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Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend
To answer your questions, they did give me a notice on Sat, however, what triggered me was the fact that when this guy came over, it was first thing in the morning and I had just gotten out of bed and was still in my underwear and without a shirt. When he came knocking I shouted give me a moment but he didn't listen to me nor did he reveal who he was until after he came in after not listening to me. Luckily I left a shirt and a pair of shorts in the bathroom and I instinctively ran to the bathroom to grab them. I seriously have never put clothes on that fast lol.
These people don't understand that it triggers my PTSD when people do that. I've been on my own with no outside support from family and friends for close to 8 months now and I'm rather scrawny computer/video game geek so if somebody comes in like that my first instinct is to grab my katana that I keep for self defense (I can't own a gun due to my MI and Japanese Katanas are freely available and cheap) and prepare to attack or run since I have no real way to defend myself or hold my own in a fight with most males without a weapon of some kind.
I will be having a talk with management about this issue. The Apt. where I live is supposed to be my safe place but I don't feel safe when people freely come and go out of the Apt. like they live here.
At least I feel better now than I did this morning.
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Since they gave a notice ahead of time and then knocked before coming in, they didn't do anything wrong legally. In the future you should try to be more prepared on the day (dressed and whatnot) so you aren't as surprised by them. These people probably have to work on many apartments each day and so they can only be expected to wait for so long especially if they gave you advanced warning.
Yes, mental illness sucks. But in this case, the onus is on you to be prepared so that you aren't affected by these triggers.