Re: does anyone have a mortal feud with laugh tracks?

[Guest guest]

I won't watch a show with a laugh track. I didn't even connect it to other sound

sensitivities because my husband feels the same way. It's just so phony. Hmm, I

do have to change the channel instantly however - I think you are right about

the connection.

>

> Laugh tracks are a total hideous growth on my ass.

>

> Since I was tiny, that sound has always ripped through my brain and, on many

occasions, broken me down. I know it's an odd thing to respond to, even for 4S

sufferers. I have minor triggers with eating-related sounds (I have to wear my

earplugs when I eat dinner with my grandparents. I love them, but ugggghhhhh),

my chief beef is with bursts of loud laughter.

>

> I think I have the pattern down now. I hear a sharp burst of laughter, and

it's like I got socked in the jaw. I'm startled and then the pain comes. That

sound (not always, but enough times) causes a sensation that feels like someone

simultaneously pulled half my hair out, made fun of me, and told me my dog was

dead. Weird, right. My instinct is to cry. I wish it wasn't.

>

> Because of this, I'm pretty solitary. I avoid crowds, and you couldn't pay me

to go to a bar or a party. The weird thing is, I love to make people laugh. When

I'm the one being funny, it isn't really a problem. When my friends are around I

love to crack them up, but I can only see them maybe 2 at a time or I get too

anxious to enjoy myself. Plus, it's awkward when someone I'm with wants to watch

some sitcom or another, and I have to defend my stance on not wanting to watch

it. I was floored when a friend of mine was talking about Seinfeld. He asked if

I watched it, and I said no, laugh tracks bug me. He said 'but Seinfeld doesn't

have a laugh track, does it? Oh wait, yeah, I guess it does. " It made me feel

even more unlucky that some people don't register the sound at all.

>

> I try not to open up too much about this, cause I tend to get these obnoxious

responses that just rub in the painful facts that I already know too well.

" Wooow. You must be MISERABLE. Those sounds are around ALL THE TIME. How do you

DEAL with yourself?? " Just....shut up.

>

[Guest guest]

I won't watch a show with a laugh track. I didn't even connect it to other sound

sensitivities because my husband feels the same way. It's just so phony. Hmm, I

do have to change the channel instantly however - I think you are right about

the connection.

>

> Laugh tracks are a total hideous growth on my ass.

>

> Since I was tiny, that sound has always ripped through my brain and, on many

occasions, broken me down. I know it's an odd thing to respond to, even for 4S

sufferers. I have minor triggers with eating-related sounds (I have to wear my

earplugs when I eat dinner with my grandparents. I love them, but ugggghhhhh),

my chief beef is with bursts of loud laughter.

>

> I think I have the pattern down now. I hear a sharp burst of laughter, and

it's like I got socked in the jaw. I'm startled and then the pain comes. That

sound (not always, but enough times) causes a sensation that feels like someone

simultaneously pulled half my hair out, made fun of me, and told me my dog was

dead. Weird, right. My instinct is to cry. I wish it wasn't.

>

> Because of this, I'm pretty solitary. I avoid crowds, and you couldn't pay me

to go to a bar or a party. The weird thing is, I love to make people laugh. When

I'm the one being funny, it isn't really a problem. When my friends are around I

love to crack them up, but I can only see them maybe 2 at a time or I get too

anxious to enjoy myself. Plus, it's awkward when someone I'm with wants to watch

some sitcom or another, and I have to defend my stance on not wanting to watch

it. I was floored when a friend of mine was talking about Seinfeld. He asked if

I watched it, and I said no, laugh tracks bug me. He said 'but Seinfeld doesn't

have a laugh track, does it? Oh wait, yeah, I guess it does. " It made me feel

even more unlucky that some people don't register the sound at all.

>

> I try not to open up too much about this, cause I tend to get these obnoxious

responses that just rub in the painful facts that I already know too well.

" Wooow. You must be MISERABLE. Those sounds are around ALL THE TIME. How do you

DEAL with yourself?? " Just....shut up.

