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5 months ago
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Sorry for the continued absence here, the week continued to escalate with housemate drama. General summary with no names involved:
* The house is a furry rescue sort of house; 2 IT furries that decided to use their money to help others in need. They are super great and very caring. I was the first rescue, but we recently got two others. We'll call them R1 and R2.
* R1 is reclusive and frequently tired from the absurd bus commute she has to her job. R2 is a mid-functioning autistic who is generally a "are you okay, do you need a hug" sort. Both recovering from past abuse, co-dependent relationship.
* There was a minor noise violation, Houseowner 2 having a happy fun twitch stream with laughter and such. Triggering to R2. Upon discussion, she agreed she'd try and keep it down, worked to install soundproofing, etc.
* Within the span of 36 hours, this had escalated into a paranoid psychotic break of R2. Lashing out insults, cornering me in the bathroom door to tell me I was a horrible person for trying to help, etc. Very much a 'previously abused person reverts to abusive behavior'. Not a situation where anyone felt safe. Houseowner 1 left to be with friends rather than stay in the house, etc.
* R2 is now gone, in a "fine I'll just leave" huff. R1 is being reclusive in her room processing.
So yeah, all this, mixed with being the shoulder to cry on for everyone in the house. Flaw discovered of being the emotional caregiver: if the house has drama, everyone needs care at once. Went about 36 hours before the brain finally realized sleep was better than freaking out, and now it is tomorrow.
All that on top of the battery in the car being dead, so being trapped in the place while it happened.
Woooooo! We're havingfun.
Mostly it's just a weird feeling of 'i'm sorry WHAT?' about the whole affair. It's one thing to see a crazy person, but another to see it in someone who just a few days ago was kind and caring.
So yeah. I will be back in a writing state eventually, but not right now. Hope you all are doing better.
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Metamorphosis at the Magic Manor - Male Version TF Choose Your Own Adventure(NSFW)
Metamorphosis at the Magic Manor - Female Version TF Choose Your Own Adventure(NSFW)
Perchance to Dream - YA Urban Fantasy Novel(SFW)
* The house is a furry rescue sort of house; 2 IT furries that decided to use their money to help others in need. They are super great and very caring. I was the first rescue, but we recently got two others. We'll call them R1 and R2.
* R1 is reclusive and frequently tired from the absurd bus commute she has to her job. R2 is a mid-functioning autistic who is generally a "are you okay, do you need a hug" sort. Both recovering from past abuse, co-dependent relationship.
* There was a minor noise violation, Houseowner 2 having a happy fun twitch stream with laughter and such. Triggering to R2. Upon discussion, she agreed she'd try and keep it down, worked to install soundproofing, etc.
* Within the span of 36 hours, this had escalated into a paranoid psychotic break of R2. Lashing out insults, cornering me in the bathroom door to tell me I was a horrible person for trying to help, etc. Very much a 'previously abused person reverts to abusive behavior'. Not a situation where anyone felt safe. Houseowner 1 left to be with friends rather than stay in the house, etc.
* R2 is now gone, in a "fine I'll just leave" huff. R1 is being reclusive in her room processing.
So yeah, all this, mixed with being the shoulder to cry on for everyone in the house. Flaw discovered of being the emotional caregiver: if the house has drama, everyone needs care at once. Went about 36 hours before the brain finally realized sleep was better than freaking out, and now it is tomorrow.
All that on top of the battery in the car being dead, so being trapped in the place while it happened.
Woooooo! We're having
Mostly it's just a weird feeling of 'i'm sorry WHAT?' about the whole affair. It's one thing to see a crazy person, but another to see it in someone who just a few days ago was kind and caring.
So yeah. I will be back in a writing state eventually, but not right now. Hope you all are doing better.
Paypal for donations: https://www.paypal.me/SuperTaster
Metamorphosis at the Magic Manor - Male Version TF Choose Your Own Adventure(NSFW)
Metamorphosis at the Magic Manor - Female Version TF Choose Your Own Adventure(NSFW)
Perchance to Dream - YA Urban Fantasy Novel(SFW)
You're doing great.
The insulting spree was the final straw. Basically we were respecting her desire to not talk with each other, and she was abusing that to lob insults whenever we passed. Just a situation where no one felt safe in the house.
I guess it's an awkwardness where I can see exactly the mental patterns and psychosis going on, but be powerless to do anything about it? Feels bad, from a therapist standpoint. You wanna fix the problem! But attempting to interact with that kind of problem will only make it worse.
Srill, proud of you for trying to help people
Thank you. Sometimes all we can do is our best.
Its sad to have them depart like that from a place that was trying to help them.
Basically R2 presents as having emotional synesthesia. When someone makes them feel happy, they sense it as coming from that person directly. Which is all well and good until you go into a paranoia spiral, at which point you feel awful and your mind is telling you that everything around you is the source.
It's the sort of thing where I can see the problem and have absolutely no ability to fix it. I think that's the sad part, is that in the end it's a condition to be managed, and she is in a situation where it cannot be managed.
What's the damage on battery replacement likely to be?
$150 says the internet. Seattle pricing!
Hope you're doing okay now?