The Coffee House

[mmaria]

I have something called misophonia.

I don't have that miso - thing, but there are definitely some sounds that annoy me.

The local news reader's voice (it sounds like the screeching of chalk on a chalkboard).
A whistling sound coming out of a certain politician's mouth while speaking. (mute button)
The background noise of most TV commercials. (I have to mute commercials)

see... you have it also


not much but still have it

 

[Designer]

Oh, I just figured it was part of growing old.

 

[mmaria]

Oh, I just figured it was part of growing old.

nah....


how old are you anyway?

 

[limr31]

There are some commercials I always have to mute as well. That woman who says "SC Johnson, a family company"...want to punch her. Mimicking helps take the edge off, so if I find myself unable to get to the mute button fast enough I just say the line at the same time and it helps drown out the sound.

I also couldn't really take certain voices on NPR anymore and I haven't listened to it in a while. It was actualy mostly the voice of the woman who did the public station announcements "WNYC is supported by..." Oooohh how I hated her voice!

 

[limr31]

And good morning/afternoon, hosers!

 

[SquarePeg38]

Hmmm - I didn't realize this was such a wide spread problem, thought it was just me. My "thing" is white noise. Any type of background humming or fan really stresses me out. When I'm cooking and I have the exhaust fan on, I actually sigh with relief and can feel the stress leaving my body when I'm done and can turn it off. Commercials don't bother me but I have noticed that certain tv shows or movies will use a high pitched whine very subtly in the background to build tension (TWD in particular) and it really bothers me.

 

[mmaria]

I'm very very very pissed off right now!

My boss just told me I'm moving to another office, a half of hour before I leave my work! I have to go home and return in the office for moving!
...and I'm going to an office where three woman sits and they have lots of people/clients coming every day, they also snack a lot during the day...

He is the main boss N, and the boss of my department G doesn't agree where the main N wants me to go.. but G is not here at the moment and I can't call her to tell her because she's at a funeral now... she told me not to listen him but her...

OH!!!!
I don't have time now to explain or vent more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the woman from that office just called me

 

[sm4him]

There are some commercials I always have to mute as well. That woman who says "SC Johnson, a family company"...want to punch her. Mimicking helps take the edge off, so if I find myself unable to get to the mute button fast enough I just say the line at the same time and it helps drown out the sound.

I also couldn't really take certain voices on NPR anymore and I haven't listened to it in a while. It was actualy mostly the voice of the woman who did the public station announcements "WNYC is supported by..." Oooohh how I hated her voice!

There used to be a commercial where some guy talked about something that would help with "dry mouth." The way he said "dry mouth" just sent me completely around the bend--and he said about 46 times during the commercial (okay, maybe it just seemed like that!). Even if I muted it or left the room, I'd hear that over and over again in my head, "dry mouth, dry mouth, dry mouth," and want to hunt the guy down and punch him.

Wednesday night at choir practice, our choir director was sitting on a stool during one piece, and his leg was "twitching," (something I do ALL the time, but of course, it doesn't bother me when *I* do it). Anyway, it wasn't so much the leg *movement* but the fact that his shoe was squeaking, just a tiny little bit, with Every. Single. Bounce. of the leg. I'm trying really hard to just keep singing, but I'm just staring at his leg. I can't hear the music anymore, all I can hear is "squeak, squeak." I looked around and nobody else seemed to notice it all and here I am so completely consumed by this squeaking that I can't think about anything else. Finally, we made eye contact, and I mouthed the words "STOP IT" and pointed at his leg. I think the look in my eyes suggested that I was about to lose it, lol.
At least he did stop doing it.

 

[sm4him]

I'm very very very pissed off right now!

My boss just told me I'm moving to another office, a half of hour before I leave my work! I have to go home and return in the office for moving!
...and I'm going to an office where three woman sits and they have lots of people/clients coming every day, they also snack a lot during the day...

He is the main boss N, and the boss of my department G doesn't agree where the main N wants me to go.. but G is not here at the moment and I can't call her to tell her because she's at a funeral now... she told me not to listen him but her...

OH!!!!
I don't have time now to explain or vent more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the woman from that office just called me

Uh-oh. Hope this works out okay, Marija!

 

[Designer]

Oh, I just figured it was part of growing old.

nah....


how old are you anyway?

68

 

[limr31]

Oh no, Marija! I hope you can get that worked out so you don't have to move Being in an office with other people...snacking...awful...and here's us talking right now about that very thing and how it can be stressful.

Hmmm - I didn't realize this was such a wide spread problem, thought it was just me. My "thing" is white noise. Any type of background humming or fan really stresses me out. When I'm cooking and I have the exhaust fan on, I actually sigh with relief and can feel the stress leaving my body when I'm done and can turn it off. Commercials don't bother me but I have noticed that certain tv shows or movies will use a high pitched whine very subtly in the background to build tension (TWD in particular) and it really bothers me.

This is kinda finny to me since white noise is pretty much my savior in a lot of cases. Every once in a while, the air circulation at work stops and suddenly it goes all quiet. I have to get up and leave if it goes on too long. I can hear everything and I can't concentrate on anything.

Sometimes I wish I could just go deaf and be done with it all!

 

[SquarePeg38]

This is kinda finny to me since white noise is pretty much my savior in a lot of cases. Every once in a while, the air circulation at work stops and suddenly it goes all quiet. I have to get up and leave if it goes on too long. I can hear everything and I can't concentrate on anything.

Sometimes I wish I could just go deaf and be done with it all!

Yes, many people need white noise, I am definitely the opposite. My sister-in-law travels for work and brings a small noisy fan with her to create white noise because she can't sleep without it. I don't mind other noises, tvs in the background, people chatting in the hall (although it's rude of them to stop outside someone else's door and have a conversation), even snoring doesn't really bother me but if my neighbor is running his leaf blower, I run for my headphones.

 

[KenC]

I can ignore white noise or other sounds, as long as they're not really loud, like the aforementioned leaf blowers, which make me want to kill someone. Meetings here at work are sort of white noise to me. I guess I don't care enough about most of what gets discussed at them.

Right now I've got my coffee and snack and no one is bothering me, so all is well. Oh, and I haven't had to move to a new office for a few years now.

 

[Designer]

.. a high pitched whine ..

Oh, there's another one! A certain TV "personality" has a very whiny voice. I cannot stand to listen to her.

 

[Designer]

.. so if I find myself unable to get to the mute button fast enough ..

I watch with my finger right next to the mute button.