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Diary entries cover a variety of topics, some of which you may find triggering. These topics include self-harm, suicide and domestic violence.
23 Jun 2025
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Montague A

Struggling quite badly financially since my daughter left school. The money on her own claim doesn’t just switch from a child claim to a claim under her own name, despite nothing being different. This has had a massive impact on our cash flow in to the house and now I’m really struggling to make ends meet. My daughter lacks capacity so she’s unable to manage her own money. She really struggles in the usual school setting so trying to find her some kind of education provider for the past 7 years has been difficult. Pretty sure my daughter is on the autism spectrum somewhere but lack of education means no assessment so no diagnosis. I’m really struggling badly. As it is I was assaulted in my home and since then have hallucinations and quite poor mental health. The last place I want to be is stuck at home in my house with my bad memories but i have no choice. Can’t go out and do anything. Neither can I just get up and move. I’m feeling really lost and the worse bit is, even though my daughter doesn’t understand why I’m the way I am, she’s definitely picking up my distress.

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Changing Realities (2023), Montague A. https://changingrealities.org/e/uRcHJ (23 Jun 2025)
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