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Old Apr 20, 2015, 05:21 AM
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Location: Perth
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As we speak my landlady is cleaning out the spare room in my flat so that it can be rented out. She's got a person coming to look at the room tomorrow. It's not that I didn't see this coming, since technically I'm only renting my room, but I'm really struggling to deal with living with another person. The person who rented my room before was a friend of my fathers who said nobody rented the spare room in the past because it was too small and the flat itself is tiny (just has a small kitchen and bathroom). So I felt kind of safe under the impression that the landlady wouldn't rent out the spare room and I could keep having the flat to myself. Things have changed now. Because of my avoidant personality disorder and depression I have an extremely difficult problem with living with other people in a houseshare/roomate setting, but I can't afford to rent my own place, this was why this room/flat was a great opportunity. I'm really sensitive and introverted and in the past it got me hospitalised because I was too scared to leave my bedroom for days and had to relieve myself in plastic bottles and nearly starved. I am receiving therapy but it can only help so much. I don't envision things getting as bad as that time but it will still overload me with heaps of stress having to share living space with someone again. Everything about it frightens me and always has my whole life.
I just feel so powerless since all I can do is sit tight and try to cope. My world is already upside down and I'm trying to get my **** together this year and now this has happened. My landlady is so aloof and ignorant to what I'm going through, but it's not her fault, even though there are a few things going through my mind like:
  • I bought the fridge, microwave and table and chairs from my fathers friend (the last tenant). They are mine: I own them. I don't think the landlady realises this and I feel offended that this stranger who is moving in is going to use the fridge etc when they're mine.
  • The flat came with a limited amount of kitchen utensils. Just plates, bowls, a pot and a couple of frying pans. I bought my own cutlery, toaster, kettle and was going to buy more bits and pieces when I had the money. So basically same as above; new tenant is going to move in and use all my stuff. I feel like if I speak up about it I'll look like a **** and just make things more stressful for myself. But it doesn't seem fair.
I can't move out as I can't afford it and I'm in a good location for public transport, which I depend upon. I feel like confronting the landlady but I don't think it's going to stop any of this from happening and it might make me look stupid if I mention the fact that I own the fridge/microwave/table and some of the utensils and am being expected to share them with a stranger.
Hugs from:
avlady