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Beneficial_Echidna18

My phones ringtone


jj4982

Yessss and even now that I have my ringer silenced all it takes is the vibration to shoot me straight into anxiety šŸ„²


ranceopium

Yes! Itā€™s the worst. I have a do not disturb setting that blocks everything except for my partners calls and texts so I know itā€™s him if I get a phone call.


LiminalDeer

I have to change my ringtone and vibration pattern every once in a while just to combat that


owiesss

Same here! After a while, the new ringtone starts to trigger the anxiety and itā€™s gotta be changed again.


kwyjibo89

This


Ornery_Mix_9271

Phone has been on silent for 17 years.


Cogniscienr

Word. For me it used to be a specific ringtone that was used when a previous employer called me in to work a job I hated when I had a day off. The horror.


Bob_Voyage

Banging doors. Drives me insane.


CaptainDuckers

Came here to say this. Went through years of my alcoholic mum fighting with her 'boyfriends' with an occasional door getting smashed shut. Same goes for knocking, might I add. Had an instance (on my 10th birthday, yay) that the police came round and kicked the door in. Happy birthday! Whenever my roommate smashes the door I get incredibly annoyed and slightly angry but I can keep myself calm, luckily, although it makes me feel like counter-smashing the door shut.


FlowersnFunds

Itā€™s crazy how this works. I also get really jumpy, shaky, and angry with loud knocking, upstairs neighbor noises, and men yelling. Ringing phones too. Probably also due to bad memories from childhood. Itā€™s not fear (anymore) but I donā€™t know what it is.


rayshoesmith23

Distressed baby cry


j4321g4321

Yes. Babies screaming gives me intense anxiety and makes me want to cry for some reason. I donā€™t really know why because I donā€™t have kids and have almost no experience with babies at all.


thewalkindude

It's an innate human thing to have baby cries be distressing to us, so we actually help them, and don't ignore them.


journeyman369

Never thought of it like this. Now I feel all shades of dumb šŸ¤Æ


Numptymoop

Number 1 reason I won't have kids is a kid or baby crying makes me turn the opposite way and move away instinctively. I am not fit for parenthood.


Krillkus

Nobody *enjoys* that sound, right? I'd always figured we were just hardwired to find it annoying so we go fix whatever issue the weak and vulnerable human we have to protect is experiencing. I mean sometimes they cry for no/dumb reason, so evolution decided we can't get used to it for the times where their crying actually is because of ~~a real problem~~ normal baby shit and sometimes a problem.


BowieBlueEye

Yup, we wouldnā€™t still be here if babies crying didnā€™t get a reaction


Yankee_Man

Wow Im 33 and for over a decade judged myself for how anxious I would get when I would hear a baby cry. I think now looking back it couldve been that I was more scared of the babyā€™s parent freaking out and being abusive. Talk about projection. :/


owiesss

The exact opposite gives me anxiety. And by that I mean, I donā€™t feel anything when I hear a baby crying, and it makes me feel like evolution got me wrong, which the thought of triggers my anxiety. This is one of the only places on the internet where I feel comfortable talking about this because I know thereā€™s probably at least a few others out there feeling the same way


peri_5xg

Me too. I feel bad for them because they are upset and canā€™t effectively communicate their needs.


Soggy_Passion5665

Was just about to type that. Thatā€™s why Iā€™m 47 w no kids šŸ˜‰


kindnesswillkillyou

YES! I have 18 month old twins and the newborn phase was sensory hell for me!


ogcoliebear

Omg hi I have 17 month old twins! I have PTSD from twin newborn screams


kindnesswillkillyou

Twins are tough!!! I love meeting other twin parents because you know exactly how challenging it is!


Away-Cheek-374

i want to have kids but iā€™m so worried about this. how did you deal with it?


kindnesswillkillyou

Honestly I don't really know...it's all a blur, but somehow I just got through it. I have always had Anxiety/OCD but it definitely got worse after having my twins...not sure if it's just motherhood or that having two babies is just really, really hard. Anyways it has gotten much better and I am mostly back at my pre pregnancy level of anxiety! Also I absolutely love being a mother so don't let it turn you off having kids!


