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weird.
My bedroom use to be upstairs,down the hall from my parents and across from my sisters room, they shared one.
Im the oldest daughter by the way.
but then my parents had this guy add a room onto the house, and its on the floor below.
Any tips to help me sleep down there, for some reason im scared because the front door and back porch are like right there and someone could easly break in. and its different, because i dont have a tv.
so for the past 2 months shes been sleeping on a couch in my parents room. Pathetic i know..
Is there any ideas to help me like sleep in myown room
xox justine
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It's unlikely that someone will break in and if they do they'll probably go for a door. In the case of a break-in, nothing will happen differently than if you were sleeping upstairs. That said, there are a lot of people, including myself that just don't like sleeping in the downstairs of a house. If you're not used to it, it's very uncomfortable. There's lots of things you can do, which have already been given to you by other columnists, but I want to go the other way on this. Why did you have to move out of your room? If something was moved into your room, why couldn't it have been put in the room downstairs? Why isn't the oldest daughter getting the seniority that she deserves? Why are you being forced to sleep somewhere where you are uncomfortable? This just doesn't make sense to me. There are ways of dealing with this situation, but you shouldn't be in it in the first place. Don't try to change your feelings about sleeping downstairs, try to get your room back! At least switch with your sister. Not to sound like a impudent teenager, but this is totally unfair! Make it right! Good luck.
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Understand why you're scared and it's okay. If you're scared some one could break in be sure the doors and windows are locked and secured every night. You don't have to spend a lot of money on alarms. You can get inexpensive alarms at the drug store or home depot that will sound every time a door is opened. Put these alarms on every door.However you should only use these while you're sleeping otherwise they will drive everyone in the house crazy. There are some great locks available. You can also get alarms that will sound if a window is opened. I'm sure your parents will get them for you so they can have their bedroom back.
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Two things:
1) Has anyone broken in all the time you were sleeping upstairs? Why would it happen now? It's not that common, unless you live in a cruddy neighborhood. Why would it happen just because you're downstairs?
2) Go into your room. Have your parent go up to their room and tell them you're going to do this. Scream as loud as you can and make sure they can hear it. Have them scream or yell so you can tell what they can hear. Borrow a baby monitor if you'd like for a while, so your mom and dad can hear you if you really need something.
There's always the nightlight and the possibility of switching rooms with one of your sisters if that's practical.
Sabine
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Make your new room as homey as possible. Add warm touches like pillows and stuffed animals. Get thick curtains so it kind of secludes you from the outside. If you don't have a tv, use a radio to drown out any outside sounds. You could have any pets you have sleep in your room to make you feel safe. Or you could get an electric fake fish tank. It really calms me down. it makes water noise and illuminates fake fish. Or the good old fashioned nightlight always works like a charm :)
Good luck and Sweet dreams :)
-Abby
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