[SalaciousD]

Does anyone else have issues with noisy environments causing them to build up irritation to anger to boiling rage?
I have been getting increasingly angry today and my head is buzzing so loud every noise I hear I causing me to snap. My poor daughter is catching the brunt of it with her constant questioning and playing. I can't stop yelling at her. I have tried everything that normally works.
Once this does pass, I know what is next, which is another bottomless pit of guilt or sadness. I can't wait. <<sarcasm>>>

[randomname21223]

Yeah, this happens to me often. I'll be in a good mood, when out of nowhere, my cat will start meowing for no reason. It makes me want to scream. I find it best to tell people to back off when this happens to avoid any confrontation. So yes, there are others.
Well, good luck, ( and stay away from people... )

There are times for me that noises do irritate me. When I'm at work, hearing people outside of where I am - talking on their cell phones bother me. When I'm home it bothers me to hear people yapping and dogs barking. Once in a while I will hear a car go by with loud blaring rap music. Almost every night, there's a large pick up truck that speeds and roars by with a loud motor.

Fortunately now, it's cooler outside. So all of the windows are closed and I can't hear anything outside. Especially if I have the music or TV going.

[Curupira]

I get it a lot. I also find that noisy environments cause anxiety. I bring noise canceling headphones and podcast everywhere I go now.

[SalaciousD]

I certainly have certain noises that are worse than others, but usually it's a build up of all noise until I scare myself with how angry I can get. It fills my head until all I can hear is noise buzzing around in my head.

I do this too. I get so mad the back of my head tingles. Where I work there is store music playing, intercom announcements and people playing Pandora on there phones (I have a fear the world is just gonna get noisier). I try to retreat or focus on something pleasant or just concentrate on work & tune everyone/everything out. But this seems to prompt comments 'why are you so quiet', 'I'm gonna break you' or 'it can't be that bad'. I used to keep it bottled up. Then I would break down crying- which is humiliating at work and the last thing I want to do when I'm mad. But now I'm more likely to snap & say something inappropriately mean...... then the dive toward guilt and depression when I am finally alone.

There is a film called The Secret Life of Words. The character in that movie is deaf and she turns her hearing aid off when she's at work.... I love that scene...I envy her there. She just wants to be left alone too.

Also, I'm disturbed & alarmed at the anger. I feel hate towards whatever is producing the noise. The intensity I feel is disproportionate to the noise but when I'm in it it feels like some kind of deliberate sensory torture.

[lozza89]

So glad I am not the only one!

[gayleggg]

Yes, my husband's non stop talking does it for me and the fact that he keeps the TV on 24/7. I have a blow up caused by noise at least every two weeks.

[Fuzzybear]

some noises do irritate me - its hard to tune some of them out

[favoritefountain2]

Thank you. I am in the exact same boat. Sometimes it will just come out of no where - and my work environment doesn't help. We are on this huge move to create "new and innovative" offices where there are no offices so everyone is just shoved around tables to chat and talk and generally be royal pains in the ***. And I get so ANGRY. So I put on head phones so I can concentrate and focus - then get yelled at for being antisocial. GAH!

However, have you tried talking to your daughter? You know you're angry - why not go talk to her - tell her it isn't her, you're just very sensitive to noise right now and you need to give her space to play and be noisy because you acknowledge she should be doing that. It might help with your guilt too.