Published on 12, July, 2020
Again I have been kept awake, this time by my neighbour bloody coughing of all things! Excuse the language but I am angry. Far worse things could come out but are not fit for this forum.
Two nights ago, I kept on being kept awake by my neighbour's deep, husky cough, then the next night students woke me up at 4am by talking loudly outside my flat, and today I could hear my neighbour again.
Now, it is no-one's fault if they suffer from a cough, we all do from time to time, but I should not have to hear it!. The walls must be paper thin at my ground floor flat - there is only one neighbour above me, and is Council owned.
Thankfully I am going home to my parents for the weekend, where I am never woken up by neighbour's coughing - it is a semi-detached. I do sometimes hear the neighbour cough, but because she is not directly above me it is very faint, and I don't seem to hear it at night-time.
Ear-plugs don't work so my only solution is to put my fingers in my ears in order to get some sleep. This is uncomfortable, and I now have sore ears, but otherwise I would have to listen to such a horrible noise. The sound of coughing, by the way, makes me stressed straight away, probably because I have OCD. It is one of my trigger noises.
Am so annoyed, and hate the fact that homes are not built with proper, thick walls.
Anguished Sibling, after your introduction about being a victim of your brother's behaviour and the support you got on the forum despite this and your apparent remorse, I am disappointed that you felt it necessary to post in such a sarcastic way.
You will find that whilst autistic people are often very bothered by the sound of others, they are also far more worried about their impact on other people than most neurotypicals.
Yes, we are aware that our reactions may seem odd to others, and this contributes to our anxieties about surviving in a society which fails to make accommodations for us 24/7.
If you cannot offer sensible and compassionate advice to people it would be better if you don't post.