Weird Roomate

[HomeMadeWaffles]

yea dude i hate talking about this but it really bothers me

i haven't really said **** about this, only to people im close with

but i feel like my roomate is just kinda weird

here's some reasons why

- he plays wow all day: literally wake up, play wow, sleep, repeat
- he's 25, i'm 21
- horrible hygiene: he's been my roomate for like 2 months and has only hopped in the shower once and hasn't washed clothes since we've been roomates
- we go days without talking
- whenever i ask him something or when he talks, he pauses for extra long to the point i gotta give hand gentures implying for him to hurrry up (idk if he's thinking of what to say or what)
- whenever he starts a conversation it's always about games
- it takes him alot to start a conversation, he'll just look at me until i look back at him kinda weirded out, instead of saying my name or something
- doesn't hang out with anyone outside of wow
- never had a job before
- had a GF through wow or some dating site(not really sure)
- failed the written driving test 6 times (never got the permit)

here's the thing though

im not really trying to judge him or whatnot

idk i just find it super odd on how he is at 25 (not saying that's old, but most people i know at 25, either have somewhat of a social life or are responsible at that age)

and im trying to give him more credit so i dont come off as an *******

but i would be lying my *** off if i said he didnt creep me out

he's my 6th roomate and by far the weirdest i've seen

i'm just not sure if he has some like social disorder or what

i just need a perspective from another view because im not really sure what his deal is

i mean he's nice

but is he a little weird socially or am i just buggin out?

 

[eighteenspikes]

damn, sounds like he does need to grow the hell up. that game is pretty much consuming his life. How is he paying for rent? You say you're the responsible one, maybe some month you could mysteriously forget to pay for internet and see if that gets him outside, haha. but really, he's a manchild, but he has to want to change... otherwise all you can ask of him is to keep payin the rent.

 

[DTP]

Wow I wouldn't be able to handle living with someone like that.

Good Luck :/

 

[StealthyGunnar]

he's just addicted to WoW. once he's off it, he'll be normal.

 

[Van.]

Showering once in two months is crazy disgusting.

How did you come to associate with such n individual to the point that you would be sharing a room?

Does he have a unibrow?

 

[Deleted member]

Different people have different priorities in life. Some people want to grow up and be somebody, while others are perfectly content wasting their life away in front of a screen.

By the way, how does that dude smell?

 

[T.J.]

I'm sure the shower thing is a little over exaggerated... Well I hope..

I was like this too at one point, but I was 14 in the summer so it wasn't THAT bad. At the time I had a pretty hard time talking to people and such in real life so I just lived through that for awhile, I think if you talked to him on a chat or something he'd seem more lively.

But yeah, he just has to break free for awhile and learn to use some of his online skills into real life. Unless he has a social anxiety, then he'll have to buck up and get over that soon probably.

 

[Mic_128]

Tell him that there's a new daily quest to take a shower. that earns you rep with the Roommate faction.

 

[Lore]

Tell him that there's a new daily quest to take a shower. that earns you rep with the Roommate faction.

Just make sure that he knows that it isn't on a PvP server.

 

[HomeMadeWaffles]

Tell him that there's a new daily quest to take a shower. that earns you rep with the Roommate faction.

i tripped out because he took a shower today

thats the second time i seen hop in the shower since we've been roomates LOL

and im in a dorm so we're in the same room which blows

i mean i leave when i can, but i mean it's home so i gotta go back eventually

sometime i feel like he wants attention, but ill keep it 100 i really think it's me being paranoid around him

 

[rhan]

This sounds like the stereo typical WoW player to me.. How did he become your room mate? And how is he paying his side of the rent? He doesn't neccisarily need to grow up. But he needs to set his priorities.


I ****ing shower every day and wash clothes about every week (Sometimes 2 weeks cuz I got a shyyt ton of clothes so I can hold off sometimes). But that's trife as ****.

 

[Spelt]

wow players are silly

 

[Mota]

Delete his WoW character. Watch him become a new man, or a homicidal maniac.

