Any advice gratefully received! Council issues
Hi all, not been on for a while and not really sure where to post this...
basically I split with my ex and was put in private sector council housing (which is where they rent it privately, then rent it to you). I was so desperate and grateful that I nearly took their fingers off when they offered it, little realising that next door is student accommodation and their front door is actually their back door as the front room is used as a bedroom. the issue being is that they have to unlock a noisy metal gate (which reverberates up the wall no matter how quietly you try and do it), then lock it, walk down the alley next to my house, go through my back gate, then their back gate, then unlock their door and get in. The gates are all outside my bedroom window, and as soon as the metal gate clangs it wakes me up, then I hear them and their friends trooping through all the other gates and lo and behold, I'm wide awake! There's 3 guys moved in there the last few weeks, and they are in and out, in and out at all hours, as obviously that is their way into the house. They're not making an enormous amount of noise, but being woken at 12, 1.30, 2.30, 3 a.m is no joke! Then sometimes they stand outside their back door smoking(not allowed to in the house) and chatting. I've had enough. Last night I got 4 hrs sleep, and i'm running on caffeine. With an active 3 yr old to look after, Mum has become no fun at all :( I've been down the council and they've basically said tough, tell next door to keep it down, but I can't exactly say 'Oh, can you not come in or go out later than 11pm please') I might add that obviously I live on my own, and suffer quite badly from anxiety and depression. I'm a wreck at the moment, and the last thing I want to do is have to up my meds just when I was getting on top of everything, they make me feel like a zombie when I have a higher dosage. I'm off to the Dr's later to see if they can help, but am not holding out any hope. Am I just unreasonable?!