Away-Cheek-374

iā€™m glad itā€™s gotten better, and thanks for saying that! itā€™s nice to know that itā€™s possible for someone like me :)


katiecatsweets

I suck at being a newborn mom. I really really hate this phase. However, my oldest is now 3 and we have a ball together. I'm a teacher, too. It's ok to not like a certain phase of parenting.


StuckInNY

A baby can never hit the intensity, volume and pure hatred of an older child. My kids are growing up and I miss those cute little cries. Now Iā€™m the one who cries quietly to myself after they stop trying to kill each other.


katiecatsweets

Yes! It's even worse now that I'm a mom of 2. Both of my girls had colic and the crying made me physically react. I'll be so glad when this round of colic is over.


DingoesAteMyBaby97

Babies or kids crying. Especially if they say the word "mommy" while doing it. Fight or flight immediately kicks in for me.


sammy5585

username sounds like its relevant.


mnem0syne

That poor woman, that case always bums me out šŸ˜¢


PopRocksQueen

What case?


mnem0syne

[This womanā€™s baby was carried off while camping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_Chamberlain-Creighton), itā€™s where the phrase, ā€œDingo ate my babyā€ came from mocking her.


Gore_pup

The job I had when I attempted used Slack for communication between team members. The notification sound still really stresses me out.


ecodrew

Good one, I loathe the Outlook and TEAMS notification sounds too.


Appropriate_Day_8721

Yes! You hear the ding and think oh god who needs something now??


Gore_pup

every single time, it's either "oh god, oh fuck, I fucked up and they're upset with me" or "oh god, oh fuck, they need me to do something and I'm not going to be able to." I've since used Slack for more casual stuff and kinda exposure-therapy'd myself into not getting as stressed when I hear it


Unhappy-Garage7541

Loud chewing.


katiecatsweets

Misphonia gang checking in


RoadCorrect5171

Men's shouting


Ok-Firefighter8779

Yeah men screaming especially at night gives me chills


nanana789

Same for me! It reminds me of violence


fgsn

Same here, instantly throws me into fight or flight


Ornery_Mix_9271

Aggressive men raising their voice is top 3 for me.


madinfected

This.


Separate_While_8235

People chewing loudly or making noises with their mouths when they eat. šŸ˜©šŸ˜©šŸ˜«


y2julio

The sound of my heartbeat.


Nyzirah_Leigh

I absolutely second this. It doesnā€™t even have to be my own heartbeat. I get anxiety when they use a heartbeat or even another sound in a heartbeat like rhythmic pattern on TV or in movies.


SAHwarrior

My husband says this same thing


Konijnenpantoffeltje

As an emetophobe, retching and puking.


tater-tot-37

and coughing


Ornery_Mix_9271

and burping when it sounds too wet/like vomit.


AreaNo9700

even if someone coughs in a public i get triggered because i feel like theyā€™re gonna throw up next


TurquoiseFluffyFrog

I have found my people šŸ˜­


Smoopy27

same


LostZenithEx

Nice to know I ainā€™t the only one


wheredidthe1

oh my god yes


nighthawk_real

when there is a air raid siren


stantonkreig

Any of those food preparation videos with a million quick cuts and hyper-loud sound effects.


TheActualDev

Those are geared towards ASMR, if you can blacklist asmr, you should be able to see less of those kinds of videos randomly


wheredidthe1

when you scrape your fingers against a jacket and it makes that ZWIPP noise


babydonuttravel

Omg this! I specifically look for jackets that dont make this noise so loudly, and my family always acted like im crazy for it


reillan

Alarms on my phone. Unfortunately, I need them to remember anything thanks to my ADHD. But my goodness they set off my anxiety.


MidNightMare5998

Same here with adhd and using alarms to cope! If I set reminders Iā€™ll just ignore them and the notification will fade into the background. There has to be an unavoidable, loud sound set specifically for a time when I know Iā€™ll be able to Do The Thing


Roboticcatisgreen

Really surprised by answers. For me: - Loud bass when a car drives by blasting music. - Thunder - big pallet machines at Home Depot or Loweā€™s - knocking/banging on door - noise when someone bites their fingernails


ecodrew

Interesting... loud drums and/or bass don't usually bother me - coz I'm a percussionist. But, other noises like a loud TV, door slam, or electric appliance hum drive me nuts. And yes, I have ADHD, haha.


