Children.
I’ve heard that this is instinctual. We have evolved to find crying and upset children intolerable because it motivates us to do something about it.
Children are also exceptional and figuring out how to push our buttons because they instinctively find and repeat behaviors that get a reaction out of their caregivers when they desire attention.
Unfortunately the most motivating emotions are often negative ones.
do something about it
eyes the knife drawer
I have so many. Here are some top ones:
- Grinding metal utensils on plates/teeth
- Stepping on something wet
- Motorcycles / purposefully loud exhaust mods
- Most mouth sounds in general
How do people manage to BITE a fork and drag it out? How do they not immediately blow their brains out afterwards?
Idk it hurts my skeleton just thinking about it.
sluuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrp
Hearing the sound of people eating. Especially if it’s louder than what i would consider normal.
At one office i worked in the guy on the other side of the cubicle wall from me was a loud eater and constant snacker. Drove me insane. Sound of people eating just completely puts me on edge.
I have this happening right now. He likes crunchy food but chews it weirdly slow so the sounds happen for longer.
Me too, it makes me so irrationally angry.
If someone has the TV volume too high, I cannot focus on anything else
That was last night at the family gathering. Why was the tv volume on at all? Everyone was shouting to be heard over everyone else. The amount of questions directed at me and me not able to string two thoughts together to reply intelligently because someone turned it on some bakeoff marathon and then hid the effing remote.
Thankfully, the family understands that I’m not anti-social. I just can’t sit in a room with the TV on and two grandchildren listening to iPads all at the same time.
I have plenty of tasks in my office or in the garage.
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My wife hates eating noises. I never used to notice them, but she complains a lot.
She also eats pretzels and chews ice all the time. Now it fucking annoys me.
This is a specific thing called misophonia
Mask those sounds with music or some banal tv while either of you eat. It’s been a lifesaver for me.
Just stop eating, the both of you. Problem solved!
I’ve never eaten a noise before
The fact that 99% of LED Christmas lights are mini strobe lights.
Dry, dirty hands after working in the garden. I mean dry.
Sharp Scrape of utensil on plate.
A thick seam on socks at the toes.
Too-tight clothing.
Repetitive noise.
Sometimes people chewing. Or talking around chewing.
Dyson hand dryers.
How something so loud can be installed in public without hearing protection beats me.
Hand dryer, you say? Oh…
Fibers snagging on a chewed or broken nail
Mouth noises and ASMR stuff. Makes me want to break things. Condition’s called misophonia.
Stickiness anywhere on my body, but it most often happens when I eat something sticky with my hands like a caramel or something.
Having something stuck between my teeth.
This whole thread shoulda come with a trigger warning, lol
The sound of a metal utensil squeaking against a plate. Nails on a chalkboard. Dry skin on dry paper. The smell of tobacco smoke. The sound of a modified or worn out muffler on a car or motorcycle. The tickle of a runny nose. The tickle of drops of sweat running down my face and back on a hot day.
Dry hands. I absolutely have to moisturize at all times.
