I'm currently in my second year of uni, and am living in halls but am considering living alone in my third year. My flatmates are all going on placement, which means as it stands I don't have anyone to live with.
I have both pretty bad anxiety and depression, which makes me really miserable living in shared accommodation as I'm anxious everyday around the people I live with. As it will be my final year I think it will be good to get some independence and to focus on my work more. The cost isn't an issue as the place I've found works out cheaper than where I'm currently living. However a lot of people think it is a bad idea for me to live on my own and I'm a bit scared and think I might regret my decision.
Due to my anxiety I would much rather live alone than live with strangers I don't know and have to get to know as I've done this before and it didn't work out and I don't want to have to put myself through doing it again. But I do think I might get pretty lonely living on my own. I have a few friends in uni, but not a big enough group of friends that I know I will be having people over and going out all the time. I am really uncomfortable living where I currently am, but I think that if I relapse living alone will make me feel worse? I also have an eating disorder and I live with a lot of people who aren't understanding, don't understand me and make me feel worse. I feel like if I live alone, I will just be able to get on with things more without feeling so stressed all the time.
I just need some advice as to if I think it's a good idea or not. I've been suffering with my problems for several years now and I know how to deal with them. I also have friends on my course that I will see during the week, so I don't think it will be that lonely and I won't need to go out much because it's my final year and I need to concentrate on my work. I have plenty of friends outside of uni that I'm sure can come to visit/I will visit and I spend 90% of my time now alone, I rarely see my flatmates and seem to get on fine. I'm just still a bit unsure as to whether this is a good idea or not and everyone seems to discourage the idea. I also think it's a bit unheard of as a lot of people seem surprised when I mention the idea of living alone and say that I won't cope and it won't be good for me, but I currently am so unhappy living with other people (that I know pretty well) just because of my anxiety I don't think living with new people is going to help my mental health. Any thoughts of if this is a good idea or not???