Staying with family members can be severely difficult.
There are seasoned family dynamics that never seem to go away and a lot of personal stressors that can definitely start grinding on your mental health. I genuinely know this better than anyone, because I come from an severely dysfunctional family with weird quirks. Their negative energy often feeds into mine, and I find myself in a bit of a mental health talespin well desperately trying to be a good guest in their home. This is especially the case around my Grandma, who is a bit of a control freak, then he certainly refuses to utilize his central cooling system, for starters. No matter how boiling it is, he barely turns on the indoor air handling component because he is convinced that it is spreading diseases through his home. When I asked if he is had a central HVAC professional inspect his heating and cooling devices, he takes it personally. Instead of upgrading his air filter or installing an air purification component to reduce his anxiety about indoor air handling equipment, he wants to keep the air conditioner component power down as often as possible. This means, I’m constantly sneaking around trying to funnel more AC into my living room so that I can be comfortable. I find myself creeping into unoccupied rooms and closing the air vents when he isn’tpaying attention. I have the air vent completely wide open in my living room, so more high quality indoor air can pass through the air duct and directly into my everything space. There still isn’tmuch air conditioner to be enjoyed, however I am trying to collect every last molecule of high quality indoor air so that I can sleep at night. It’s all I can do. She either needs a HEPA filter upgrade, or a enjoyable psychologist, to help his with his problems.