Life with roommates is unbearable

[gustavofring]

So I've pretty much avoided going into the "common" areas when people are there for a while. They noticed this and they have been talking about it (one of them told me this).

I feel so observed, talked about and I feel like everyone knows I'm depressed off my a$$. This only makes the gap for me to mingle again bigger, because I know there'll be the annoying "how are you doing"'s and other forced crap. I know they'll be watching me like I'm some special case. Sometimes I wish I had the house to myself, incredibly selfish as it sounds. I don't have a parents home to go back to in the weekends or otherwise family I can stay at.

I truly, really want to move out of here, because I'm feeling incredibly on edge. There's a lot of obstacles in my way before I can move out though and I don't feel like I have the strength to do it, especially since I feel so uneasy at home.

 

[laure15]

I know how you feel. I spent 2 years living with roommates in a dorm and I felt like I have little or no privacy at all. Every thing I said can be heard through the thin walls and doors. Whenever I'm using my desktop, I always get this feeling that my roommate is watching everything that I do online. Not to mention that our room is so small that there's almost no space to move around. And everytime we sit across from each other, I felt very uncomfortable and have some trouble breathing. The whole experience was unnerving.

 

[ebot]

Try living with my roommate. She's in her late 70's and washes her underwear in the sink. She also forgets to flush after herself sometimes and keeps me up listening to her antiquated radio that's stuck between two channels at 12:00 a.m..

 

[JuiceB]

Living with my brother is irritating. He's a Call Of Duty junkie and at night I can hear him arguing with kids on Xbox Live.

Try living with my roommate. She's in her late 70's and washes her underwear in the sink. She also forgets to flush after herself sometimes and keeps me up listening to her antiquated radio that's stuck between two channels at 12:00 a.m..

That sink needs to be removed from the premises.

 

[gustavofring]

Try living with my roommate. She's in her late 70's and washes her underwear in the sink. She also forgets to flush after herself sometimes and keeps me up listening to her antiquated radio that's stuck between two channels at 12:00 a.m..

Haha. Alright you may have it quite bad as well. Atleast she won't make you feel socially inadequate?

 

[Briars_Luck]

I can empathize! I worked at a remote resort, and subsequently lived in staff accommodation with 7 other people who I had never met before. It's tough, that's for sure.

I think people mean well when you're depressed, and like you, I cringe with the (slowly enunciated).. "How ARE YOU..?" But I think it's unavoidable with people who don't have the communication skills themselves. I think everyone should take a lifeskills course to learn how to communicate effectively, seriously! lol

Better days a head to you, my friend. Cheers.