Published on 12, July, 2020
Good morning everyone, not the most useful post ever, apologies...
I need to vent about he person that sits next to me at work, who slurps his tea (he drinks many, many cups of tea), and the rest of the time smacks his lips and makes weird mouth noises. Why do people do this? Oh lord, it really makes me want to punch him in the face. But obviously I wouldn't do this as I'm a peaceful person. Thank god for noise-cancelling headphones. I really wouldn't be able to survive without them!
I wish there were an equivalent for smell (smell-cancelling nosephones!!!) alas they don't seem to have been invented yet, but I live in hope.
As for smell and people's personal hygiene. A very difficult situation because many people in this country are too reserved and don't complain.
Again, first look at yourself before judging others.
My hygiene used to be very bad. Then I cleaned up my act. Now I suffer the smells because of the people I mix with. In every group there's always at least one person with a hygiene problem. And the tactful people turn a blind eye to it.
I don't think I do, but am open to the possibility. Although I agree these things are worth thinking about, I don't think it's a way to deal with a genuine sensory sensitivity - the only way to deal with that in my experience is to block out the stimulus (e.g. with headphones), or physically leave.
I understand how you feel.
It's the small personal habits of other people that can really irritate and almost cause one to go nuts.
One way to deal with it. Is to ask yourself if I have any habits that annoy people. And see other people's point of view.
Yes - lip smacking - I agree that if they're young it's probably unlikely, but it is something that increases with dementia.
https://www.alzconnected.org/WorkArea/threadeddisc/print_thread.aspx?id=77&g=posts&t=2147526746
You probably just got an annoying idiot next to you.
I had to sit next to a human parrot for a few years - the whole department was literally like an ape-house. Very annoying.
Hello Plastic, what can? Lip-smacking? I doubt this person has dementia as he is quite young and an excellent scientist
It can be an early sign of dementia.