Basically, I can’t stand talking. I can listen to certain types of music, but it tends to be mellow, slower, and some consider it more depressing. But it just… flows, so it’s okay. But talking drives me nuts most of the time. I can’t stand it. My hubby turns on comedic news shows, like Colbert or Trevor Noah, and I have to put on headphones and turn my music up (though I don’t like loud music, either, but it’s preferable). Conversations easily get to me, too, until I feel like telling people to just shut up and leave me alone. I haven’t done that yet, thankfully. But I don’t like this. Has anyone else experienced this?
I’m not distracting from the voices in my mind. But conversations or people talking makes me feel angry, I suppose. I’m not really an angry kind of person, so it is leaving me feeling very uncomfortable. I want it to go away.
That said I hate most TV shows and don’t see what others see in a lot of entertainment. And likewise I don’t connect easily with a lot of people I have met.
But that said, the its not every single act of communication that annoys me. Its more specific mannerisms and attitudes that get on my nerves and make me want to stop talking to some people.
This is going to sound stupid, but i have a fixation about words. I get cognitives, and my head will get stuck in a groove/loop when I come across a word I dont immediately comprehend. I stop being able to listen, but all the future words keep coming when someone is talking, and my mind absolutely races trying to catch up. Then I start hearing relentless screaming voices.
My husband uses headphones all the time. My code is TOO MANY WORDS!
At my worst I cant even sleep next to the bookshelf because there’s too many words mocking me from the pages, and I can’t keep up.
I cant believe I just admitted that here, but I know you guys wont judge…
I live in noise canceling headphones. I can’t stand TV shows especially comedy. The laughing. News comedy bits especially. Also find verbal communication tedious. Get frustrated.
I also greatly enjoy silence. 95% of the time I am in my silent home. It keeps my stress down. Noise in general upsets me and triggers me. Talking included. There have been times in the past where I am screaming “shut up! shut up! shut the eff up!” in my head so loud that I think the person can hear it.
It’s funny, because I talk so little irl I tend to collect people that love to talk a lot. Really I should try collecting people who are comfortable sitting in silence sometimes.
I do talk a lot, if I’m being social. I always have. This includes writing too much. But I am still irritated by other people. I do have quiet times, mostly at home. Out, I don’t know if it bugs me. I don’t go out hardly at all. When I do, I talk and talk… I feel like everyone is watching me, and it keeps me distracted.
Silence is key for me. I never get out of my house. People talk way too much and most of the time they are not saying anything constructive. I can not stand getting out of the house. And it is 100% all right with me. In fact I dont think it is a sympton of anything. I am sure it is a feature of my personality.
Yes, all the time. Sometimes I listen to music when I sleep. It has to be instrumental or in a foreign language, because I can’t even tolerate lyrics when I’m sleeping.