Inconsiderate, intimidating neighbors cause depression and anxiety?

PML: The police have done something. I don't know exactly what but they were here for the men. The problem is the men don't care about what the police say or do. As long as they are not being physically forced they will stand outside the building, smoke marijuana and threaten residents. They are trying to establish their way of life here. The problem for the men is that there is a limit in this environment and that limit has been reached. What that means is they will be soon be permanently removed, by force if necessary.

The landlord has also done things, one of which is tell me that the men will no longer be here soon. It would look really bad for them if nothing happens and the men continue on as they have. As I said in my last post if that does happen I will make things happen and it will end. One thing is also for sure: I'm not moving because they want to turn this building into a drug house. It's not going to happen.

More power to you! Being assertive is good. It gives one a feeling of control. Being aggressive is not good and can get you into trouble but you sound level headed and aware.

Best of luck to you. Good will prevail over evil. I’ll be routing for you. No one should have to live in fear and these men do sound intimidating. Bullies can be dangerous because they lack empathy and likely have antisocial personality traits but they are cowardly and insecure inside so they pick on others they perceive to be vulnerable to relieve their own feelings of low self esteem.

In the meantime walk tall and keep ignoring them. Best of luck with your plan.

Update: I thought about doing laundry this morning but then I thought the risk isn't worth it. As I indicated before, the layout of the property and grounds is creating much of the potential trouble here. This alone is bizarre and I can't explain it! It's like a bad dream. I have been a decent person all my life. Why is this happening to me? How should I say it? It's everything here, the positions, the distances, the sizes, the windows, the doors, the land, the sounds, and the locations have:

ALL LINED UP TO CREATE A SITUATION WHERE I AM A SITTING DUCK! THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO ESCAPING THIS. IT IS A MILLION IN ONE CHANCE OF THIS SITUATION HAPPENING.

Unless I stay inside my apartment, and frankly that is not 100% safe either, I am at real risk right now until these people are gone. This is less than 2 weeks away and I think I will be ok but I just don't know. My shirts still smell a bit even though I washed them in the sink! I joked to myself recently that if anyone tells me I smell I will say "Oh, I am wearing a new fragrance. It's called "Violent Men in the Laundry Room". I did not deserve this!

Thanks for listening. I will call the landlord tomorrow and find out where everything is at.

Robert,
I'm so glad that the police and the landlord are taking some action! Maybe our prayers are finally getting answered! I hope things happen for the better soon! I don't blame you for not wanting to move. I was merely thinking of your safety but you've got God and Jesus, so you will be fine.
Is marijuana legal where you live? It's legal in Washington State. In fact, they make no arrests for the use of any drug; even on the buses! The bus drivers are now complaining that the odor from all of the drugs being used on the buses is affecting them! So, if you come to Washington, don't take any buses anywhere.
I hope things continue to improve for you.
PML

Thank you again for your prayers. This situation is very close to the end. I will post again after I speak to the landlord or if anything else of note comes up.

Update: I spoke with the landlord. They could not tell me any details but said the men should be off the property soon. I didn't like some of the words they used because they didn't seem definitive but I think I'm just hypersensitive now due to this whole situation. They also seemed to imply that the situation was worse than they thought, which is a good thing and bad thing, but again I may be imagining that, too.

Maybe I should have spoken up and tried to get them to be more definitive but overall they sounded very confident that it will be over at any time now. I'm guessing February 1. I can always call them back. Right now I will wait until the 1st.

I will update then or sooner if anything else transpires.

Update: The men are still here and are still as brazen as can be. It's against the law, against the policy of the apartment complex, a real nuisance and potential danger to all the residents here. Thankfully there have been no threats for some time now but given their history that, and probably worse can happen in an instant. Most people if they were moving soon would be preparing to do so. These men are carrying on like it's one big party.

Robert,
This is getting to be a bit too much! How awful for you! Perhaps you should complain to someone a little higher than you have complained to so far; such as the mayor, city council, governor, state legislator etc. Something needs to be done to get these people out of there! The ones in charge don't seem to be doing it. I will continue to pray for you. God will handle it. We just have to have faith.
I wish you the best.
PML

PML: Thank you for your concern and excellent suggestions. The legal process has been underway and I expect this situation to end any day now, like maybe tomorrow or by the end of next week, at the absolute latest. If it doesn't happen by then then yes I will be taking a number of actions.

If you want to know, this morning I was thinking "I can't believe how everything "lined up" here to create this nightmare.". Without going into detail, it's the way the building sits, the construction, the grounds, the sounds, the doors and windows - everything came together to create a situation where I am at risk. It's like I somehow got caught in this trap and the men are tied to me in some bizarre way. Why did they dislike me from the start and why did they threaten me? I never did anything to them. I would have genuinely welcomed them if they didn't scowl menacingly at me.

It is a "mind bender" of a really bad experience and I can't believe I have been experiencing this for so long. I never in my life said "Why me?", I thought that was for losers. I now have asked that question more than once because I did absolutely nothing to deserve this hell. This is where I live and this is happening right here!

Thank you for listening it really helps. I will post when this is all over soon.

Update: I have not seen the men outside in the last two days. This is unusual. I think they are still here though but something is definitely happening.

While this is obviously good, at this point and until they are finally gone I believe there is a risk of significant danger to people and the property. My guess is the landlord knows this too and I hope they made the appropriate security arrangements. As I indicated in a previous update I thought there may have been unmarked law enforcement vehicles around here. This may have been my imagination but on the other hand given the bad character of these people and the history of at least one of the men that would not surprise me one bit. They need to be under constant surveillance.

Thank you for listening. I will update again soon.