Re: I have both OCD, and Sensitivity to saliva sounds.

[Guest guest]

That sounds very rough. I hate a lot of sounds also, mostly repetitive sounds

like tapping or pen clicking and I hate the low hum of electrical devices. I can

tolerate the electrical sounds better because a machine has no control of how it

sounds. But when people make sounds I don't like I get angry. I can ask people

not to tap, click..ext. But I don't know how I would handle people's use of

letters. You can't excactly say please don't use the letter P around me. Does it

help if you don't look at them? If so you could train yourself to focus on

another area of their face and avoid seeing the mouth. A lot of times I will ask

people to stop tapping and they will wiggle their fingers just abouve the

surface, not actualy touching anything. This still causes me anxiety. I don't

know if it's the anticipation of apossible sound or if the visual alone makes me

upset. I'll think about it and see if I can come up with a way for these sounds

not to upset you so much. Is it just as strong if anyone does it? Or worse when

the person is closer to you.

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[Guest guest]

That sounds very rough. I hate a lot of sounds also, mostly repetitive sounds

like tapping or pen clicking and I hate the low hum of electrical devices. I can

tolerate the electrical sounds better because a machine has no control of how it

sounds. But when people make sounds I don't like I get angry. I can ask people

not to tap, click..ext. But I don't know how I would handle people's use of

letters. You can't excactly say please don't use the letter P around me. Does it

help if you don't look at them? If so you could train yourself to focus on

another area of their face and avoid seeing the mouth. A lot of times I will ask

people to stop tapping and they will wiggle their fingers just abouve the

surface, not actualy touching anything. This still causes me anxiety. I don't

know if it's the anticipation of apossible sound or if the visual alone makes me

upset. I'll think about it and see if I can come up with a way for these sounds

not to upset you so much. Is it just as strong if anyone does it? Or worse when

the person is closer to you.

Sent from my Samsung Interceptâ„¢

[Guest guest]

That sounds very rough. I hate a lot of sounds also, mostly repetitive sounds

like tapping or pen clicking and I hate the low hum of electrical devices. I can

tolerate the electrical sounds better because a machine has no control of how it

sounds. But when people make sounds I don't like I get angry. I can ask people

not to tap, click..ext. But I don't know how I would handle people's use of

letters. You can't excactly say please don't use the letter P around me. Does it

help if you don't look at them? If so you could train yourself to focus on

another area of their face and avoid seeing the mouth. A lot of times I will ask

people to stop tapping and they will wiggle their fingers just abouve the

surface, not actualy touching anything. This still causes me anxiety. I don't

know if it's the anticipation of apossible sound or if the visual alone makes me

upset. I'll think about it and see if I can come up with a way for these sounds

not to upset you so much. Is it just as strong if anyone does it? Or worse when

the person is closer to you.

Sent from my Samsung Interceptâ„¢

[Guest guest]

I don't mind the low hum of electric devices. I just don't like mouth sounds.

Like if a soap opera is on, (and the people are talking) I can't stand it.

Soaps are awful. It's the sound of the saliva in their mouths that triggers me.

I know it may sound weird, but it's the truth. I don't know why those sounds

bother me so much, they just do. If I don't look at a person when they say

trigger sounds, it's still just as bothersome than if I am looking at them. I

constantly say to people (mostly family and friends), " Don't say that " and they

know exactly what I mean. As for other sounds, I don't mind pens clicking,

finger tapping or feet rubbing together (I rub mine constantly, lol). There are

many sounds that I can tolerate completely, so I guess I am luckier than some

people. :-)

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> That sounds very rough. I hate a lot of sounds also, mostly repetitive sounds

like tapping or pen clicking and I hate the low hum of electrical devices. I can

tolerate the electrical sounds better because a machine has no control of how it

sounds. But when people make sounds I don't like I get angry. I can ask people

not to tap, click..ext. But I don't know how I would handle people's use of

letters. You can't excactly say please don't use the letter P around me. Does it

help if you don't look at them? If so you could train yourself to focus on

another area of their face and avoid seeing the mouth. A lot of times I will ask

people to stop tapping and they will wiggle their fingers just abouve the

surface, not actualy touching anything. This still causes me anxiety. I don't

know if it's the anticipation of apossible sound or if the visual alone makes me

upset. I'll think about it and see if I can come up with a way for these sounds

not to upset you so much. Is it just as strong if anyone does it? Or worse when

the person is closer to you.

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