State Harassment

#1
I haven't been on here for quite a while but i'm in the mood this morning so here I am.

For over 10 years I have been getting harassed by MI5 and the Metropolitan and Essex Police. They drove me out of my job and the stress of it all caused me to become Schizophrenic and now I am stuck on medication for life. They have broken into my home, my car and my storage unit and altered things. They follow me everywhere and buzz me with helicopters.

Now I am single and living at my parents' at the age of 48 and have trouble holding down a job. I drink and smoke too much but lack the motivation to give up even though I gave up smoking for 14 years and drinking for 4 years previously.

I am so fed up I don't know what to do. Without the support of my parents I would be up the creek but they are in their 80's and have their own problems. I worry about them but I don't do much to help them and feel guilty for this. I did buy my mum some flowers when I got paid last just to say thanks for helping me but it's not much.

I don't know what to do.
 

eF577w0mK

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#2
Thank you for sharing how you feel!

I'm definitely not qualified to comment on something as complex as schizophrenia, and I don't know the details of your situation, but I want to comment on a couple of things of what you said. First, I think you are dwelling too much in the "big problems": the enormous weight of your disease, your horrible experience of reality, the hard place you are in life, etc. And those things are important issues, but in my experience the way of improvement is not necessarily facing the big problems face-on, but rather to deal with the small problems you do have control over, and little by little build the competence to address the bigger ones. For instance, you said that you lack the motivation to give up smoking and drinking, implying that once you figure out life and your purpose and your place in the world, only then you will have the motivation to give up your addiction. But very often it's more helpful to see things going the opposite direction: if you put effort in improving your lifestyle, the resulting reduction in stress and the increase in the options you have for organizing your life and pursuing new things now that the addiction doesn't drag you down as much, will help you to see more clearly what you want, what you want to be motivated to do and how can you go about it. When we ponder on the dimensions of our greatest demons, we freeze; they looks so powerful and frightening that we almost lose hope the instant we see them, asking ourselves how could we possibly do something against *that*. So the best course of action, I believe, is to separate things between those which we absolutely can't do anything about, and those we can do something about, however small and inconsequential it is.

In Frank Sinatra's song, High Hopes, there are some lines which are very funny and express very well what I mean:

"When troubles call
And your back's to the wall
There a lot to be learned
That wall could fall"

If everything in our lives has gone catastrophically wrong, and unsolvable problems hide behind every corner, nevertheless it would be wise to step away from a precarious wall that may, on top of all your other problems, also crush you down. And I think having such little opportunities is something to be grateful for, and a profound meaning can be find in them. Even if everything falls apart, we can still have a little corner of the world, or a place in ourselves, or a moment of our day, where we hold on to what we hold dear. Like, if you can't defeat the MI5, then isn't it better if you go and anyways try to find joy in your day? When everything is at its worse, your effort can only possibly improve things, by whatever small and subjective amount.

Second, I'm sure your parents appreciate the small gestures of kindness you offer them. I'm sorry for getting religious, but there is a Bible passage that explores wonderfully this subject: "Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on”" (Mark 12:41-44). I'm sure your parents understand how much you struggle, and how hard it is for you to give kindness even to yourself, and that makes your actions even more sincere and brave. If a person who has had it easy on life, and doesn't have any problems, and is joyful all the time, gives you a compliment, that compliment it's almost banal, superficial. But the love which rises against all obstacles, that's very valuable.

And if I'm honest with you, I don't even remember the last time someone gave me flowers, nor I remember the last time somebody else I know received flowers. So really, don't underestimate how moving small but sincere gestures can be.

I hope something of what I said may help you even a little. Let me tell you from the bottom of my heart that you are a valuable person and I wish you all the happiness in the world. *hug
 
#5
Sorry that you're going through this.

The link in my signature can connect you to some information that might help. I'll post a copy of the link here in case you're on a phone and can't see signatures.

Treating Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, Pain; Other Suicide Help

Trying a treatment like acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine might help you. If you tried herbs though, it would be important to coordinate with both your herbalist and medication prescriber.

If you contact Citizen's Advice, they may be able to help connect you to vocational services for people with disabilities. They might be able to help you find a job that's a good match.

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

I hope things can get better soon
 
#6
For almost six months, I have been haunted by an obsessive admirer. He writes nasty things to me, my husband, relatives, acquaintances, and friends. And both discrediting honor and just descriptions of my death and my husband's death. Leaves my contact details on the websites of hospitals, cancer centers, and funeral parlors. It's sad that being sextorted, I had to change my place of residence and university, but nothing helped. I've already started having tantrums from each of his appearances in my life.
 

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#8
For almost six months, I have been haunted by an obsessive admirer. He writes nasty things to me, my husband, relatives, acquaintances, and friends. And both discrediting honor and just descriptions of my death and my husband's death. Leaves my contact details on the websites of hospitals, cancer centers, and funeral parlors. It's sad that being sextorted, I had to change my place of residence and university, but nothing helped. I've already started having tantrums from each of his appearances in my life.
Welcome to the forum and sad to hear about the treatment that you are dealing with, but glad you here with us. I agree about checking into legal action because you should never have to deal with such.
 

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