I’m not doing so great

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I’ve been trying to distract myself by posting on wrongplanet asking how I can improve my life. People gave some good suggestions at least. But something is wrong. I’ve been getting harassed at the rooming house where I live and the new guys there are scaring me. They were drunk and fighting and being loud until 1 am Thursday night. I left Friday and have been at my parents place this weekend. I don’t want to go back. I really mean it this time. There are mostly men in that rooming house and people that are freshly out of the mental hospital stay there. And it isn’t staffed. And there’s always filthy messes everywhere and men harassing me and being loud at night. I need a quick way out. It’s as if mom doesn’t care. She just told me to tough it out. She’s sending me back Monday. I want to live with my parents instead of that terrible place. To make matters worse, mom is always going on about how it’s a bad idea for me to move out and get a roommate. She wants me to wait in the rooming house until I get into a low income building because I’ve been on like 5 wait lists for 2 years now. That could take years. Mom is crazy and she just doesn’t give a s**t.

I am not sure where you live, but I am guessing the U.K. I have a niece that served in the Peace Corp for a couple years. After that she went and lived in a type of commune in Ireland. It was out in the countryside. The people that lived there suffered from a variety of conditions like Down Syndrom, and autism. But they had a large garden in the back and grew all their own food. And they were fairly happy. Everyone chipped in. And collectively they achieved a sort of independence.

So what I am trying to say, is that there may be other options available, other than a rooming house.

You said ‘not staffed’?
No one is present or accessible 24 hours daily?
SOMEONE owns/runs the place.
You applied somewhere to move in there, so go through your paperwork and find a phone number, even if’s daytime hours only.
Then call during business hours.
Be specific, do not become emotional over the phone, make it clear that police calls will be made if necessary.
Not knowing your age, but assuming you’re legally an adult, your mother may be trying to see you learning to be independent.
Depending on your and your parents’ ages and general health, she may be very afraid of you being unable to take care of yourself when they die.
Sorry to be blunt, but your family really needs to talk about the future, and why it is important to them that you have a home of your own.

All I have is the landlords number. I was one of the people that went from the mental hospital to live there. I didn't know anything about the place then. All I know now is that the real owner lives in the city. I don't know his name/number. Whenever I call the landlord (or superintendent. He refers to himself as both) he sounds impatient with me and sometimes angry that I call and complain too much. So all I bother calling him about is when there's something wrong with the heat or plumbing. The landlord always lies to people that we'll get new appliances and Wi-Fi again. It never happens. It's been a year since he's said certain things will happen and they never did.

I know my parents want to deal with it like an adult. I've been trying. I've just been thinking of moving back home and looking for a roommate from my parents place instead of the rooming house. Mom thinks if I move back home they will take me off the waitlist for low income housing. She thinks I will also stop getting my disability benefits.

Your last paragraph is very serious.
You CAN lose your benefits; that can happen.
In your circumstances, you should have a social worker; have you made formal, verifiable complaints regarding physical safety?
I worked with a woman whose grown son , on total disability, lived with her.
A social worker made a home visit and told them that if he did not have his own place he would lose his benefits.
He had to move out.
You most definitely can/will lose your place on the waitlist.
I know someone who did.
She sleeps in her van, waiting for low income senior housing.
Which, here in my city, is a tiny studio, no pets, high rise.
Think long and hard before going for a roommate situation.
Been there, done that; in that lifestyle, you are TOTALLY vulnerable.
I do not want you to be unhappy or upset, but your social worker does not seem to have clarified your situation and your risks.
I don’t know your parents’ circumstances regarding an adult child moving in, but someone just left here very sadly; she moved her adult son in, the manager got mad, said it was not allowed.
She had clarified that he might move in, when she was applying for a place here, and was told it was OK.
Your parents’ apartment may have had their rules changed, or it may raise their rent.
You have Internet access; find out your rules and what can compromise your benefits.
Inform yourself so you don’t risk your only income.

Good advice thank you.

Well, it doesn't sound like a good rooming house. I lived in one, and while some people were annoying and one guy drank occasionally, I never felt unsafe.