Just A Little Help From Friends. It was like any other Thursday evening that I had, it was it seemed nothing out of the ordinary, when I had had my usual shower & got into my pyjamas hoping like it did on any other cold night, that the pains in my arthritis would allow a good nights sleep. I was never usually disturbed by someone calling at my house at this time & I went to answer the door to find one of the young boys who I know lives by requesting to use my toilet, I thought that this was unreasonable seeing the time & I declined to let him use it & just as I was about to lock my door their was a barge by someone on the other side, the door was flung open with force & then there was a man, this man seemed to know each other & punched the young lad several times & the boy ran off, I went to quickly shut my door but was unable to as the man then forced his was in. I am registered disabled and I knew that I was no match for this man. I remember shaking with fear as I watched him ran sack my flat, I followed his orders & it seemed I was frozen to the ground. Having broken my back when I was a teenager I've had problems with my spine ever since & I knew I couldn't run away. I believed him as he was assaulting me when he said that if I was ever to go to the police or told anyone then he would burn my flat with me in it. With that said he squeezed my breast so hard & then with that last threat picked up my belongings what he had gathered began to make his get away. I managed to then secure my flat & I began crying uncontrollable. My phones had been stolen along with my birth parents sentimental jewellery & too scared to leave the flat for help. Luckily enough my friend sent someone round the next day as he could not get hold of me & I left the flat & went with my friends friend to his house. After I told them at what happened both there immediate response was to call the police, but too me the threats were serious. My #life would be put in danger if I called the police, but my friends assured me that I will be supported. My friend Martin he lived in Wigan & he offered to put me up, I was too scared to return to my own flat & I believed Martin when he said that I would be given emergency housing & that I should call the police. With that assurance of a move & with my friends support I called the police. The police were very kind & after we had spent several hours in the police station the police confirmed that going back to my own flat was too dangerous & I went to stay at my friends in Wigan. I knew at that time now that I had contacted the police that I would never return to that flat. I believed that he would carry out the threats he made, and I was worrying about my elderly parents, we would normally meet up daily & was finding it hard to commute to & from Blackpool to Wigan. I contacted the local council & requested an emergency move & was told that they would contact me. The only people who knew the truth was my friend Martin & he stood by my side all the way, I down played the incident as my parents are frail & so I told them that I was placed in witness protection & this allowed me to stay in Wigan with my friend who for whatever reason my mother dislikes. So when I informed the council that I won't be returning to that flat & I presumed that they would support me & help me move. The events that began to unfold left me so emotionally drained & exhausted. The 2 hour long journey daily began to have its effect both physically & financially. Drained. At this point the council were being unhelpful were telling me due to the fact the perpetrator had been remanded there was no reason I could return to that flat. The very thought of having to return to this flat left me panicking & having anxiety attacks. The nightmares each night would reply the whole incident in full & I would wake up & wake up my friend with a scream. I began sleeping less & less. I had no one & no where too turn too, my friend where I was staying was very supportive, but also his own #life, I would sleep in my car if I had run out of money so I could see my parents the next day. I found myself in such a position in #life & already being a burden started to consider suicide. Li