Scared of living alone,

LegacyUser

I have recently bought and moved into a new house The thing is (and I know this sounds crazy) but im very nervous of living there alone, to be quiet honest I hate it, Hate the thoughts of going home after work to an empty house, even when im on a night out I hate the thought of going home alone, Im nervous of every little sound I hear, I don’t know what’s wrong with me, Im a mature adult (you would think) and im acting like a little baby. I don’t mind once I get home in the evenings I do something to eat and watch tv and that and im relaxed, saying that I get up to check the doors like 10 times, but im ok being there, its just when I go to bed it takes me hours to relax and I cant stay asleep, I just reel like a fool.
I rented out a room to a girl for financial reasons but also as I thought company would be nice and help me settle in, the thing is she is never there, ever, is only there maybe one night a week and is gone the rest of the time, so I am finding it quite lonely. Am I just a totally weirdo? I mean I should be happy and excited to have a lovely new home

Millie

Don't worry this will pass.
I felt what I thought was lonely when I first moved into my house and thought every evening when I closed the door "that's it I won't see anybody else for the evening, what if something happened etc".
I was so weepy and tearful and couldn't understand as all I hadn't wanted for years was my own place.

Well I have lived on my own for the past two years and adjusted to it after a short while and have loved it.
I think it's just a matter of getting used to it.
Chin up.

Oh The Humanity

Hey, that is perfectly understandable, while its nice to have your own company and space you are only human and most humans need others in their living space!

Is it a 3 bed house?

I was just thinking if it was then maybe you could get another lodger?

Ickle Magoo

Would you consider a cat or maybe get a friend to lodge for a while? Unfortunately it's not very practical to rely on a lodger to stop you getting lonely. When I first left home I lived on my own, in the middle of nowhere. It takes a bit of getting used to but eventually you stop noticing all the creaks and groans & rumbles the central heating and so on are causing, promise.

LegacyUser

Hi all thanks very much for your kind words, i feel a little better now knowing it will pass,

No it is just a 2 bed house, if it were bigger i probably would have rented out another room but unfortunately not, but as you all said it just takes gettin used to the noises of the place and settle in properly,

Thanks again,