>

[Guest guest]

I won't watch a show with a laugh track. I didn't even connect it to other sound

sensitivities because my husband feels the same way. It's just so phony. Hmm, I

do have to change the channel instantly however - I think you are right about

the connection.

>

> Laugh tracks are a total hideous growth on my ass.

>

> Since I was tiny, that sound has always ripped through my brain and, on many

occasions, broken me down. I know it's an odd thing to respond to, even for 4S

sufferers. I have minor triggers with eating-related sounds (I have to wear my

earplugs when I eat dinner with my grandparents. I love them, but ugggghhhhh),

my chief beef is with bursts of loud laughter.

>

> I think I have the pattern down now. I hear a sharp burst of laughter, and

it's like I got socked in the jaw. I'm startled and then the pain comes. That

sound (not always, but enough times) causes a sensation that feels like someone

simultaneously pulled half my hair out, made fun of me, and told me my dog was

dead. Weird, right. My instinct is to cry. I wish it wasn't.

>

> Because of this, I'm pretty solitary. I avoid crowds, and you couldn't pay me

to go to a bar or a party. The weird thing is, I love to make people laugh. When

I'm the one being funny, it isn't really a problem. When my friends are around I

love to crack them up, but I can only see them maybe 2 at a time or I get too

anxious to enjoy myself. Plus, it's awkward when someone I'm with wants to watch

some sitcom or another, and I have to defend my stance on not wanting to watch

it. I was floored when a friend of mine was talking about Seinfeld. He asked if

I watched it, and I said no, laugh tracks bug me. He said 'but Seinfeld doesn't

have a laugh track, does it? Oh wait, yeah, I guess it does. " It made me feel

even more unlucky that some people don't register the sound at all.

>

> I try not to open up too much about this, cause I tend to get these obnoxious

responses that just rub in the painful facts that I already know too well.

" Wooow. You must be MISERABLE. Those sounds are around ALL THE TIME. How do you

DEAL with yourself?? " Just....shut up.

>

[Guest guest]

Agreed. I have to wonder if people would even watch a dumb show (like Friends)

if there wasn't a laugh track to assure them that they were being amused.

> >

> > Laugh tracks are a total hideous growth on my ass.

> >

> > Since I was tiny, that sound has always ripped through my brain and, on many

occasions, broken me down. I know it's an odd thing to respond to, even for 4S

sufferers. I have minor triggers with eating-related sounds (I have to wear my

earplugs when I eat dinner with my grandparents. I love them, but ugggghhhhh),

my chief beef is with bursts of loud laughter.

> >

> > I think I have the pattern down now. I hear a sharp burst of laughter, and

it's like I got socked in the jaw. I'm startled and then the pain comes. That

sound (not always, but enough times) causes a sensation that feels like someone

simultaneously pulled half my hair out, made fun of me, and told me my dog was

dead. Weird, right. My instinct is to cry. I wish it wasn't.

> >

> > Because of this, I'm pretty solitary. I avoid crowds, and you couldn't pay

me to go to a bar or a party. The weird thing is, I love to make people laugh.

When I'm the one being funny, it isn't really a problem. When my friends are

around I love to crack them up, but I can only see them maybe 2 at a time or I

get too anxious to enjoy myself. Plus, it's awkward when someone I'm with wants

to watch some sitcom or another, and I have to defend my stance on not wanting

to watch it. I was floored when a friend of mine was talking about Seinfeld. He

asked if I watched it, and I said no, laugh tracks bug me. He said 'but Seinfeld

doesn't have a laugh track, does it? Oh wait, yeah, I guess it does. " It made me

feel even more unlucky that some people don't register the sound at all.

> >

> > I try not to open up too much about this, cause I tend to get these

obnoxious responses that just rub in the painful facts that I already know too

well. " Wooow. You must be MISERABLE. Those sounds are around ALL THE TIME. How

do you DEAL with yourself?? " Just....shut up.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Funny, laugh tracks don't bother me. Anything having to do w/ food though - forget it. Wrappers, chewing, sniffling, ugh drives me into a rage! To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 6:26 AM Subject: Re: does anyone have a mortal feud with laugh tracks?

