Anyone else move house a lot?

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I must've lived in about 25 different houses and flats - I rented till I was 46, moved states twice, but even after buying, I've had 3 houses in 5 years. I'll probably sell this one in the next year or so as it's too much work (a small acreage).

Someone mentioned on another thread that maybe it's a kind of stim, maybe moving a lot. I had to get away from psycho neighbours in my last place, and being a low income renter most of my life, I often had to move, often noise or floor plans were so horrible you want to move. Maybe I'm just a perfectionist about housing.

I know a schizoid guy who's rented the same flat for 25 years. It would be nice to only live in the one place but I guess you have to be prepared to put up with a lot.

6 places in 10 years. Long story, but I absolutely hate moving. Can't even tell how much stuff has been lost over the years.

Ya, was talking about it in another thread the other day.

I moved around a lot after i graduated high school, for several years, me and a friend. But kinda grew out of it.

I think just the way some of us like to stim by tapping fingers, twisting hair etc etc some may enjoy the sensory stimulus of the experiance of moving. I liked it.

Even though it's been 4 years since I last moved, I probably rearrange my room once every 4 or 5 months to keep it different. And try to keep it different. I've been looking for a place of my own for last month or so I think cause I've run out of ways to arange my room lol.

I used to move about every 2-6 months, for years. My life has settled out a lot now, been inthe same place for 5 years.

I never moved a lot. I moved five times as I was growing up. Lived with my dad's friend for two months when I was 3 while we were all waiting for our house to be finished. Then we moved up to Washington and lived there for nine years. Then we moved to Montana and lived with my grandparents for about a month and then we lived in our house for three years before we moved into our new house my parents built. I lived there until I was 19 before I moved out and lived on my own for a 1 1/2. Then I moved to Portland and lived with my ex for a month which seemed like months, and then I lived with my aunt and uncle and now here I am in my apartment.

*Laughs* I love to rearrange my home every 3-4 months. I used to do it far more often. SOmetimes I will do it more often.

I have moved about 20 times. Has slowed down alot recently. 13 times was before I left home. One could say, I am calming down a bit. I am finally happy in the town I am in. That helps. I am willing to wait till the right new place shows up, for my many desks and easel I need. Only have one desk yet. Can't wait for the others. Hmm, rambling again.

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I lived in a small house in Pasadena, Texas from infancy until I was 20 years old.

Then my parents and I moved into a larger house in neighboring Deer Park (both towns are suburbs of Houston), where I lived between the ages of 20 and 27, and currently during winter and summer breaks.

From August 2007 to May 2008, I lived in Wichita Falls, Texas (100 miles northwest of Dallas-Ft. Worth), where I attended Midwestern State for a year.

Since August 2008, I have been attending Texas State University-San Marcos (between San Antonio and Austin), and I live alone in a one-bedroom apartment--best living arrangement so far.

By the time I moved out of my parents home we had moved 23 times. I have moved at least 18 times since then.

I've moved a lot mostly due to my dad's being in the Air Force. I counted 26 dwellings that I can remember. So maybe that got me used to moving and feeling antsy if in one place too long, I doubt it's a stim or has anything to do with stimming.

In the past 10 years I've lived in four places. We'll be moving again by 6/2009, that's when our lease will be up. We won't be moving because we like to move, but because this place has a lot of problems, mainly: an undersized AC unit that can't cool the place adequately and overflows a lot soaking the carpet, a cockroach and carpenter ant infestation, and wood based floors and thin walls means we can feel and hear our neighbors, and vice versa, more than we'd like. If the above wasn't a problem I wouldn't mind staying here until our move to Tennessee(possibly in 2010) which we plan to do because we've never liked Florida.

I don't know. Maybe I'll never find a place I'm comfortable with living in the rest of my life that I can reasonably afford, but maybe I will.

I have moved countries four times, and hopefully I am not finished with that, lol. I dont want to stay in this city, all I see is no women my age without children and it makes me feel weird, like I am the only one without children, a husband and a suburban house + mortgage. I would like to live in a city that has lots of single people.

5 places over this year. It's crazy

I used to. while in London I moved 9 times in 3 years, mostly because I kept getting kicked out or bullied out by flatmates (I have issues with tidiness, not to mention I'm not the most sociable so basically what they knew of me was my mess... I don't blame them). when I finally found understanding flatmates (who were just as untidy as I am) I did eventually settle in for a while and it was great.

now that I live in one place I also do a whole lot of rearranging, I often swap furniture with other people on the local market, paint over the walls etc. just recently I've been making plans to tear a wall down that's hopefully going to keep my busy for a while.

Yes, I have had an awful lot of moves... I make that 22 places in the 34 years I have lived.

After graduating from university and then permanently living independently, it would seem I have had a lot of moves. But nothing compared to my parents - that's true both before and after adoption. Yes, before adoption I had a no-doubt-Aspie mother and grandmother, but adoptive parents are unabashedly NT.

OP: It's interesting that you ask whether moving is a stim. For me, I think not, I can say it's just something that's been due to circumstances. Maybe some people can't settle in one place and just need a change of scenery, although again if an Aspie is involved I wouldn't have thought of it as a stim.

I moved nine times and went to twelve different schools when I was young.. that really helped with socializing. *rolls eyes* Been in the same spot now for the past 22 years though. This house still doesn't feel permanent, moving was imprinted on me too much during those first years.

I think it's largely socio-economic, people with disabilities often means low incomes and when you combine that with poor social skills, you move a lot or get moved. Unstable housing is somewhat par for the course, unless you have wealthy, supportive parents.

That's what intrigues me, now that I've finally made it into home ownership I'm still moving a lot. I don't know whether it's become so ingrained that I see it as normal, or, maybe I have an urge to escape, to get away...like it'll all be good in a 'new' place. I think I like not being 'known', a fresh start where they don't know me. One of my moves interstate since being in home ownership was to put myself in a better financial position - I moved to a cheaper state so I could use the price difference as a financial cushion, in fact, both my interstate moves have worked well for me financially. Since I no longer work, it seemed to make sense to make money that way. It's just such a huge undertaking for one older person.

Also like I said earlier, I think perfectionism plays a part in my case, always seeking that perfect environment. I have space and quiet finally (on a small acreage) but there's just too much work, at my age anyway.