How to deal?

How do all of you deal with loud obnoxious yelling? Is there coping mechanisms you all use? My t and i came up with headphones with music blaring. Im intrested in what others do tho. Living in a house with teenage or close to it kids its always World War 3 going on. OMG someone wore someone elses pants or doesnt want to do something for the other. They fight way too often and while ive always wanted to get a tranqulizer gun that sounds illegal. It really annoys me im so dang delicate that people arguing with each other effects me so dang much.

We tried something he called an emotional bubble but i cant not hear when people talk. I hear everything whether i like it or not.

Listening to music on headphones is good. However, have you discussed with the household about keeping things down (i.e indoor voice). Sounds like someone needs to lay down the law in your home!

Oooh ive done that many times, i really hate confrontation tho so i tend to avoid it like the plague. I figure since its common knowledge in the house, they just dont give a damn. These are older kids 18 & 20 so trying to lay down the law really only causes more fighting and more stress.

I know what you mean, My roomates fight all the time... yelling fight. I just go in my room and turn up the tv and try to get really involved in a show.

You could just annoy the crap out of them right back. Hehe. No. Be an adult. Tell them seriously to comprimise with you. There is no excuse for running around the home yelling.

Having lived in the dorms during college, I know exactly what you mean by no peace. What I had to do sometimes was just take a long bath with a radio in the bathroom. It might drown out some of the noise. I dont know how things are in your home, but have you tried making them take it outside? Perhaps if everytime there was an argument and they had to take it outside in the cold, they might be less likely to be so loud about it.

SHAYMUS: I would go even further than Chloepie. I would put the burden of how to solve their problems on them --- and refuse to have anything to do with it myself.

They either STOP yelling and running, or else. Or else would have very real penalties connected with it. Do you pay for their tuition or give them spending money? Woooops! That would stop if they don't knuckle under. Do they work? And refuse to behave correctly in the home? Then let them get their own place and leave you in peace.

You are the victim of your own softness today. Tomorrow they will be the victims, because they will find rejection elsewhere also for that type of behavior.

Just one person's opinion.

Adieu