hello!!! ive never really made a post like this before so if i make mistakes please let me know..
my name is rubin and im an 18 year old nonbinary person who is trying to save up to leave a dysfunctional household; many friends know that my family life takes a great toll on me and i have developed/been diagnosed with PTSD due to witnessing domestic violence, witnessing/experiencing emotional abuse over a course of many years, and just generally being surrounded by a lot of stress and unhealthy relationships that doesn’t show any sign of stopping soon.
as you may imagine it is difficult to recover from this PTSD when i am still in the environment that caused it.. on top of this i have been trying to recover from autoimmune diseases and reoccurring infections (ear, strep, mrsa, etc) and i need medication and visiting multiple specialists to get this under control
so i am trying to save up to potentially move out to live with my partner and his mom (if all goes to plan) sometime this year.. so i am trying to save up in advance..i’m trying to save up for namely:
future doctor appointments (endocrinologist, otorhinolaryngologist, gastrointestinal, psychiatrist) and any exams and tests i may need
food (i have severe celiac and other (medical) diet restrictions and this makes food and grocery shopping a bit more complicated and expensive)
however, i may have to use some money unrelated to moving, for the following reasons:
if my mom, siblings and/or i need respite for the night from my father (hotel)
current doctor appointments, current prescription costs, and rent, as id like to help my mother with these costs as we don’t have very much money and rent is ridiculously high
generally any sudden financial or medical emergencies that i may not be able to predict at the moment
edit 2/28/21: my moms trying to file for a restraining order against my dad (yay! good news!!!!) and she may need help with expenses..i think we will be okay though but if she needs help money may go towards that as well!
im very nervous making this post and opening up about my family life as it is something that causes me great distress, and this is not urgent as of right now, but any support at all would mean the world to me, and when i am not so sick i will try to open commissions as well; you can see examples of my art at @ ephemoonart on twitter!
i really want to be able to recover and not live in so much fear and do what i love, which is making art
thank you so much if you read this far, i know this is a lot so please dont feel pressured to donate but even just sharing this would mean a lot to me!!!! i hope you have a good day!!!!!
paypal: https://paypal.me/ephemoon