Hello everyone,

I’m finding it really hard to take this step, which is embarrassing for me...

My name is Marion, I’m 31 years old, and I’m from Normandy in France.

I’m an active person – I’d say very active. I’ve always worked, juggling several jobs, and also devoted a lot of my time to causes that meant something to me... helping others.

This time, it’s me who needs help.

I wouldn’t say it’s a matter of life and death, but deep down, in a way, it is. Because my mental health is taking a real battering; I’m stressed, anxious, lacking in self-confidence, and my mind is constantly troubled… I want to get out of this situation.

I’d like to find myself again, feel confident and put this debt behind me. I don’t want to ask my family either, out of personal pride. But also because it’s a bit complicated...

To explain the situation, three years ago I made some mistakes and I’m paying the price for them. I took out loans simply to help, I suppose, my relationship...

Now that I’m no longer with him, I’m dealing with this situation on my own. But it’s becoming a real burden for me personally. It was a complicated (toxic) relationship. So the money problems + the health problems + the car and housing problems...

It’s becoming too much to bear.

After the break-up, I went back to my parents’ house, completely devastated, feeling lower than I’d ever felt before. But I managed to pick myself up after a difficult year (therapist, psychiatrist, tears, feelings of rejection...) and the after-effects are still noticeable... but I’ve bounced back and found a job I really enjoy (helping others, particularly young people)

That is why I am appealing for even the smallest donation that could help me get my head above water, move forward with greater peace of mind, regain a more ‘normal’ life, and be proud of myself. Because that is the greatest gift I could receive. To be proud of myself. But to do that, I need to take this difficult step for the first time in my life – and I hope it will be the last. To ask for help.

If you’d like to help me too, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Marion