I'm 23 and I have a 2 year old daughter and we live in a rent house from the local council. My daughter father (my ex) still lives here after we officially ended the relationship a year ago due to the fact I have a few disabilities which I needed help with.
I suffer with mental health which includes depression and anxiety, I'm also hard of hearing.
At first I let him stay as he is on the tennancy agreement and I needed the help but I'm really struggling mentally with him here. He's obsessive of me and has purposely tried to sabotage my relationships with friends and family, telling them that I can't do it alone when he doesn't give me the option to. I feel so trapped isolated. Day in day out I'm stuck at home trying my best to avoid him until my daughter goes to bed then I go out to see friends/family, but even when I'm out or leaving the house I get questions on where I'm going, who I'm seeing. He makes jokes about me seeing someone new and when I did he sabotaged that and they left.
I have tried to talk to him and ask him to go out for a few hours a week at least or a night or 2 away so that I can have a break with my daughter but he refuses and makes up any excuse.
He refuses to work and puts it down to me not being capable of having my daughter alone for so long and at first he was right but I know I can now as I've taken steps to improve myself for my daughter and the constant belittling gets me so down.
I want to be able to feel comfortable and happy in my own home. I'm not able to bring anyone over because he will cause drama, I don't have a life outside of this house it's so bad I don't go out at all anymore because of the constant questions and accusations so I'm stuck to the kitchen or my bedroom.
I feel like I can't take much more of this anymore my mental health is at rock bottom when I'm doing everything I can to better myself I can't with him here. Is there anything I can do?
Thank you
just to add I'm in the UK and money is extremely tight I'm unable to work