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.
Intenseworld,
It seems that you are incapable of allowing me to withdraw from this forum. I have said FOUR times now that I am more than happy to leave you all to it. If you would like to continue to spar with me and to keep this up then I am up for it. I know that you want to have the last word.
I would have thought that your time would be better spent dishing out this helpful and compassionate advice you talk about, not trying to get one up on me.
I have already, in my own mind, apportioned blame and believe me, it does not all fall on the psychiatrist.
Now, let this be an end of this. You have well and truly made your point. Any further comments to me will be evidence that you are flogging a dead donkey.
As I have said...just you merrily carry on.