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Unbearable Noises

Millicent_Bystander

Hi,

I get deeply distressed hearing eating, slurping and licking noises, particularly the dog washing himself because it happens so often. I'm pleased he does keep clean! But he's quite noisy, OH thinks so too, so it's not just my sensitivity. Spending most of the time at home wearing ANC earphones,  if I don't I'm stressed, anxious and physically tense, waiting for it to happen.

I've tried increasing my tolerance, only managing a few seconds and going back to square one constantly.

Any advice on how to tolerate these sounds better, relax around them?

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  • The only thing that helps me is to avoid the sounds where possible, either by removing myself from the source of the sound or using the noise cancelling function of AirPods.

    I can’t bear somebody breathing very close to me. It’s ok if they aren’t invading my personal space and aren’t noisy breathers, but it caused huge issues when I used to be married.

    The sound of chewing, slurping or any noise involving body fluids that emit from the head region are really annoying. 

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  • The only thing that helps me is to avoid the sounds where possible, either by removing myself from the source of the sound or using the noise cancelling function of AirPods.

    I can’t bear somebody breathing very close to me. It’s ok if they aren’t invading my personal space and aren’t noisy breathers, but it caused huge issues when I used to be married.

    The sound of chewing, slurping or any noise involving body fluids that emit from the head region are really annoying. 

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