I’d sooner believe they’re depressed and crazy from living in a space that promotes mold growth.
There’s broken down ceilings, collapsed floors, damp carpets, walls and wall frames breaking down, outdoor spaces that haven’t been maintained, and mold in dishes. A bad home can make you physically, mentally, and spiritually ill. There’s people saying the mold is making their EMF sensitivity increase.
I’ve been in moldy homes. I’ve been in homes where the bathroom is all mold but there’s none in the rest of the house. I’ve been in dozens where there’s mold behind the tiles. I’ve lived in mold prone spaces. The shittiest part about all of the scenarios where mold is found is that no one is going to fix it. You’re living in a space that no one cares about and that’s far more depressing than le toxic brain mold. Briefly going through posts shows me two subsets of people: new renters/owners too ignorant/arrogant to check for mold before moving in and the chronically ill. There are hoarders and plain filthy people but also a lot of people with straight up paranoia, pathological issues, and people seeking to blame anything but themselves.
If you live in a house with a rat infestation, you’re not likely going to jump straight to thinking it’s hantavirus when it screws up your mental stability.