 

[Staz]

troll him till he changes

how did he come to be your roommate?

 

[commonyoshi]

Start playing WoW and reward him gold for every shower he takes.

But it sounds like from your description that he has some sort of mental disorder. If you're staying in a school dorm you could ask your RA if he has a condition. It's really up to you what you want to do with it.

And I was joking. Please dont start playing WoW.

 

[Sizzle]

Besides the hygiene, I don't think your situation is that bad. I think a big part of dorm living is finding out about all kinds of different people, and I think it's pretty interesting. I think the fact that you're trying to be understanding proves that you're mature enough to tell that this guy just works differently than you do. Unless he is keeping you awake chatting with his friends while gaming, or because he's on the computer when you're trying to sleep, a quiet guy who keeps to himself is much better than other alternatives in my opinion. Just like you're dedicated to the Smash scene, I think you can at least respect the dedication to his game, even if you think it's unhealthy or an addiction.

Although you guys are total opposites, it sounds like you are able to live in the same room. I'd be concerned if he wasn't eating, but the bathing is something that needs to be addressed somehow. You mentioned your communication is awkward, so it might take some time to be able to figure out how to get his attention or have a conversation, but you do share a common interest in games, so maybe you can get through to him in that way. Try your best to respect his space/lifestyle and hopefully it won't bother you so much.

 

[Thino]

this sounds like its just WoW consuming his time I know for being that way for a while with another game

exactly the same kind , I wasnt showering , not talking much with my roomate that was socially more stable and cleaner than I was back in the days

I think its the type of guy that would change into someone normal ONLY if for some reason he cant play WoW anymore, I believe its really a case of priority problem rather than mental disorder

 

[Crimson King]

I remember reading somewhere that showering daily is actually not that great for you since you are moving around germs from body part to body part and damaging your skin before it has time to heal. Our bodies are quite sustaining on their own.

That said, I feel physically ill if I don't shower at least once a day. I probably have OCD, but I think it is a normal thing in our society to shower at least semi-daily. Ignoring that basic social requirement definitely means he has something in the way of a lack of social skills. You could kill the internet to the dorm for a week or so. Getting him off of WoW cold turkey will do one of two things: force him to realize that he has been wasting A LOT of time playing a game, or make him do whatever it takes to get him back.

If it's the latter, he has an addictive personality; give him Crystal Meth.

 

[Pluvia]

I know I have to shower every morning or I just feel dirty, but I have also heard that it's bad for you. Maybe I should cut down to every 2 days but that probably wont happen.

I do love the way he just stares at you to start a conversation. You should give the guy a medal for helping to create on of the best threads this year.

 

[Palpi]

I shower atleast once a day. Showers are nice

Honestly...I probably couldn't deal with it. I would confront him about it....tactfully.

 

[t3h Icy]

 

[Yonder]

^ LOL how come i've never seen that before?

 

[frotaz37]

Sounds like the behavior of an addict. I would be willing to bet you that when he's not playing wow, he's looking at pornography.

Technology and pornography addiction are the most common addictions among males our age (for females, it's relationship/technology addiction), and unfortunately they compliment each other perfectly.

 

[HomeMadeWaffles]

well we've been talking more

i've tried to not be a douche and ignore him like i normally do and tried to engage conversations

im glad i did it, but i regret it

anyway

we we're watching some **** on tv with like vampires/ghost all that dark stuff

i kinda forgot what led to this

he asked me do i believe in spirits

im looking at him bugged out like.......no not really...

then he said he saw a spirit. now im like ........................

then he asked if i believed in vampires. I told him **** No! now i'm thinking wtf

and he's like one of my ex's, i cut him off, "how many gf's have you had". He responds mad hesistant and says "Too Many" (i kinda think he's a pathological liar to)

anyway he's says he believes in vampires and that on of his exes is a vampire

=/ ......................

