Hello, question asker! I'm Qingqing, your new whale social worker, and I'm here to help!
From your description, I can totally understand your worries and helplessness, and I can also feel your desire to change the current situation. I really hope that my analysis can answer all of your questions!
(1) First of all, from the questioner's description, it can be seen that you are a kind girl who cares for others more than yourself. It also reveals some room for improvement in confidence and firmness. You will think about the consequences and consider a lot of things for anything, which is great! Then I would like to suggest a good method to the questioner here.
(2) Ask yourself more often! You'll be amazed at how much less you worry about things in life when you stop worrying about everything.
At this time, we need to ask ourselves more: Is this matter or this person important to me? If not, what do I care about?
What important words can I change? For this matter, it first affects our rest, and she is at fault. Then, we can completely express our opinions and thoughts to her, because we are completely justified—and it's time we did!
Then, in response to the other person, there may still be this kind of voice afterwards, but we also get to distinguish whether it is careless or not! And then we get to decide whether to remind them.
(3) I would love to give the questioner these two words: "calm" and "courage." Calm allows you to face the difficulties and setbacks you will face with ease. Courage will allow you to overcome anxiety and get out of difficult situations with your own courage and confidence.
Another great point is to view anxiety correctly. This is totally normal, and everyone will occasionally experience anxiety. There's absolutely no need to overdo it and create unnecessary anxiety.
Wishing you the best! (Yi Xinli Whale Social Worker)


Comments
I understand how frustrating this situation can be. It's really hard to get rest when you're constantly worried about disturbances. I think it might help if you try to communicate with your bunkmate in a very calm and nonconfrontational way. Maybe you could mention that you've been having trouble sleeping and ask if she's noticed any noises coming from under your bed.
It sounds like you're in a tough spot, feeling both curious and anxious about what's causing the shaking. Perhaps approaching her at a different time of day, when tensions are lower, could make for a more productive conversation. You could express that you're not trying to accuse her but just want to understand what's going on so you can both find a solution.
Feeling this way must be really difficult for you. It's important to address the issue, but also to protect your relationship with your bunkmate. What might work is preparing what you want to say beforehand. Let her know that you value harmony in the dorm and that you'd like to discuss the noise issue gently and constructively, ensuring her that you're not blaming her.
This is such a delicate situation. It seems like you care deeply about maintaining peace. One idea is to write her a note expressing your concerns. That way, you can carefully choose your words to avoid any misunderstanding. Mentioning that you've noticed some activity that affects your sleep and asking if there's a way to minimize it might lead to a better understanding between you two without direct confrontation.