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Re: Roommate showing abusive behaviors -
February 23rd 2023, 10:51 PM
Hi there, thank you so much for reaching out. It's perfectly understandable for you to feel anxious around your roommate, especially if he's been speaking of his abusive past. Would it be possible to speak to another roommate about this and see if you can't come up with a safe plan? The Emergency Room is great, but I know you wouldn't want to take up time of doctors when they could be attending to patients with more pressing issues.
If not your other roommate, do you have a trusted adult you could speak to? Someone in your community, employment/school, someone that has been kind of a mentor to you? I can't imagine having to live with someone who speaks so freely of their abusive past, and then have to suffer silently. Because the nightmares you're experiencing are valid, and your fears are valid!
If this persist and you can't find a reasonable solution, it might be wise to consider finding a place of your own. See if your other roommate would like to share the new apartment with you, so you don't have to take the burden of rent, utilities, and groceries on your own. Whatever you decide to do, I hope things work out.
Thinking of you. Feel free to reach out again if you need to.
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