Agreed. I have to wonder if people would even watch a dumb show (like Friends) if there wasn't a laugh track to assure them that they were being amused.

> >

> > Laugh tracks are a total hideous growth on my ass.

> >

> > Since I was tiny, that sound has always ripped through my brain and, on many occasions, broken me down. I know it's an odd thing to respond to, even for 4S sufferers. I have minor triggers with eating-related sounds (I have to wear my earplugs when I eat dinner with my grandparents. I love them, but ugggghhhhh), my chief beef is with bursts of loud laughter.

> >

> > I think I have the pattern down now. I hear a sharp burst of laughter, and it's like I got socked in the jaw. I'm startled and then the pain comes. That sound (not always, but enough times) causes a sensation that feels like someone simultaneously pulled half my hair out, made fun of me, and told me my dog was dead. Weird, right. My instinct is to cry. I wish it wasn't.

> >

> > Because of this, I'm pretty solitary. I avoid crowds, and you couldn't pay me to go to a bar or a party. The weird thing is, I love to make people laugh. When I'm the one being funny, it isn't really a problem. When my friends are around I love to crack them up, but I can only see them maybe 2 at a time or I get too anxious to enjoy myself. Plus, it's awkward when someone I'm with wants to watch some sitcom or another, and I have to defend my stance on not wanting to watch it. I was floored when a friend of mine was talking about Seinfeld. He asked if I watched it, and I said no, laugh tracks bug me. He said 'but Seinfeld doesn't have a laugh track, does it? Oh wait, yeah, I guess it does." It made me feel even more unlucky that some people don't register the sound at all.

> >

> > I try not to open up too much about this, cause I tend to get these obnoxious responses that just rub in the painful facts that I already know too well. "Wooow. You must be MISERABLE. Those sounds are around ALL THE TIME. How do you DEAL with yourself??" Just....shut up.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Funny, laugh tracks don't bother me. Anything having to do w/ food though - forget it. Wrappers, chewing, sniffling, ugh drives me into a rage! To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 6:26 AM Subject: Re: does anyone have a mortal feud with laugh tracks?

Agreed. I have to wonder if people would even watch a dumb show (like Friends) if there wasn't a laugh track to assure them that they were being amused.

> >

> > Laugh tracks are a total hideous growth on my ass.

> >

> > Since I was tiny, that sound has always ripped through my brain and, on many occasions, broken me down. I know it's an odd thing to respond to, even for 4S sufferers. I have minor triggers with eating-related sounds (I have to wear my earplugs when I eat dinner with my grandparents. I love them, but ugggghhhhh), my chief beef is with bursts of loud laughter.

> >

> > I think I have the pattern down now. I hear a sharp burst of laughter, and it's like I got socked in the jaw. I'm startled and then the pain comes. That sound (not always, but enough times) causes a sensation that feels like someone simultaneously pulled half my hair out, made fun of me, and told me my dog was dead. Weird, right. My instinct is to cry. I wish it wasn't.

> >

> > Because of this, I'm pretty solitary. I avoid crowds, and you couldn't pay me to go to a bar or a party. The weird thing is, I love to make people laugh. When I'm the one being funny, it isn't really a problem. When my friends are around I love to crack them up, but I can only see them maybe 2 at a time or I get too anxious to enjoy myself. Plus, it's awkward when someone I'm with wants to watch some sitcom or another, and I have to defend my stance on not wanting to watch it. I was floored when a friend of mine was talking about Seinfeld. He asked if I watched it, and I said no, laugh tracks bug me. He said 'but Seinfeld doesn't have a laugh track, does it? Oh wait, yeah, I guess it does." It made me feel even more unlucky that some people don't register the sound at all.

> >

> > I try not to open up too much about this, cause I tend to get these obnoxious responses that just rub in the painful facts that I already know too well. "Wooow. You must be MISERABLE. Those sounds are around ALL THE TIME. How do you DEAL with yourself??" Just....shut up.

> >

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