Worrying about House/Area - Made a Mistake?

tomtontom

KatieDee wrote: »

Thank you for your reply. Although I do appreciate the point you're making, I would bet my entire house and savings that this man was not a doctor :rotfl:!

Are doctors immune to mental health issues, never fall on hard times, never turn to drugs and alcohol?

Hermia

KatieDee wrote: »

Thank you SO much. You knocked the nail on the head! I am a worrier, as you've all noticed. I really do appreciate your kind words and knew, even when it was happening, that it was likely to be an isolated incident.

This is the first house I have ever bought, so I suppose part of me is frightened of the commitment and the fact that if anything went wrong, we couldn't just up and go, we'd have to sell, which is a horribly long process! Perhaps I'm finding things to worry about, which is precisely what ska lover said (albeit, in a better way!).



I'm not sure...it's not the money side of things. It's the fear that something terrible will happen and I'll be stuck here. I work in housing myself and literally see the worst of the worst and how quickly areas can go downhill, so I suppose I'm just projecting slightly...worrying before I really need to. Stupid, I know.



You know what...you make a good point! I am a nosy parker and love looking in peoples windows. Perhaps they think the same of me when I walk past! I don't mean anything by it, I just love getting ideas from the decor.

You're all right, I am being silly and worrying over nothing. This is why I come here...you set me right when I'm going a bit wobbly!

I am glad you recognise that the problem seems to be with you rather than the situation. I remember someone telling me that during the buying process and during your first year in your new house you will have many "OMG! what have I done?!!!!!" moments. I think it is so true! You are spending so much money and it's such a life-changing decision that if even if it all goes perfectly there will still be the odd sleepless night.

KatieDee

tomtontom wrote: »

Are doctors immune to mental health issues, never fall on hard times, never turn to drugs and alcohol?

I don't think the guys job is the issue here and I don't understand where you got the impression that I don't think anybody with a good job can have drug, alcohol or mental health issues. I didn't even make a comment on his background, just that his behaviour was clearly caused by either drugs or a severe mental health issue. My issue was that he was walking down the street, screaming, with a crowbar in his hand. He then proceeded to stand, smacking a bin with this crowbar and walking in to traffic swinging said crowbar.

Yes, there's a tiny chance he was a health professional or maybe he was a movie star...I wasn't going to walk up to him and ask. Quite frankly, I don't care what his job is. The fact is, it unnerved me, as it would anybody, and I wanted advice on how to deal with it which has been given.

Thank you for the helpful posts guys, I feel much better about the situation now.

geerex

tomtontom wrote: »

Are doctors immune to mental health issues, never fall on hard times, never turn to drugs and alcohol?

Not at all, but I'd agree with the OP - the person in question is far more likely to be a loony, or dole scum. It's simple statistics, there are far more of one than there are of the other.

dandelionclock30

That could happen anywhere,a lady who lived opposite me used to run out of the house and scream and swear in the drive/street because she had dementia.She wasnt a looney or dole scum as the person above so nicely put it. I live in an o.k area, but I've known people get murdered in nice areas in my city.
The main thing is if you see anyone acting in a threatening or violent manner then ring the police.

jbainbridge

You live in a nice road with good neighbours ... a mile away from trouble. Really, what is there to worry about?

Enjoy your house.

Confusedandneedhelp

So there I am on my day off, from being a rocket surgeon, thought I'd take a walk through a nice part of town. It being a hot day I decided to take my shirt off. A friend phoned me up to help him dismantle a she'd so I picked up a crowbar on my way.

Then somebody called the police on me!

sillyvixen

tomtontom wrote: »

Are doctors immune to mental health issues, never fall on hard times, never turn to drugs and alcohol?

many years ago a friend moved away to another part of the country and therefore transferred to her local surgery. she attended her local surgery for a routine appointment. the dr kept asking her about pain and what she was doing about pain relief. my friend only ever took the occasional paracetamol and did not see why this was relevant. the dr told her her notes stated she had been on regular morphine for pain for quite some time.

a few months later her original dr was struck of for falsifying records and writing prescriptions for those patients - which he then had made up for his own personal use.

melb

On our first night in our new house with a new baby in tow we were sat having our first meal - a chinese takeaway, when suddenly we became aware of 4 policemen with police dogs coming up our drive trying to find some local robber! We went out and they said not to worry so we didn't.
I suppose we should have seen the signs when the local neighbourhood watch sign had a bullethole in it!
18 nearly 19 years later we're still in the same house and happy as larry!

Anatidaephobia

It's easy to get carried away and worry about things but focus on the fact that it was an isolated event.