I have misophonia, so many, many noises bother me - most of them things that other people wouldn't even notice.

For example, if I got to a movie with a friend and she's chewing gum - even if she isn't cracking it or popping bubbles or trying to be noisy with it in any way, I have to wear and earplug in the ear on the side she's sitting on. Just the sound of her chewing takes me out of the movie and makes me nuts.

At work, I have to wear headphones with music or pink noise (and sometimes both) playing constantly. Otherwise, the cereal crunching, gum cracking, bracelet jangling, carrot snapping, almod chomping, etc. will drive me bat crap crazy.

Once, when I was doing a play, there was an old guy sitting in the front row who had a creaky shoe - and a very active foot inside it. It was all I could do not to break character and scream, "STOP IT!" at him.

I wish like anything that I knew how to get rid of this condition (for want of a better word). It actually affects my relationships because, even though the problem is mine, I constantly find myself thinking that people should be able to stop being so annoying.

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Bad table manners are an absolute show-stopper for me.

Females bitching and talking about nothing.

snoring when i'm trying to sleep

Dripping water in the middle of the night. A very low, barely audible radio, that static-y noise.

linkin park.

XxAxX said:

ScarletScandal said:

Fem, catty, bottom homos bitching and talking about nothing.

Fixed and quoted for truth

People who smack and slurp while eating. Makes me want to knock the fork or spoon out of their hands.

The sounds of digestion -- biting to pooping and everything inbetween -- drive me crazy. I've offended many family and friends by refusing to eat in the same room with them unless there is background noise to drown them out.

I also don't like constant chatter and, admittedly, the tone of female voices going on and on... and on seems to be particularly irritating.

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Gunsnhalen said:

I cannot stand people that every little noise bothers them. I did not realize that there was a diagnosis for it...my apologies.

I can't really think of anything out of the ordinary such as the usual nails on a chalkboard, smacking and slurping at the table and other very common examples.

pop-metal

nu-metal

shit-hop

polkas

overlong laughter

long farts

burps

salivating noises, especially while eating

the irritating growl of hamsters, rats and similar rodents (death threat )

people talking in whispers; irritates the crap out of me for some reason

very high-pitched male voices

nonsense in the subway (thank God for my mp3 player)

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The noise that grates on and works my last nerve the most is the sound of the bitch downstairs opening and closing her closets (loudly!) at 5:45 a.m. when I am trying to sleep. It sounds like loud thunder, and will wake me up from a sound sleep. Once I am woken up like that, I can't go back to sleep, because I'm so irritated! It's gotten to the point that I've started yelling, "Stop it!", or, "Cut it out!" to get her to stop. Luckily for me, I have a very loud voice, and the walls of this building are paper-thin, so I think she's heard me and she's gotten the message. I notice that she now opens and closes her closet doors softer in the morning. Thank God! I work several different jobs, and I need my sleep! Stupid bitch!

whistling and tapping

a person who loudly sucks their teeth to get whatever it was they just ate unstuck... get a f***Ing toothpick, ok!!? and did u have to come all the way out side JUST to do that!!?? i have to admit, rude noisy, eating sounds.. you really don't have to chew with your mouth open, do you?

and commercials where they have the sounds of something crunchy being bitten and chewed.

iZsaZsa said:

janet ,mariah etc.....

I forgot one of my worst offenders: motorcycles. I hate the sound of them roaring down the street and the idiots who ride them.

Shyra said:

I forgot one of my worst offenders: motorcycles. I hate the sound of them roaring down the street and the idiots who ride them.

agreed, but Harleys are the exception, Harleys sound like music...

Having just experienced the plane ride from hell, I have to say crying babies....180 minutes in a flying tin can with that is enough to drive one insane!

....oh, and people who talk in the cinema....that sh*t SERIOUSLY gets me mega annoyed!!

When an ambulance turns on its siren right behind me. Just about makes me shit!

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There's a few.

Loud talkers, idiots who play their music(on public transportation)without headphones, motorcycles in general and especially motorcycles with blasting radios.

The two things though that take the cake are high pitched opera singers and most rappers from the 'dirty south'.

The moment that i start to hear a high pitched opera singer sing, my mood automatically turns negative and i get physically ill.

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