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home alone for a week!

my stepdad's gonna be away at the hospice (well he's already there) and my mum and bro are going to portugal at 8am (thats when the flight is) I have to stay cos a) going to a concert saturday and b) need to study for exams :redface:

anyway point is they went away for a week when I was 18 and I wasnt as scared about it as I am now. I'm kinda embarassed.. Is it rational for a 20 year old to be scared about being home alone (for a week!:rolleyes: ) ? :confused:

and yeah I'll lock up the house at night, sleep in my mum's room cos its got a lock on the door, remember to feed the pets :p: etc...

hopefuly my friends will be over tomorow night for a movie night.. :redface:

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Reply 1
Dont think its irrational at all.
I love being alone int he day lets me work and do what i feel like. And its very peaceful while i study.
But the couple of times ive been presented with the stay at home alone over night for a weekend i dont like it.
I feel safe enough with such a neighbourhood as mine, and my dog who would do nething for me lol
Its just an instinct i shouldnt be alone, so end up inviting mates over or go to a mates. Even after i lock the doors and stuff i get up after my reading time and check again incase, so im safe there. And theres the big implication of if i have an accident, nobody to help raelly. With normally 5 of us and a dog in the house it seems ominous with only me and a dog here. But im sure sum ppl will love the time alone and sleep happy?
aleathiel
my stepdad's gonna be away at the hospice (well he's already there) and my mum and bro are going to portugal at 8am (thats when the flight is) I have to stay cos a) going to a concert saturday and b) need to study for exams :redface:

anyway point is they went away for a week when I was 18 and I wasnt as scared about it as I am now. I'm kinda embarassed.. Is it rational for a 20 year old to be scared about being home alone (for a week!:rolleyes: ) ? :confused:

and yeah I'll lock up the house at night, sleep in my mum's room cos its got a lock on the door, remember to feed the pets :p: etc...

hopefuly my friends will be over tomorow night for a movie night.. :redface:


You said you are 20..?!?!? :rolleyes:
Reply 3
yep just turned 20 last month lol :p:
Reply 4
make sure you have plenty of marbles, bowling balls, super glue and feathers :p:

just in case
Reply 5
hahahah sleeping in your mums room .. jesus .. nice upbringing lol. Lemme guess, you're the sort of person that will literally not be able to survive on your own, been home for a week on my own now, cook for myself, work 9-6, go to the gym, feed the dogs and make it to liverpool and back for a couple of nights out at the weekend.. you're 20! get a grip and get out of this sheltered upbringing that you obviously feel uncomfortable about... you wouldnt be posting if you didnt know this was weird :rolleyes:
Reply 6
I love being home alone, it rocks!!!

All I can say is PARTY
Reply 7
Yeah
hahahah sleeping in your mums room .. jesus .. nice upbringing lol. Lemme guess, you're the sort of person that will literally not be able to survive on your own, been home for a week on my own now, cook for myself, work 9-6, go to the gym, feed the dogs and make it to liverpool and back for a couple of nights out at the weekend.. you're 20! get a grip and get out of this sheltered upbringing that you obviously feel uncomfortable about... you wouldnt be posting if you didnt know this was weird :rolleyes:


umm well I moved out for a few months living with a friend, moved back a couple of weeks ago, not quite adjusted to being back yet

anyway she has a king size when I only have a single bunk :redface:
I don't think it's weird at all. I live away from home and have spent nights on my own in this house. I have also spent alot of time on my own at my parents house when they've been on holiday. I do however sometimes feel uneasy being on my own.

If you do feel a bit odd on your own, just get mates to stay over.
Reply 9
phew thanks :biggrin: glad to know im not the only one!
Reply 10
Yeah
hahahah sleeping in your mums room .. jesus .. nice upbringing lol. Lemme guess, you're the sort of person that will literally not be able to survive on your own, been home for a week on my own now, cook for myself, work 9-6, go to the gym, feed the dogs and make it to liverpool and back for a couple of nights out at the weekend.. you're 20! get a grip and get out of this sheltered upbringing that you obviously feel uncomfortable about... you wouldnt be posting if you didnt know this was weird :rolleyes:


That's a bit harsh! I'm 21 and i HATE staying in my house (at home) alone at night, i get really scared and can't sleep. Tis strange cos i'm ok at uni - came back a week before my housemates this term, to a big house (8 of us live here) and had to survive by myself and whilst i was nervous i did manage to sleep ok and after a couple of nights i kinda enjoyed it.

I always make sure i keep my mobile phone on, and within arms reach (like on a bedside table or summat) so that if i do get scared i can ring for help. I also ask an understanding friend/relative to have their mobile on and next to them so that if i am scared (and for no reason) i have someone to call who can calm me down and doesn't mind being woken up.

It's weird though cos i can't go and stay at someone else's house, as when i go back to mine in the morning i'm even more scared and can't open the front door if i'm alone. Have to have a friend with me to check the rooms to make sure everything is as it should be.

I'm sure you'll be fine. It's a slightly irrational fear, but I think everyone has it. Specially if you've been broken into before or summat. Just try and enjoy it as much as you can - party party party!
Reply 11
aleathiel
my stepdad's gonna be away at the hospice (well he's already there) and my mum and bro are going to portugal at 8am (thats when the flight is) I have to stay cos a) going to a concert saturday and b) need to study for exams :redface:

anyway point is they went away for a week when I was 18 and I wasnt as scared about it as I am now. I'm kinda embarassed.. Is it rational for a 20 year old to be scared about being home alone (for a week!:rolleyes: ) ? :confused:

and yeah I'll lock up the house at night, sleep in my mum's room cos its got a lock on the door, remember to feed the pets :p: etc...

hopefuly my friends will be over tomorow night for a movie night.. :redface:


Parrtay! !

P.s. Im 19 and am scared of being alone in my house for even a few hours if i don't have something to do =]
Reply 12
I think it is very irrational.
You have a full house to yourself and are afraid, yet kids in 3rd world countries are travelling for miles each day to get water and do not fear what they are doing. Sigh. You simply do not appreciate what you have. What a shame.
Reply 13
I was home alone for 5 days last week whilst my parents were on holiday (bit younger than you though). I slept with my penknife under the corner of the pillow and hockey stick next to the bed. :wink:

Does your house have an alarm? I think that's the best way of feeling safe if you're alone at night. Otherwise it's hockey stick time.
Reply 14
hmm - well i don't exactly feel scared when i'm home alone.. but we've had a few break-ins over the years - so i've got my trusty arsenal in my room comprised of a katana..a baseball bat...an air rifle..and last but not least a golf club :p: ... CRIMINALS BEWARE!
Skeve
I think it is very irrational.
You have a full house to yourself and are afraid, yet kids in 3rd world countries are travelling for miles each day to get water and do not fear what they are doing. Sigh. You simply do not appreciate what you have. What a shame.

:rofl: wtf?!
Reply 16
lessthanthree
no it's not at all. I have a big creaky house too so it's scary stuff.

I tend to close the doors of the rooms that I'm never going to use, and then make sure the dog is surgically attached to my ankle at all times.


Does the dog consent to this surgery? :p:
dh00001
make sure you have plenty of marbles, bowling balls, super glue and feathers :p:

just in case


*appreciates reference*
I think it is irrational, but not uncommon.
Reply 19
What are you scared of? Big gangs of knife-wielding thieves in the suburbs? If you can't spend a week alone by the time you're 20, there isn't much hope for you leading an independent life.