Staying with family members can be extremely difficult.
There are old family dynamics that never seem to go away and a lot of personal stressors that can really start grinding on your mental health.
I probably know this better than anyone, because I come from an extremely dysfunctional family with strange 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. She absolutely refuses to utilize her central cooling system, for starters. No matter how hot it is, she barely turns on the indoor air handling device because she’s convinced that it is spreading diseases through her home. When I asked if she’s had a central HVAC technician inspect her heating and cooling devices, she takes it personally. Instead of upgrading her air filter or installing an air purification device to reduce her anxiety about indoor air handling equipment, she wants to keep the air conditioning unit power down as often as possible. This means, I’m constantly sneaking around trying to funnel more AC into my bedroom so that I can be comfortable. I find myself creeping into unoccupied rooms and closing the air vents when she isn’t paying attention. I have the air vent completely wide open in my bedroom, so more high quality indoor air can pass through the ductwork and directly into my everything space. There still isn’t much air conditioning to be appreciated, but I’m 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 great psychologist, to help her with her problems.