Okay before you judge me i am not a generally bitter person, here’s some context:
We live in a no-smoke apartment with strict maintenance. With enough evidence you can get kicked out.
I (21f) have pelvic floor dysfunction due to severe stress and gut issues. I am talking extremely painful cramps and random flare ups where i am doubled over in pain.
I have multiple triggers and one of those is cigarette smoke because of the smell and i generally feel like crap when there’s cigarette smell near me. Itchy throat, nausea, dry eyes, light-headedness etc.
Anyways, my neighbour (an ex-friend of mine) CONSTANTLY smokes in her room and the smoke tracks into my room through the bathroom window and frankly, the entire corridor smells.
And being right next door, I’ve been waking up feeling extremely dizzy with flare ups where I couldn’t move. I fucked up exams because of how terrible it is.
After almost 5 months of this crap i folded and complained, drama be damned.
But she’s not getting caught. There’s ash on her walls, the smell is overwhelming and it’s also clear that she won’t stop. But they aren’t finding anything sufficient enough to kick her out and i hate it.
I hate that smell i hate the way my heartbeat accelerates, the lightheadedness, i hate it all.
I don’t know what to do, I can’t get my room changed because there are no other rooms and i also love this place so I don’t want to switch.
I’ve lost so much because of her already and i hate that I’m losing my health now.
Fuck my life, i guess.
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Fan in the window, pointing outward.
Are you sure this is “only” because of her smoking? The last part sounds like there is way more behind it. I have the feeling, that you are not over that relationship yet. And maybe you never will, when you stick to that place.
I know, moving is annoying, and we all hate it (most of us). But sometimes it is the only option for a better life.
Could try and air purifier. Put one near the window and one in the bathroom.
Where do you live?
In my state you can call the department of health if the landlord won’t do anything.