She's not an actress, if that's what you mean although your comparison to Mommy Dearest was spot on in terms of the way she treats people esp. her son and ex-husband like ornaments., to make herself look good publicly. When behind closed doors, she's really a train wreck. She worked in Hollywood for 25 years in another capacity than acting, let's just say that. I won't go into the gory details.

I agree with your observation that I've gone from one invalidating situation to another this year that has kept me in a perpetual state of hyper vigilance for sure. But I haven't cracked yet!

And you're right, none of these people around my roommate have acknowledged that I'm actually not a crazy psycho roommate, but a considerate (albeit walking on eggshells all the time) person.

That background screening company doesn't measure people's characters, just their credit score, and rental history so that part of the apartment search is just out of my control. Nothing I can do about it. I'll find out next week if I'm approved for that sublet furnished apartment or not. Hopefully, I will be.