Anybody overloaded living in their home or family?

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I've always been overloaded by my family unfortunately, and I just wondered if this is relatively common for anybody.
Its definitely got worse in recent years however as I've got older. It feels like its hit an all time low at the moment.

I am over 20 so I am of age to move out if I really want to but of course I do not have money for such choice, and I tried independent living away at college but I replaced living with my family at home difficulties with new ones living with strangers and problems with diet/health, so I moved back.

We live in a very small, semi detached house so there really is no place to escape all the noise and stressful situations which occur, headphones only block so much. The worst time probably is stress in the night when people are still awake knowing my brother and even parents can't sleep usually, which makes me restless. On top of that there's the loudest baby I've ever heard who lives next door and keeps everyone up (walls are very thin you can hear everything) Children noise is one of my biggest triggers, and it tends to make me angry.

Or is anyone overloaded by a certain family member? I am really sensitive to my dad, especially when he comes back from work and says about its challenges. It isn't that I don't care, I just get so sensitive to the stress and shouting and its gone on for years. Compared to my mother he is a very different person whereas my mother's really kind and loving, I try not to think too much about my parent's differences..

I just absorb all the stress and its so difficult and debilitating. My problem though is I chose to stay at home because I have obsessive interests and rituals, and desire to socialize is very little because of this. Deep down I know I want to get out more but I always find another reason to stay at home, because it is a familiar environment, though not for the best reasons. People say home is some place you can just de-stress after a hard day, but it seems to be the opposite here.

If anyone can help me or relate to any of the above I would be very grateful for that. Thanks!

yeah i do, especially since my family really dont seem to want to leave me alone or back off. always up in my face about things and constantly obstructing me and my routine

I used to get overwhelmed with living with family and having other family visit frequently. I would shut myself off in my room angrily, for no reason really, because it wasn't social anxiety. I think I was just being obnoxious. But now I have realised how precious my family are, and I've trained myself to embrace their company instead of getting overwhelmed.

Yes. My family always want to talk to me and touch me, and they don't listen if I tell them I don't like being hugged, or I want a rest from them. They expect that I will be constantly available for them as an emotional support, and also as something they can physically touch (hug, kiss, pat etc.) whenever they feel like it.