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Daily Discussion Thread: Saturday, 18 January, 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 7 months ago by Baku@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

I've been homeless too, and drug addicted at the time. And at the time, I would have run a mile from anything even resembling an emergency dorm. You say homelessness causes mental illness? I'd put it the other way around for 90% of people.

Sorry if I seem a bit adversarial about this, but the topic is one that I care deeply about, and I also refuse to tell myself comforting lies and indulge in nice fantasies about the actual effects in the real world. Cos I've seen the real thing. It ain't pretty. And no-one's grateful until they're already half way back into 'normal' life.