whistling

[Guest guest]

Wow - I can totally relate to this. I work in an office and have had to tell

several people to stop sucking and cracking sunflower seeds, stop sucking on

their fingers (I hand out napkins), stop clicking their pens open and shut one

million times and stop snapping their gum.

I once walked over to a young girl in a movie theater (who was on a date) and

asked her if she could please chew her popcorn more quietly. She looked so

embarrassed.

I feel badly that I do these things afterwards, but at the time I am in such a

full-blown rage that I don't care what anyone thinks.

I have worked for the same company for 12 years and my co-workers call my

weirdness, " Teri's rules of etiquette " - most comply.

I really hate having this. AND I really wish Dr. Phil would just say " I don't

know " sometimes - or maybe do some research before handing out advice.

>

> Question for you all:  After lip smacking and knuckle cracking, which are the

two sounds that make my head implode, comes whistling.  I feel horrible. Today

the person who occupies the office next to mine was whistling.  I literally

chased him down until I found him and to be honest ... I was so upset, I don't

even know what I said, but he got the message that the whistling bothers me.  I

told me husband and he reminded me of a time when we were dating.  I had twisted

my ankle at the gym and we had to cancel our dinner plans.  He came over to help

take care of me and do dishes.  He was whistling the theme to the Brady Bunch,

and I jumped out of bed on my bad ankle, ran to the kitchen and asked him ever

so rudely, " Is that the Brady Bunch theme song. "   He said he knew at that point

that he would never whistle in my presence. 

>  

> I have to wonder if I was that enraged at work, and what it will be like on

Monday.  Has anyone else had this happen?  I am a bit embarrassed.  How do you

explain it to people.

>

[Guest guest]

I am amusing myself with visions of a 'Dr Phil " I Don't Know " Show' ... " Watch

Dr Phil not know the solution to a mother whose family is driving her nuts with

their gum chewing. Hear him give no advice to a person whose co-workers eat food

loudly all day. Watch him look non-plussed while person after person complains

about sensitivity to mouth and nose sounds... "

I guess *we'd* find it entertaining.

>

> I really wish Dr. Phil would just say " I don't know " sometimes - or maybe do

some research before handing out advice.

[Guest guest]

Well, you made me feel better at least. So, thanks. I don't have television service right now, so I don't know what Dr. Phil is up two, but a year or so back I remember watching a show where he had a woman on who was complaining that she couldn't eat with her family because of the sounds. Her family purposely taunted her. He boiled it down to a "stress response". I just think that if I was stressed out, it would manifest in more than one way. I am actually quite grounded most of the time, and known at work for being level headed and even keeled. So, his quick answer was puzzling to me.

Oh - licking fingers, by the way, will send me through the roof.

Subject: Re: WhistlingTo: Soundsensitivity Date: Friday, July 2, 2010, 9:11 PM

Wow - I can totally relate to this. I work in an office and have had to tell several people to stop sucking and cracking sunflower seeds, stop sucking on their fingers (I hand out napkins), stop clicking their pens open and shut one million times and stop snapping their gum.I once walked over to a young girl in a movie theater (who was on a date) and asked her if she could please chew her popcorn more quietly. She looked so embarrassed.I feel badly that I do these things afterwards, but at the time I am in such a full-blown rage that I don't care what anyone thinks.I have worked for the same company for 12 years and my co-workers call my weirdness, "Teri's rules of etiquette" - most comply.I really hate having this. AND I really wish Dr. Phil would just say "I don't know" sometimes - or maybe do some research before handing out advice.>> Question for you all: After lip smacking and knuckle cracking, which are the two sounds that make my head implode, comes whistling. I feel horrible. Today the person who occupies the office next to mine was whistling. I literally chased him down until I found him and to be honest ... I was so upset, I don't even know what I said, but he got the message that the whistling bothers me. I told me husband and he reminded me of a time when we were dating. I had twisted my ankle at the gym and we had to cancel our dinner plans. He came over to help take care of me and do dishes. He was whistling the theme to the Brady Bunch, and I jumped out of bed on my bad

ankle, ran to the kitchen and asked him ever so rudely, "Is that the Brady Bunch theme song." He said he knew at that point that he would never whistle in my presence. > > I have to wonder if I was that enraged at work, and what it will be like on Monday. Has anyone else had this happen? I am a bit embarrassed. How do you explain it to people.>

[Guest guest]

Yesterday at the grocery store, a young nice looking girl was whistling, not

very loudly. I was a little irritated. There really was nothing grating about

the sound. I thought it was weird to be calling attention to one's self in a

public place like that. Whistling does that I think. It says, " I am going to

emit a sound, I don't care what anyone thinks. So everyone can just stuff it. "

With my 4S there is a sense of inappropriateness, oafishness or

self-centeredness attached to the sounds I can't stand.

I know that this or that sound bothers me more than other people around me so

the power it has over me makes me more and more starting to accept that it could

be a branch off of OCD...in that it is difficult for me to focus away from my

irritation of it.

> >

> > Question for you all:  After lip smacking and knuckle cracking, which are

the two sounds that make my head implode, comes whistling.  I feel horrible.

Today the person who occupies the office next to mine was whistling.  I

literally chased him down until I found him and to be honest ... I was so upset,

I don't even know what I said, but he got the message that the whistling bothers

me.  I told me husband and he reminded me of a time when we were dating.  I

had twisted my ankle at the gym and we had to cancel our dinner plans.  He came

over to help take care of me and do dishes.  He was whistling the theme to the

Brady Bunch, and I jumped out of bed on my bad ankle, ran to the kitchen and

asked him ever so rudely, " Is that the Brady Bunch theme song. "   He said he

knew at that point that he would never whistle in my presence. 

> >  

> > I have to wonder if I was that enraged at work, and what it will be like on

Monday.  Has anyone else had this happen?  I am a bit embarrassed.  How do

you explain it to people.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have just recently moved to the UK.  Im originally from the US and Ive been living overseas for several years.  I have noticed that every country seems to have its little (ok - big) annoying sounds.  The US has gum poppers/smackers.  Has anyone noticed that the UK seems to have a preponderance of whistlers?  It seems every other commercial on tv has whistling as the background noise.  AARGH!  Ive taken to singing " happy happy, joy joy " (from Ren and Stimpy) everytime I hear whistling.  People are starting to think I am insane!