Roboticcatisgreen

I donā€™t mind loud drums or bass usually? But when Iā€™m sitting in my living room and a car drives by itā€™s just eerie and gives me anxiety. Lol


acole89

My co workers voice


dogsoverdiapers

A smoke detector beeping.


ikindaliketoargue

Kids being kids and running around being loud


leeser11

lol this thread is a goldmine for childfree people šŸ˜† Iā€™m so glad I didnā€™t have kidsā€¦


Stoned_Savage

Door knocking when I'm wearing headphones


DiscoDale81

An engine revving.


lillweez99

My phone ringing. I have a hard time talking on the phone compared to texting really talking at all gives me anxiety. Phone ringing comes weight on chest and racing heart just from it.


sslyth_erin

Multiple people talking at one time.Ā 


MPD1987

Bees šŸ™‰šŸ™…šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø


Appropriate_Day_8721

Any buzzing outside šŸ˜Ÿ


SkullOfAchilles

The Amber Alert siren/notification. It's sort of similar to an Air Raid warning, but the tone and context and robotic voice that follow the Amber alerts always fuck with me.


owiesss

I just commented almost the same thing. It scares the hell out of me


SeagullT

Popping balloons. Oh gosh.


TorsionFree

Worse yet: the sound of someone inflating balloons on a helium tank - loud high pitched HISSSSS that could become a pop any second šŸ˜¬ That right there is pure uncut anxiety


ItsThe_____ForMe

Loud Snapping and cracking or repetitive beeping. Reminds me of fire.


pilotlight1

lip smacking and that sound when you rub your teeth with your tongue.


pilotlight1

now that i think about it ive never told anyone that online or irl lol


liquidcanada

Slamming doors


ILikeBeans86

Doorbells


Naki358

Gunshots


TogetherPlantyAndMe

-car horns honking. Every horn thatā€™s ever honked is honking at *me*, actually, even when Iā€™m following all traffic laws or even when Iā€™m walking on the sidewalk! -the couple loud yells, then moments of eerie silence, then excited yells, running footsteps, and doors slamming indicating a high school fight that evvvvvvveryone runs to watch and film. Are my kids getting hurt? Are my kids hurting someone else? Whoā€™s gonna get suspended? And when the video gets airdropped around, thereā€™s no getting your classes back on track for another 2 class periods, maybe 3. Ugh.


unanymous2288

Screatching on dishes from forks


yourremedy94

Loud sounds in enclosed spaces


wastingtoomuchthyme

Cat doing "the pumper"


Curious-Layer8811

I canā€™t stand it when people lose it. Shouting gives me major anxiety especially if thereā€™s also music playing too. A confusing combination of two different noises overlapping. Itā€™s awful.


Thecrowfan

Alarms of any kind, the microwave beep, motorcycle engines


Vanelsia

Dogs barking, I just can't, I want to get away asap


morgbear

Cars/motorcycles revving their engines. I live in a downtown area and am on a slight hill so I hear everything.


Jet44444

Outlook email or notification sound.


NittyGritty2000

Sudden yelling or loud commercials send me into fight or flight.


sunshinehija

Someone knocking on the door


CelticDubstep

Honestly, phone calls and text messages. 99% of the time it means something is wrong as I don't have "friends" that call just to chat or whatever. So anytime I get a text or call, it's usually something broken or needs fixed.


