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Uni of surrey accommodation help and abusive family

I live in an emotional and physically abusive household.

I've planned to run away secretly, my parents told me that I will stay at home and not go to university at all if I do not choose to live at home and travel to university.

Then I will only be allowed to leave when I am married, my parents cause me extreme paranoia and mental issues because my father will stalk me and drive to places where I say I am to see if I am actually there.

I've applied for student finance and got that back, I want to now firm my choice and apply for accommodation, but I am stressed if they will send me an accommodation or 'confirm' etc etc letter to my house. Can anyone help confirm?

Reply 1

Your situation sounds dreadful - the most important thing is your safety.

I would seriously encourage you to speak to a teacher at school about this. Your school will have a safeguarding team that will listen and take this seriously.

Please talk to someone as you deserve help and support.

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by Anonymous
I live in an emotional and physically abusive household.

I've planned to run away secretly, my parents told me that I will stay at home and not go to university at all if I do not choose to live at home and travel to university.

Then I will only be allowed to leave when I am married, my parents cause me extreme paranoia and mental issues because my father will stalk me and drive to places where I say I am to see if I am actually there.

I've applied for student finance and got that back, I want to now firm my choice and apply for accommodation, but I am stressed if they will send me an accommodation or 'confirm' etc etc letter to my house. Can anyone help confirm?

Hi there, I do not know the specific answer regarding a confirmation letter, however, you may benefit from having a look at this organisation and the support they provide: Refuge

Reply 3

We're very sorry to hear about your situation. We can confirm that if you contact [email protected] you can ensure that you will receive no mail to your home address. We also recommend reaching out to Refuge if you need further support. We hope you're okay and wish you the very best.

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