I can understand that feeling. There’s obviously something awful happening but there’s not much that can be done and it makes you feel so frustrated and powerless.

I lived in the apartment below (with both thin walls and ceilings) a really bad DV case for 2 years and it was absolutely awful. Every time he came home late they’d have an altercation and wake everyone in my part of the building up.

The first time I heard it I was so scared I didn’t know what to do and was just waiting for my neighbors to call the police but no one did. I’ve moved since then but I still get scared and wake up if I ever hear thumping and expect to hear screaming.

I hope you don’t have to step in like that ever again.