This is such a weird thing, but I really could use some input.

My T recently moved into his own office (his bought space in a building). He's excited and happy, naturally.

I hate it. The biggest problem that I'm having is that I can *hear* people in an adjoining office. This is not someone he knows, it's not someone within his office space, but another office that shares a wall.

It sounds like another therapist, maybe? I can hear two people talking... I can't make out the words, but it's loud enough to be a noticeable distraction, I can hear the up-and-down tone of voice, laughing, and "ooooooh!" sounds.

My T can't hear most of this (his hearing is not as good as mine), though he sometimes will catch a brief snippet. I have to think that most of his other clients either can't hear it, or haven't mentioned it.

We've tried a white noise machine, me sitting farther from that wall (opposite end of the room), etc. Nothing helps.

It feels AWFUL. It feels like.. what the heck? How do you feel safe and private when you can hear people giggling next door? I hate it.

I offered to politely knock on the wall, to indicate that the neighbors were being too loud (not bang! But a polite "knock knock knock" to let them know they were audible) but T was very against that idea. He was going to talk to the person in that office, but he didn't . I feel like he cares more about how this anonymous neighbor feels than me.

Any thoughts? Have you experienced this before? Is it crazy? Am I?

It seems to me that this should be a no-brainer, of course you should have the feeling of privacy, and not hear other people in therapy. I can't understand why my T doesn't get that this is a big deal???

I am sad.