Catania Home Help, Catania
Practical help for people dealing with debt and money stress and medical bills, plus a weekly drop-in.
Evenings and weekends
For people who lost money or trust to a scam. Talk with people in Italy who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Italy circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Practical help for people dealing with debt and money stress and medical bills, plus a weekly drop-in.
Evenings and weekends
Ask the world for money, goods, time or skills you need right now. Posting is free.
โFor anyone new to this: I've been there. For me it was a few years back. Mine was too ashamed to tell my kids. I picked up the guitar again. It doesn't stay this heavy. Keep going, even slowly.โ
โFalling for a scam wasn't something I ever expected. But it happens. The shame sits heavy, and it isn't yours to carry by yourself. Tell one person you trust, even just one. Reporting to the police is a start, but getting past it is slow. You'll come through. I'm still working on it.โ
โIf you're at the start of this, I won't pretend it's easy and the first few months were the worst of my life. But I'm writing this from the other side, and some days now I forget to be sad and someone told me to do one small thing a day and some days it's just a shower. Go slowly.โ
โA note for the next person. I was where you are eighteen months ago. I remember a romance scam, 30k gone like it was yesterday. Today I went for a walk and didn't cry once.โ