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I can't handle people in my home.

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I am going to have to have surgery. My knee jerk reaction is to complete the remodel of the front bedroom. I don't want my family to have to deal with incomplete projects in my house if I don't make it. I usually can do the work but I have my dominate arm in a brace.

I found a local handyman to do the work. We agreed on $25.00 hr, he worked really fast the first day. Day two he asks for more money ( red flag), I didn't answer him I decided to wait and see . He came to work and worked very slowly, day three no show- I messaged him and he gave a lame excuse. During the time he was here it freaked me out my mind went crazy thinking the worst. I spent the time in my bedroom in the back of the house. He came back to ask a question and I bolted to get him to the front of the house. My brain was screaming "MY SPACE, MY SAFE SPOT, GET OUT, GET OUT!" At the end of each day I pay him for the day. Last night I asked him how long he thinks it will take = money. He said a lot of things, so I just kept asking, finally he said 4 more days.

My brother and I talked via FaceTime, I showed him the room. He said he will come down and do it in a day. I am so relieved, my anxiety was through the roof. I used to have people come over and it wasn't an issue but now I freak out.

I had an acquaintance come over at night. I opened the screen door but blocked him from entering. He pushed past me saying he needed to use the bathroom. He was drunk, he always carries a gun on him, he was ranting about how I needed to write his book about the true god. Several times I asked him to leave he just kept talking. I was glad I locked my dogs in my room when he first arrived. I kept standing trying to heard him out of the door, telling him how I was not going to write his book. He had a conversation with God in front of me. He was actively hallucinating. I didn't want to piss off the crazy, drunk, armed man. He told me he had stopped by many times before. YIKES. At one point he came up behind me and turned me and kissed me. At that point I backed away towards the door, went outside and told him to leave. He tried to kiss me again I didn't let him get close to me. I wished him goodnight. He finally left. I locked the door and cried, shaking. I am afraid of him. I wrote him the next day and said that a friendship with him was unhealthy for me ....good bye. I didn't call the cops because I know he is messed up and armed. I bought a security door the next day.

The doors are always locked now. THIS IS MY SAFE SPACE.

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Oh gosh, that’s creepy. Don’t have anything more to do with that acquaintance!!! Total weirdness there.

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I hadn't seen him in two years. I never wanted to see him again. He was part of a local band I liked. I knew the bass player for many years in the city, and he introduced me to a bunch of people. I hung out with all of these folks for a summer, never feeling accepted. they started over indulging in drugs and alcohol, That doesn't interest me and I stopped showing up.

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Well you were being smart. You got him out of your house and nothing really serious happened. I’m sure you’re probably disgusted that he kissed you. What a total loser!!!

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it was a huge trigger... sat in the bath scrubbing off the kiss and buried memories.

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Yuck!!! The hell with him.

This is crazy! Sorry you had that experience. Well done for putting up healthy neccessary boundaries with that person. You really didn't deserve that experience.

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Thank you.

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Sorry to read about all you are dealing with right now. It can be overwhelming.

Good move to fire the handyman and putting an end to your seeing this acquaintance. He may come to visit again. Often people with those sorts of problems are unrelenting. I recommend you not talk to him, even if he calls you. You can tell him that you do not feel safe around him and why. This at least gives him a solid reason for your ending your relationship.

Also, if he does come over unannounced again, don't open the door. If he persists call the police and see if they have a mental health team with an officer (because he may be armed). He is clearly unstable and your safety should come first.

I hope your surgery goes well.

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I won't ever speak to or interact with him in anyway. We hadn't had any communication in 2 years. I was very clear I ended any further communication. I am occasionally worried, but I am very alert.

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