so i asked wtf made him think his ex gf was a vampire. He said his GF told him and that vampires give off a certain energy. Now he knows clearly i think he's ****ed up, i kinda kept asking what enegry, but he kept saying he couldn't explain it (i kinda pissed him off for a second cuz i kept asking LOL)

but like now after looking up mental disorders and ****

im like thouroughly convinced he has disorganized schitzophrenia

and he lies whenever i put on him on blast like everytime

ill start story off by saying he rarely listens to music

so we were smashing this day, but we play in this study room, cuz it's easier to fit more people, plus i let my roomate get his privacy

phil comes late, he called but i left my phone on silent, so he goes to my door, knocks on it for awhile, like 3 or 4 times, no answer, luckily he ends up finding us

so when i go back to my dorm i ask him, how come you didn't answer the door when phil knocked on it?, he goes oh i didn't hear it.

but yea that happens everytime he's on the spot

prolly gonna talk to the dorm manager dude eventually

i'm still debating because i kinda think getting a new roomate ill be equal or worse off

the only way ill move is if i live with one of the homies at this point (which i don't see happening at this point, i don't have a job)

but yea man

hopefully things here get better...

 

[o-Serin-o]

Maybe you should go ahead and act like you can relate to what he has to say.

Also, I'm surprised you haven't mentioned a musty smell from him not showering. After all, he does play WoW.

Delete his WoW character. Watch him become a new man, or a homicidal maniac.

This made me laugh ridiculously hard.


...


But you should still do this.


EDIT: ROFL @ him thinking vampires are real.

 

[RATED]

He doesnt seem to be a bad person, at least to me. He should need some help probably.

Also ask him about his childhood or school years.

 

[RATED]

He doesnt seem to be a bad person, at least to me. He should need some help probably.

Also ask him about his childhood or school years.

 

[frotaz37]

LOL VAMPIRES. My god.......this guy sounds too ridiculous.

At UCSC, there's a place called the village where they house people like him (extremely socially awkard/can't take proper care of themselves). Maybe there's a place like that he can move to at your school? I dunno man, I personally would try and get rid of him. If I'm gonna live with somebody, I have to be able to trust their sanity or else it's going to stress me out to the point where it interferes with my life. If you can't even trust the things he says on a day to day basis....I dunno.

I mean what if you wake up and he's standing over you or something? T___________T

Ya know I actually have a lot of experience with pathological liars...and I'm still not exactly sure what causes it. I think it has to do with constantly stressing out combined with an extreme feeling of self consciousness and inadequacy. A guy who's 25 and does nothing but play WoW could definitely fall into this category, lol.

 

[El Nino]

One of my roommates had paranoid schizophrenia. I am more than a little acquainted with crazy.

im like thouroughly convinced he has disorganized schitzophrenia

The symptoms for full-blown schizophrenia are severe. People with disorganized schizophrenia often don't know what year or month it is. If you ask them who's president, they might say Kennedy. (And did you know that picture has a headache?)

Your roommate sounds very socially awkward but not quite that delusional. It could be that he's just starting to develop symptoms, but without a professional diagnosis, it would be hard to tell.

I know someone who has never lived away from home, didn't have a job until 24, talks like your average Naruto fanboy that you're likely to meet at a con, and takes online ninja training courses and believes that they are real. He does not seem to have much of a grasp of the real world.

I also know someone else who went to college, earned a Master's degree, and is highly articulate and intelligent. He got into a PhD program and has published academic research papers.

At first glance, it would seem like the first example is someone who is delusional. But really, the second friend is the one who has schizophrenia. He thought that our phone lines were bugged and that every other person on the street was tailing us.

The Naruto fanboy, by contrast, is completely sane, just poorly socialized. There's a difference between living in a fantasy world (believing in vampires or ninjas) and being caught in a psychotic delusion (the phone lines are tapped, the statues are talking to me, etc.). The problem is that it's almost impossible to tell the difference even after you've interacted with someone for a long time.

I guess if I were you I'd go talk to the dorm manager. Maybe your roommate needs an evaluation by a counselor. He could be completely sane, but the pathological lying is also a symptom of mental illness. Even if he isn't psychotic, he probably should talk to a professional anyway.