Staying with family members can be seriously difficult.
There are outdated family dynamics that never seem to go away and a lot of personal stressors that can really start grinding on your mental health.
I honestly know this better than anyone, because I come from an seriously dysfunctional family with weird quirks. Their downside energy often feeds into mine, and I find myself in a bit of a mental health talespin well desperately trying to be a great guest in their home. This is especially the case around my Grandmother, who is a bit of a control freak, however she really refuses to utilize her central cooling system, for starters. No matter how warm it is, she barely turns on the indoor air handling component because she is convinced that it is spreading diseases through her home. When I asked if she is had a central Heating and A/C professional inspect her heating and cooling devices, she takes it personally. Instead of upgrading her air filter or installing an air purification component to reduce her anxiety about indoor air handling equipment, she wants to keep the A/C unit power down as often as possible. This means, I’m consistently sneaking around trying to funnel more A/C into my study room so that I can be comfortable. I find myself creeping into unoccupied rooms and closing the air vents when she is not paying attention. I have the air vent completely wide open in my study room, so more high quality indoor air can pass through the air duct and directly into my everything space. There still is not much A/C to be loved, but 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 good psychologist, to help her with her concerns.