Re: Just need to vent...

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Totally understand. I took my kids to a magic show children's program at the library last week and there was a mom cracking and smacking and popping gum behind me the whole time. At one point after she let out a loud "pop" I turned around and gave her a "look." She just looked at me blankly and continued cracking away. UGH.Subject: Just need to vent...To: Soundsensitivity Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 2:27 PM

Somebody picked up lunch at a Mexican restaurant and there is a HUGE bag of tortilla chips. Now everyone in my office is standing around crunching these chips and talking with their mouths full. I am almost in tears and it's taking everything in me to keep from walking out. It's like lightning shooting through my body every time I hear that damned CRUNCH!!!

I hate this freaking condition. It seems like they are all deliberately chomping on these things as loud as possible just to piss me off. And I know they are NOT doing that. They are just a bunch of people eating chips, not out on some personal agenda to make me crazy. Why must we suffer like this?

I read a message from someone else who said at their college they were able to take tests in a quiet room. I wish I had that back in high school. Everyone cracked gum during class. I remember taking a calculus exam while a girl cracked non stop next to me during the entire test. I was ready to explode but didn't feel like I could say or do anything because I was young and very timid, and this girl was a big nasty gangbanger chick. (I went to Chicago public schools where the kids were pretty tough) My whole 4 years was spent wanting to just die having to listen to non stop gum cracking. I can't even THINK about gum cracking without getting upset.

I'm just glad this group is getting larger and this condition is starting to be taken seriously. I truly hope one day they figure out what it is and why we have it... and find a CURE!

Again, thanks for listening and letting me vent!!!!