That's not how, 'gas lighting,' works. I know that term has become trendy; however, it is misused, in this context; and it's very very misused these days, unfortunately.
What you are dealing with, sounds to me, like, people disagreeing with you, not believing in you (on a multitude of possible levels), and all the stuff that comes with people who not only don't understand you, but don't want to make the effort to. Or, they are incapable of understanding you.
The actual definition has to do with a concerted effort and conspiracy, either by a singularly malicious person, or a group of malicious people, to drive some one insane, for the purposes of benefiting in some way: monetarily, for revenge, to gain status, or out of shear cruelty.
"Not have more people attempt to convince me it's a horrible idea." Is a much better sentence. It's grounded in the reality, of the words, language, and their meaning, that we all share. Unfortunately ignorance seems to spread like wild fire. Anyway...
As for the rest...
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What you are doing sounds very, very brave. I only dream about doing something like that... The only thing I can think of, is maybe hit up Craigslist, or some kind of communication channel, to get in touch with people in the area, and ask if they will hold on to your things for a while till you get set-up. Of course, that is a risk, a gamble, and it's unlikely anyone will reply. You could try the same here; but, this place is a bit of a ghost town anymore. Other than that, I think you'd have to pay for storage, or, find a very hidden away place, and just hide your stuff and hope nobody finds it and steals it...
I don't know if I can support you in any meaningful way, but, I applaud you. I wish I had the nerve to do what you are doing... Good luck..
Maybe some one here, who is financially secure, would be willing to spare you the change to have your stuff stored for a month? I'm broke, unfortunately..
Good luck man...
