I feel trapped like I'm in prison

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It's summertime, I'm stuck at home with my 7 year old daughter and I don't have a car like everyone else I know. They're free to go to the pool, the beach, the mall, the movies, the park...I'm stuck at home on the damn computer playing Minecraft.

That really sucks.

If you are able, I would try to learn to drive.

I didn't drive until age 37--after I got my license, it felt so liberating!

Getting a licence magically gets you a car??? Wow, can someone else give me some words of encouragement? This guy lives in a fantasy land.

Hey...that's not nice! I don't live in a "fantasy" world.

I didn't say that you could easily get a car. All I said is that getting a license is liberating. I got a car 14 years after getting my license.

No, you told me to get my licence.

Know what's not nice? Not reading someone's post before replying.

I-don't-have-a-car.

What else do I have to say to be clear?

I live in the country. No public transportation. No walking trails. My wife needs the car for her job...

I read every word you said.

I don't think arguing with somebody will help you.

I'm truly sorry you feel isolated. I know the feeling quite well.

Are there parks, etc. where you are?

I've been stuck at home for 12 years. I only leave the house for food and walking for exercise. For a few years it was worse than being in a coma from what I've heard about comas. I lost interest in everything for years because of medication I was taking that were supposed to help me. I would sit in my backyard all day wishing I were dead, doing nothing all day, just laying there in absolute agony 24/7. I almost killed myself about 2 years ago after years of planning, and then I stopped the medication and I felt great.

I think I'd rather go into solitary confinement in a prison instead of going back to where I was mentally, for real. Things like Minecraft are the highlight of my life. I never get a chance to talk with women.

I like going for walks around the neighborhood, maybe you could try that.

Sorry if I suck at helping.

Any way you can move to a more urban area? I'm sure your wife drives there for her work. She'll be closer to her job, and you'll be less isolated.

No. Just forget it, okay? Just...nevermind.

Yeah, it sucks not having a car. I have my licence, I kept it current even after I lost my car to bankruptcy. I live in an urban environment so it's manageable. I've lived in the country without a car before and it felt like a wilderness survival trial. Not even a corner store.

All I can say is that things sometimes get really bad, but they also get better. You're situation is not forever.

Please don't give up. Even if I'm an idiot, there are others who are not.

You're not an idiot Kraftie.

Thanks!

I appreciate that.

I don't want the OP to give up.