u/WhitePinoy

Is it gigikan, taggikan, or tiggikan?

I came from the Philippines.

SoCal, USA.

So, all my friends are egging me on to move out of my apartment because of my two psychotic messy roommates. I have been thinking about it, but the reason I hesitate is because it's so EXPENSIVE to find a place on your own.

I make as of writing this post, $33/hr. before shitty insurance and taxes.

I have been posting this for quite some time, but we have two roommates, a BF and a GF, that are just incredibly messy. [Post 1], [Post 2].

Since day one they've been occupying the kitchen and piling up trash, cookware everywhere, keeping everywhere dirty and never cleaning up after themselves.

It got to a point where we complained to our landlord, and the landlord started installing cameras in the kitchen to see who's been creating messes and leaving them behind. So far it's been pretty successful. My roommates' messy habits have not improved since the cameras were installed, and the landlord finally gave them one warning. The landlord told everybody that if they receive three warnings or more, they would have to pay a damage fee or be evicted. And of course the messy roommates did not take this very well.

I was in my room keeping to myself, not making a sound, pretending that I wasn't in my room as the BF and GF complained to each other. What they complained about in the kitchen was intriguing to me.

Even though they keep the countertops, the stovetop, the table, and the floor dirty, the reason that they do not want to wash their cookware and put them back in the cupboards, is because they're deathly afraid of getting sick or getting sores in their mouths?

I talked to a friend about my situation who has also had a history of living with incredibly hellish roommates, and she told me that they have some type of "contamination" OCD. They're not actually afraid of getting germs, or attracting bugs or mice. What they're actually afraid of is getting "contaminated", whatever that means. So instead of cleaning up after themselves, they leave things a mess to avoid the risk of touching something that maybe somebody else touched.

I'm not a psychologist, I'm not an expert, but I know this isn't a mental health sub, but eavesdropping on my two messy roommates has sort of given me a better understanding behind their bad habits.

Either way, I feel like the diplomatic approach has sort of sailed at this point. I don't think there's any point in reasoning with them anymore. The BF found out that the two other roommates are gay, and has been muttering to himself homophobic slurs. And the GF has been crying for days, because she's afraid of getting evicted, afraid of getting sick even though nobody else but them use the kitchen, and thinks that all the roommates want them to get sick and die.

I have taken precocious measures to protect myself if they finally crash out in some ultimate and dramatic farewell before they inevitably get evicted. I set a camera in my bedroom just in case the boyfriend wants revenge on everyone, including me, by breaking into my room. I added locks to my kitchen that I no longer use, so if they decide to vandalize the common areas before they leave as some type of revenge for getting evicted, I'm not going to be one of the victims. And if they decide to get physical with me, I have pepper spray in my pocket. But I'm also prepared to run out of the apartment the first moment that they decide to lay their hands on me.

The boyfriend seems to be getting more pissed off within each day, and I think it's inevitable at some point he's going to snap when he thinks he has nothing left to lose.

I was hoping they'd announce a new doll series this year? Are they building up another line?

I (28M) have never practiced gymnastics before, and I have never really been sporty in my life. I've thought about trying it out to gain new skills.

Any precautions or protests against this?

Question above.