 Hey what's up you guys welcome back to my channel if you're new here hi hello I'm Lydia and if you are new here make sure you hit the subscribe button during the growing family don't notification us until you never miss an upload and comment below a video you'd like to see today's video we're doing a pros and cons of living in supported living I made a few notes on my phone while I was in there. If anyone doesn't know hi I'm Lydia I live in supported living also known as a care home for mental health patients and I have done for the last two years it's a good step down from hospital it's like you're not thrown back into society and just left to it and then to yourself you have three gums which I'll get on to in a bit you are in a less restrictive environment and you're allowed like things like charges cameras in my case you're just allowed them stuff technically yes I did I had two camera three cameras while I was in the priori but that's because I did YouTube and they wanted me to do something other than lying bed I never took my cameras out the room so I was allowed to keep them on me but your freedom to film just important for me and all in all you just you have your life back while still being supported calm you're not living with people your own age the only person living here that was my age a year older than me not my difference got kicked out so now I live with a bunch of old people literal old people and I don't relate to them at all and they don't relate to me at all I'm very isolated living here pro it gives you independence while also support where you need it so I get support in my room once a week and that's to help me clean that because I do have a lot of stuff I like having stuff around me it makes me feel me when I first moved in here I still I was still very over medicated so step here would help me have a shower because I couldn't stand up to do it so I had to sit on my knees I can't go my knees anymore because I went left my right knee is kind of fucked to put it lightly but they used to support me in the shower I don't need to support anyone now I just have a bath because it's the only way I can clean not the best I know but what you're gonna do rather con you have to stick to their medication routine so I even I was in hospital I used to take my nightmares at 10 o'clock here I take my eight o'clock which knocks me out by nine and I don't and I wake up nine the next day I literally sleep for 12 hours but it is a bit annoying because all the medication times I had in hospital they're all different here which isn't the best bro medication is managed by staff now the reason it's in the pro is because it does reduce the risk of an overdose given I smuggled medication into my room and overdose on the whole medication is managed by staff con the food they caught is not liked by all the residents now this is a big issue for me because everyone here eats meat and I don't do any meat I eat actually it's chicken nuggets battered fish and and and sausages I don't eat like pork chops or lamb so when they cook that with their favorite thing rice which I also hate and it costs me an absolute fortune because I have to go out and get food that I'll eat that doesn't need nothing because yes I do have another in my room but it's not connected so I can't use it I have thoughts about buying a microwave but then the question is where well I put it because my kitchen ain't that big and my table's full of record players scrapbooks card against humanity crystal walls i'm a so it definitely is a big issue so I'm curious if you live in supported living what are some of the pros and cons where you live and if you have any questions about me in support living or just what's the point in living in his life let me know in the comments down below also if you have any questions video requests absolutely anything at all the comment section is there for you don't forget to leave a like and like I said beginning subscribe if you're new enjoy the growing family thank you for watching and I'll see you in my next video peace