I don't have anywhere to live where they could stay overnight with me.

    The most vicious circle you could possibly imagine.

    It's frozen my mind. I can't get up. Can't do anything. Have to pee on the floor if I wake up desperate in the middle of the night because it's so dangerous. Place stinks of ammonia.

    I need human contact. I've been alone for 9 months.

    This is hell.

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,120 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    That sounds very difficult for you @AntisocialWorker I'm so sorry things are going round in circles. I'd like to have a chat with some of my colleagues in the morning about this if that's ok with you?

  • AntisocialWorker
    AntisocialWorker Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    Please. I am desperate.

    Psych said I am choosing this. I almost ripped my foot open when I tried to stand up.

    I just can't be alone. I need 24 hour support. Hardly any support, but support on call at all times.

    Someone tried to kill me a few years back. Mistaken identity. I've been a wreck ever since.

  • Kiki23
    Kiki23 Online Community Member Posts: 119 Empowering
    edited August 28
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1063132#Comment_1063132

    Hey AntisocialWorker

    You really sound like a very strong and courageous lady,

    Im really sorry to hear of your suffering, I truly am. Can I ask, dd you accept the 1 bedroom flat that was offered to you last week? Im assuming you are in a shared house at the moment from what i'm reading but please forgive me if im wrong

  • Stellar
    Stellar Online Community Member Posts: 342 Pioneering

    so sorry you're in this position. do you have somebody who can physically go an advocate on your behlaf? Sadly, you have to borderline harass services to get them to do the bare minimum.

    how old are your children? can their father or whoever is caring for them also borderline harrass the council on your behalf?

  • AntisocialWorker
    AntisocialWorker Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    Kids are 14, 10, and 7. Not seen them for 15 months.

    I have asked Homeless Support to bring me bags and gloves so I can clear the place up.

    Shelter say I can apply to be homeless again.

    Going to ask dad to store my stuff. He has a spare room.

    Get my stuff up to dad's house, become homeless, sleep on the floor of the homeless service building.

    Because someone else will be there, I will be well enough to see kids.

    Need to get kids on housing form and be homeless then sleep on the floor for maybe a year or more so I can get a house and have kids come so I'm not on my own, locked inside, and scared out of my mind for the rest of my life.

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,120 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hey @AntisocialWorker have you had a chance to read my last email?

  • AntisocialWorker
    AntisocialWorker Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    I sent a reply

    I want to go to my dad's.

    Problem is if I phone him he will say no and I might do something stupid

    If I go there and ask for help he is more likely to say yes.

    But I have no-one to get me out the door safely and take me there.

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,120 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Thank you for replying. 😊

    Would a disabled friendly taxi being able to help get you to your dad's at all @AntisocialWorker ?

  • AntisocialWorker
    AntisocialWorker Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    Doesn't have to be but I can't get out of the house and I'm scared dad will not be in or say no so I won't phone him or go but this place is a fire hazard and there's flies and rubbish everywhere. I can't believe they've left me here alone and I can't get well enough to see the kids until I am with someone and I can't get shared parenting and I need that to get somewhere to live so I 'm not on my own. I'm in a constant panic. I've been alone for 9 months. I can't work out how to solve this.

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