<p>I'm a college freshman.
It seems like I'm irritated by so many people here at college, though I've made a few friends (like 4 good acquaintances and 1 more or less decent friend who still kept in touch on Facebook after fall semester) and generally get along with my classmates well, I tend to be a hermit in my dorm.</p>
<p>My roommate is obsessed with spraying air freshener and body splash for several minutes in every single corner of our room until the whole room smells fruity and sweet and nauseating.
I can't stand people who slam doors and are loud in neighboring rooms in the early am hours even though it's quiet hours. Even my RA has actually woken me up by chatting loudly with a bunch of people at 3am.
I'm irritated by the shallow girls who are sleeping with guys when they just met them at parties, people who don't value relationships and love.
I'm irritated by all the people who drink for no reason until their minds become mush, or people who depend on alcohol to have a social life. I'm irritated that the whole social scene is centered on alcohol, sex, racist jokes, or cursing random things. We're underage and at least most people are not mature enough for it. Only use it to get silly and fit in.</p>
<p>Does it get better after freshman year or are people always this stupid? What is one to do?</p>
<p>I feel like my mental well being is being affected. The only solutions I can think of is to recluse in the Internet and sign up for a single next year.</p>
<p>Anybody have similar experiences? Let out your complaints here~</p>
<p>I feel your frustration…yes, the stupid people who drink, pull stupid pranks in the dorms, scream at 3 am, sound like they’re pounding on the floor above you…hate it.</p>
<p>Dorms suck because you are surrounded by a random variety of people all the time. If you dislike them, it’s really annoying. If you have to live on-campus, it’s a real pain…though I think there are less annoying people after freshman year since a lot of people grow up a little (though not everyone). I moved off-campus and now hardly anyone annoys me, since I mostly am around people I like and I only see obnoxious people occasionally, which is much easier to deal with. </p>
<p>Find people who are similar to you and just hang out with them, is my best advice. There are definitely some people who would agree with you, even if you can’t find them right away, just keep looking!</p>
<p>I personally always figured that everyone is allowed to do whatever makes them happy, so even when people were annoying in the dorm, I didn’t really get that bothered by it. I hoped they’d think the same for me, though for all I know they could have thought I was incredibly annoying and I wouldn’t even know it. I developed a strong live-and-let-live philosophy when I lived in the dorms.</p>
<p>It seems like I’m irritated by so many people here at college, though I’ve made a few friends (like 4 good acquaintances and 1 more or less decent friend who still kept in touch on Facebook after fall semester) and generally get along with my classmates well, I tend to be a hermit in my dorm.</p>
<p>Why? Is it because of people giving you bad signals? Is it something else?</p>
<p>My roommate is obsessed with spraying air freshener and body splash for several minutes in every single corner of our room until the whole room smells fruity and sweet and nauseating.</p>
<p>Have you addressed him or her about this? Hopefully you two can at least come to some agreement.</p>
<p>I can’t stand people who slam doors and are loud in neighboring rooms in the early am hours even though it’s quiet hours. Even my RA has actually woken me up by chatting loudly with a bunch of people at 3am.</p>
<p>These are both issues you should probably go to your RA about. This is assuming you’ve already confronted the door slammers without success.</p>
<p>I’m irritated by the shallow girls who are sleeping with guys when they just met them at parties, people who don’t value relationships and love.
I’m irritated by all the people who drink for no reason until their minds become mush, or people who depend on alcohol to have a social life. I’m irritated that the whole social scene is centered on alcohol, sex, racist jokes, or cursing random things. We’re underage and at least most people are not mature enough for it. Only use it to get silly and fit in.</p>
<p>I can understand where you’re coming from, but don’t let this bother you. In college, what other people are doing to themselves should be the least of your worries.</p>
<p>As for hating people, I try not to. Life is too short to spend it feeling angry and mad and upset and generally negative. And most things that people get upset about aren’t that important… and that’s proved by the fact that most people get over whatever little thing is niggling them after ten minutes.</p>
<p>Invest in noise-canceling headphones and find a private and/or off-campus location that is your own. When I’m feeling stressed from being around people constantly, for example, I head off-campus to the town library or a local coffee shop to get work done.</p>