I realized recently that while everyone has certain sounds that bug them my fantasizing about cavitating the guy in the next cubicle's skull with a croquet mallet because he has the sniffles or is audibly eating just isn't normal or healthy.
I wonder if I can get a diagnosis and use that to justify a more remote cube (or even an office!) as a "reasonable accommodation."
1. "Not diagnosed, but chewing, smacking, crunching noises..." In response to Reply # 0 Tue Apr-05-16 09:25 AM by flipnile
...make me think very violent thoughts, and I become emotionally unhinged a little.
Same with gum popping and excessive drinking noises. Amazing how little things like those noises can make me think of slamming someone to the ground. It's the reason I wear headphones 80% of the day at work.
Edit: For real tho... what kinda savage makes all that noise while eating? Folks sounding like wild animals feasting on a fresh kill in the office.
4. "for the longest time I just chalked it up to others being disgusting " In response to Reply # 1
And I'm not denying that's part of it.
But I gotta own my reactions because while you and I might be on the same page, the vast majority of people don't seem to have such stressful and violent reactions to these sounds.
2. "I think I have this too. I can't concentrate when people near me" In response to Reply # 0
are engaged in deep or real involved conversation or chatter. A coworker of mine I used to sit near would talk pretty much all day long. It was as if he was afraid of silence.
11. "yeah that sounds counterintuitive..." In response to Reply # 10
..but reading all this makes me worry that it's worse for him than he's letting on...which seems to be the case with alot of people who have it...you're not going to tell anyone how much shit REALLY bothers you
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