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splinteredstar) wrote2009-07-15 05:51 pm
splinteredstar) wrote2009-07-15 05:51 pm
*quietly panics*
Well.
When I put in my housing application for college, I requested a private room because I am a twitchy turtle who likes a lot of alone time. I have also never had to share my room ever, and thus did not want to have to start with a complete stranger in a situation that I was already insanely nervous about.
Guess what?
I have a roommate.
...oh no.
It shouldn't be a big deal and I know it. But I'm naturally and naturally antisocial and the idea of having to share my room with someone is terrifying. Just the idea of Living with someone other than my family is terrifying. I can only tolerate face-to-face contact with my best friends for about an hour or so before I want to hide. How the hell am I going to handle sharing my room with someone? What if she hates me? What if I hate her? What if she snoops through my stuff or mucks with my computer? What if she's loud and I don't have anywhere to hide?
This will not end well...
If there's anyone reading this that has had to deal with roomates...advice plz? How do I keep it from getting all miserable?
S
When I put in my housing application for college, I requested a private room because I am a twitchy turtle who likes a lot of alone time. I have also never had to share my room ever, and thus did not want to have to start with a complete stranger in a situation that I was already insanely nervous about.
Guess what?
I have a roommate.
...oh no.
It shouldn't be a big deal and I know it. But I'm naturally and naturally antisocial and the idea of having to share my room with someone is terrifying. Just the idea of Living with someone other than my family is terrifying. I can only tolerate face-to-face contact with my best friends for about an hour or so before I want to hide. How the hell am I going to handle sharing my room with someone? What if she hates me? What if I hate her? What if she snoops through my stuff or mucks with my computer? What if she's loud and I don't have anywhere to hide?
This will not end well...
If there's anyone reading this that has had to deal with roomates...advice plz? How do I keep it from getting all miserable?
S
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And sometimes they undergo genuinely terrifying mood-swings that have you and everyone around you afraid to approach them about anything.
Sometimes they point out to you all the good things about yourself you weren't aware of.
And sometimes they mistake you for a creepy sex maniac and try to have you evicted and/or beaten to a pulp.
It's been an interesting four years, it really has.
Not quite sure what happened to the point I had in mind, but I guess it was probably that they might be wonderful, and even if they aren't, you will probably be able to instigate a separation of some sort.
And if all else fails there's always your internet friends to angst at.
WE CAN TAKE IT.
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To clarify, it was a list of what some of the people I've lived with while at uni have been like, the point being that it might not be as bad as you fear, and even if it is, there are things you can do about it.
The last part was just a reminder that problems can be easier to cope with if you have other people on your side.
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