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Inconsiderate, intimidating neighbors cause depression and anxiety?

Posted by robertwills @robertwills, Oct 26, 2024

Lets; say you have neighbors that sit outside your apartment building, smoke "weed" in public view (which is illegal) and use intimidating gestures towards you as you come and go. Could this be enough to cause legitimate depression and anxiety?

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pml | @pml | Apr 6 9:30pm
In reply to @robertwills "Update: It's been about 5 weeks since the men left. I feel so much better now!..." + (show)
@robertwills

Update: It's been about 5 weeks since the men left. I feel so much better now! I originally said it would take would take two or three weeks to get over it. It's taken a little more than that, I'm not completely fear-free but close. When I come back to the building I barely think about it but I do brace myself a little. If my anxiety was at 9 out 10 coming back to the building when the men were here, now it's at a 2!

I also talked to a neighbor about what happened. I probably shouldn't have said so much as I don't know who they are but they knew of the situation and they agreed with me that it was awful and a relief that it is over.

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Hi Robert,
It's so nice to hear that life is so much better for you now! And, you are calming down a lot and living without fear! That's great! Prayers do get answered!
PML

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robertwills | @robertwills | 4 days ago

I woke up today and I was thinking about just how awful the men were! I know some people will think that no one is awful and I'm saying it because I think I know better. This is exactly what I thought, too! The fact is that these men were for months constantly smoking marijuana, dealing hard drugs and threating residents walking in to the entrance of the nice building were they live! It was truly something that was unbelievable. I actually wondered if I was on a reality prank show! It's well over a month since they have been gone and yet I still feel a little anxiety as soon as I see the building and start walking in.

BUT now I have made the decision that I will try to never think of these awful people again. I will however share the method that was used to legally remove the men from the building with anyone who is having a similar problem. The fact is many people suffer from similar situations and it often goes on for years because it has to be done legally. First, don't wait! Report in detail each and every incident to the landlord by email AND the police by telephone and ask for anonymity from both. Then keep in close contact with both who need to work together. This is the simple and effective "formula" and it works because the landlord needs to have authoritative proof, i.e., police reports, to legally remove the trouble.

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