Hi everyone, so I live with a housemate who has been diagnosed with manic bipolar disorder for the last 7 years atleast. I have lived with him for about 3 years.
Initially it was mutually convenient as we both cannot afford rent on our own.
Within the 3 years or so he has had atleast 3-4 bad episodes where he ended up in hospital.
He is very set in his ways as he is in his mid 50s and has been hard to deal with (sometimes it's like dealing with a 5 year old).
I know him as a family friend so I battle with myself to just walk away and leave him to be an adult.
He is finally getting the right help and medication.
He hasn't been working since October/November 2022 and I'm struggling to support us both with him not working or having any income.
My situation is that I'm a 35 year old looking for a place to call my own, which has always been my plan.
I also don't do well when he is agitated or hard to deal with as it sets me off in a negative way.
I've worked hard to bring myself out of a slump with my own mental health as working from him being around my housemste all the time was not great for me at all.
I'd become moody which wasn't ideal.
I'm trying to find a happy medium with him as I find that I'm resenting him. I'm trying to save enough fir a house deposit but it's not possible for me to do this while he isn't working.
I hate that I resent him and am angry about the situation I know it's hard.
But I'm not in a relationship with him nor am I married to him.
I want to be able to know and be reassured that he would have somewhere to live and not become homeless and then end up doing something stupid.
He will be going back to work after Easter but not sure in what capacity.
I'm not entitled to any information about him personally as I'm not his next of kin.
This has been a long roller-coaster ride that I'm wanting to be at peace with.