Having a roommate is always a gamble.
Sometimes you hit the jackpot—someone who’s fun, reliable, up for late-night gossip or spontaneous dinners, and even willing to back you up in a neighbor feud.
Other times… you’re stuck with a nightmare that makes messy dishes look like a blessing.
And if you think that’s an exaggeration, take a look at the stories people shared after one woman on TikTok asked for their worst roommate horror stories. We’ve picked the craziest ones for you, scroll down and see just how wild it can get.
#1
My college roommate put bleach in my water bottle before class trying to poison me. When police questioned her, she denied it and moved out the next week.
44points
#2
We both applied for the same job and she didn’t get it but I did and so she started sneaking in my room to turn off my alarm clock so I'd be late to work.
40points
#3
She stole my identity and charged me $12k for a psych ward stay I was not present for :)
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38points
#4
Stole my cat while I was at work after she moved the rest of her stuff out😀 (no I never got my cat back either).
38points
#5
My roommate put her boa constrictor in my bed as a joke one night. I almost laid right on it. I’m terrified of snakes 🥺
34points
#6
My roommate moved out without telling me (Irish goodbye) BUT before they left, they put dish soap all in the tank of my fish and that k**led him.
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34points
#7
My ex roommate who is a muslim always snoozed her alarm from 4am-7am for the dawn prayer. Confronted her many times abt it and woke her up but she REFUSED TO WAKE UP when her alarm rings for HOURS.
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31points
#8
She made chili one time, left it in the crockpot on the counter for 3 weeks. at the 2nd week it grew a mold layer on top of it...she scraped it off and proceeded to eat the chili underneath of it...
30points
#9
We had an au pair once that never washed 🙈 I could smell when she was home before seeing her 😵💫
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28points
#10
She lied to me about who she was, stole from me, let her bf steal from me, let her bf watch me change without me knowing, recorded my private conversations with my friends, etc.
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28points
#11
She claimed me having diabetes gave her an eating disorder.
27points
#12
She changed the bills for a month so that she would take more money from me and the other flatmates. Discovered her game and left a month later.
27points
#13
Started copying my every move little by little. Had to move out when she started buying clothes I already owned and doing her hair the way I do mine.
27points
#14
Kept her dead pet rat in our freezer for months.
26points
#15
She set a hidden security camera pointing at my bedroom, so I left and took her Tupperware on the way out.
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25points
#16
He tried to stab me because I was in the kitchen at the same time he was. 💀
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25points
#17
We were poor college students at the time…. My parents bought us groceries one weekend. She invited some guys over when I wasn't there, cooked almost all the groceries and didn't leave me anything. Then tried to get me kicked out because i wouldn't sleep with one of her friends.
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23points
#18
I went on a 2 week vacation, came back and the same dishes that were in the sink when I left were still there- PLUS all of my dishes were used with ants & roaches in the sink. (We had a dishwasher)
23points
#19
She had a boyfriend that lived w us (not on the lease) & they always fought. He told her he was gonna get her kidnapped. Looked him up, MULTIPLE human traff*ck*ng charges ……
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22points
#20
She left her used pad with full of blood beside my pillow.
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21points