Need Urgent Support to Recover from PTSD

As many of you know, I am broke as shit and have been broke as hell pretty much for the last two years. I did what everyone told me to do and graduated from high school and went to college and eventually graduated. I entered the workforce and found myself in a decent job but was ultimately fired in such a traumatic way that made it very hard for me to exist. My depression is at an all-time high, and I didn’t leave my apartment due to the PTSD I experienced from being fired and just being a Black woman trying to exist in a world that simply doesn’t want me to exist or thrive.  I got another job at a Tulum-inspired massage boutique (barf) which was fine for a while, but like a fool, I bought a lemon from a used car dealership in Glassell Park (I KNOW), so I ultimately lost that job and am now unable to do even small side gigs to sustain myself. 

After being evicted for the second time I decided to move back home and live with my mother for the second time since leaving college. As my mom lives an hour north of Los Angeles, finding jobs in my field- or any field for that matter is impossible. At times it has been very embarrassing but you have to do what you sometimes don’t want to do.

My unemployment expired at the end of July and I am actively trying to better myself and my situation. I constantly apply for jobs in the LA/California area but I'm either ghosted, my application isn’t viewed or I simply don’t get the job. I thought things would be different since I have work experience and a degree, but capitalism and living in a white man’s world has shown me otherwise.

I’ve attempted to keep my spirits up and not lose my mind by working on my book, but even that has proved to be impossible due to the state of my mental health and lack of resources. There’s also the fact that I found out I need no less than FOUR root canals (not fully covered by Denti-Cal) because I didn’t make it to my regular dentist check-ups while I was in bed for days at a time, refusing to go outside. 

This fall, I am intending on moving to New York for a fresh start and a new lease on life. Moving can be quite expensive, especially when you’re broke and unable to get work. I delayed making this GoFundMe but I have no choice now but to do so if I want to move to New York and start over. If you could donate anything, I would sincerely appreciate it. 

Anything you can spare would help me out immensely, be it liquid American cash or a social/content/PR job in NY. 

I have made you laugh on the timeline, you owe me hundreds of dollars. This is your time to pay me lol. But, seriously help a struggling Black girl out. And if you don’t want to do it for me, do it for my mom, as I suspect she would like to turn my current bedroom into a room for her wigs.  

Alexis