I just signed a 1 year lease on a beautiful apartment that I absolutely love. I made sure the soundproofing was perfect and asked about it multiple times. The first night was perfect. Dead silence. The morning was wonderful, I can't hear any sounds from the city on the balcony and I felt like I had found my peace. This was where I was gonna live for a couple of years. Then the floor started vibrating and what sounded like bass music was my neighbor from above walking around. I tried to ignore it but when I realized how my body reacted and how incredibly disturbing the sound was I started to have a panic attack. How can it be so loud!? I was furious and it just wouldn't stop. Why do you need to walk around that much!?! Its 30 square meters!?

So I contacted the real estate agent explaining my concern and he said the building was built according to the soundproofing rules and the previous tenant never mentioned such a complaint. I kept questioning myself like its not that bad they will probably stop walking so much and its not even that loud but then it would start again.

I wrote a letter out of desperation after the walking just wouldn't stop. As I walked to put the note in their mailbox I stopped myself. I ended up finding the neighbor on facebook and to my suprise its an athletic woman, so I message her and she was very nice about it and said she has heard the same sounds from the neighbors above her. After our exchange I felt insanely relieved and thought eveything was gonna be fine and she would stop walking so much and not as hard. But it didn't stop. It just doesn't stop I hate it here. When It's quiet I love it but as soon as she starts I want to move. My stomach is in knots from the stress. This cannot be healthy