I have tried to use the tv to get away to use the bathroom in peace. i have to creep quietly in my socks and hope my knee or something doesnt crack or i bump into something and i tiptoe in there and go quickly but she realizes it sometimes and comes in there. If she doesn't hear me making any kind of a sound she starts panicking and she runs around looking for me. As long as she hears me moving around on the bed or typing or whatever she is somewhat ok but if i'm quiet for too long she starts the banging and jumping and dropping things over my head. Then she'll walk around and stand quietly and listen to see if i move because they can hear everything as if i'm in the same room as them its weird and i hate it. They hear it if i'm chewing, reading they hear the pages when i turn them, i can't do anything after 10 pm because she will run to them and complain and they come in to listen for themselves and the mother will start fussing loudly like shes mad. They expect me to sit still and do nothing because it bothers her. Everything bothers her every little sound. The fan or the heater when i use them she jumps around and bangs on the floor because of the sound. The mother acts like i do things on purpose to set her off and then will complain to her husband and allow her to make even louder noise to get back at me. I'm doing normal everyday things but she acts like everything i do is to bother her daughter. Yesterday i purposely sat quietly when she came in because i wanted to show my bf how she acts if she can't figure out where i am because i am not making any sounds. She started to get agitated and was banging things and the mother and father knows that she loses it when she can't find me and they usually start panicking and take her out of the house to calm her down. I put my finger over my mouth to tell my bf to be quiet not to talk to me and i did not budge for at least 30 minutes and the mother was yelling at the husband and they were pacing back and forth and she was running around and making noise then she started with the talking and laughing to herself that she does and her parents came in the room and they started talking to her like they were upset with her and they went in the other room and was arguing while she continued to talk to herself between banging on the floor and pacing back and forth. usually she starts jumping around and banging and it gets really loud like a tantrum, she didn't get to that point because my bf started talking to me and that was the end of it. I went to the bathroom pissed because i wanted to make him see how bad the situation is and how it is all because of her obsession with me. Well she followed me to the bathroom and was making noise over my head and she continued her behavior of following me and making noise and they went to their room and everything went back to the way it usually is. Am i the crazy one because i see this as not being normal. Their life and hers revolves around me and i didn't ask for this and i dont want to be a part of it. Its crazy. Why doesn't anyone see that its not normal behavior? And the problem is i'm in the middle of it and she harrasses me and they let her and they get mad at me for trying to have a normal life of my own in private because it interferes with their daughters "problem". They are happy to continue letting her act in this way and they will continue to argue every day because they don't know what to do and they are worried about the school getting child services involved because they keep her home because she probably acts out there too. Everytime she has had a friend over they never come back because she doesnt know how to act. She runs around, hollering and jumping and the kid is probably wondering what the hell is wrong. A few weeks ago a girl spent the night and she was following me around as usual and i guess was trying to get the girl interested in doing it too. So the next morning she was making noise over my head and i said ok i'm putting my earplugs in and then i did plus i put the headphones on and tried to go back to sleep and she had a major tantrum/outburst and was jumping up and down, banging and acting crazy and the next thing i knew i heard the mother and the girl outside my window yelling at each other, well the mother was yelling at her and she ended up leaving. Then i heard the mother talking on the phone it sounded like she was trying to explain what happened to the girls parents. Then later she started arguing with the husband. everyday they argue and as soon as he comes in she starts yelling. the mother sounds like she is coming unglued by the situation. My point is they know the girl is not acting behaving rationally and needs help but they are embarrassed and worried about people knowing. They used to entertain all the time they dont anymore. She is getting worse and worse and shes older and they cant explain it. And they expect me to put up with the behavior and the noise and they also are embarrassed that we know whats going on. I know they are. Their culture thinks mental illness is a curse and i know they are at a loss what to do. Having depression myself it is hard for me to see her unraveling and not having friends and not having support because her parents are ashamed. She probably doesnt understand why she even is this way. I am compassionate but at same time i'm sick of being the scapegoat and i'm sick of not being able to have peace in my own apartment. I know you all mentioned using fans and moving but i am bothered by the fact that they are trying to deny a serious problem. Am i wrong here?
Last edited by anjelmarie; Mar 21, 2012 at 08:52 PM.
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