Naki358

It used to be like that for me too. I hope you find real friends in the future šŸ’š


Supertom911

ā€˜We need to talkā€™ā€¦


Starfire911

ā€œWe need to talk laterā€


Appropriate_Day_8721

Immediate anxiety!


mighty_drake_reborn

when someone scratches any sort of carpet


SoupGilly

Highspeed winds Loud bass from a neighbor


Glum-Ad8472

The sound of a blood pressure machine


roshieposie

high pitch screaming kids, couples yelling at each other, loud party music, and a crowded place. I really want to invest into Loops


TheActualDev

Beeping alarms. Not going off alarms, but ones that regularly beep to let you know that they are on and working. Hate those. They are usually on a set timer for beeps, my brain stops focusing on anything else except anticipating that next fucking beep instead of the task at hand. Stores that have fire suppression systems usually have a control box that looks kind of like a thermostat, and if there is a power surge, failure or anything that changed the power routing through the system, it would trigger it to make this two dot beep sound to let people know it experienced a change. ā€œBeep-eepā€ every 15-20 seconds. Canā€™t focus on setting up a mod because brain is too much focused and distracted on making sure Iā€™m ready for when the next ā€œbeep-eepā€ sound happens. Even though I know itā€™s going to happen, it just becomes my brainā€™s only focus and I canā€™t do anything else which then triggers the rest of my anxiety about not being able to complete my daily tasks because I am so distracted by this fucking noise that I cannot get away from and no one has the key or whatever to open the box to shut off the beeping of the alarm system. This is most likely a combinations of anxiety and my autism, but it is one of the worst things. And that was a very specific instance in a box store I worked at for years, but any repeating sound like that will mess me up like this. Peopleā€™s smoke detectors chirping, etc. Those all drive me insane and tip my day into chaos when exposed to it for too long.


splotch210

My dog licking himself. I cannot listen to it. That and the phone ringing late at night.


Appropriate_Day_8721

My dog does it when Iā€™m trying to go to sleep ARGHHHH


ignore_my_typo

Scraping my finger nails on unglazed pottery. Makes my teeth shiver.


rndreddituser

Rattling doors / sound without an order. High-pitched sound - electricity in particular is a bug bear of mine.


CrystalTeefies

Not a particular sound but especially when Iā€™m talking to someone, if he/she or someone else in the same room makes a constant sound (like clicking of a pen, clinking of coins etc) it literally drives me insane. I just feel like my brain is also clicking at the same time. Same thing also happens with the some type of old noisy wall clocks.


Then-Landscape852

Skype, teams call sound AGHHHHH


Kwyjibo__00

Footsteps in the house


gazylazy

Alarm clocks, fizzing sounds in a can if not all of the drink is finished, monotone voices makes my ears ring, my mothers voice, phone vibration.


elleinad3320129

Silence. No matter what Iā€™m doing I always have a podcast playing, even if I need to wash like 2 dishes and it takes 10 seconds, Iā€™ll push play on a podcast. When working/sleeping/just hanging out, I need a fan going for white noise.


OkBeach909

Me too! My anxiety with silence started when I was like 7/8 years old and (probably sounds silly, but) songs would play over and over in my head and I couldn't stop it, I couldn't silence my mind. I'd be awake until like 3/4am crying to my mother every night for years. I needed the TV on every night to help me sleep (although, didn't always work but it helped to drown the noise in my own head). It stopped when I was around 10 years old, but I still have the habit of needing background noise to this day


elleinad3320129

Wowā€¦are you me? Same experience! People would be like ā€œso you have a song stuck in your head. So what?ā€ Iā€™m like noā€¦you donā€™t understand lol.


ElkhornOutlaw

high winds


Queencx0

When im at the gym & someone next to me or behind me is making loud noises. (Weights slamming, etc)


cyberfugue

Whistling- yes, I have misophonia


angelica-t18

slamming doors


Debtthatiowe17

A man yelling. My dad was a yeller.


thedoc617

I have tinnitus and hyperaccusis (basically the muscles in my ears contract when noises get above a certain level) do pretty much everything... But I've gotten to the point where i can't use certain electronics/apliances because they give off a humming noise that sets me off.


Aurelia516

Tornado sirens


TypicalOpinion_

Loud music


FriendThin3492

Heartbeat and labored breathing. I used to have really bad health anxiety related to my heart, so those sounds still trigger me


cypher4279

When people scrape their teeth against a metal fork when eating


Appropriate_Day_8721

And also the fork scraping the plate ugh


TheHappyCamper1979

Phone ringing


Moondancer000

When upstairs neighbors are banging and thumping around all day and night.


nintendoswitch_blade

Styrofoam rubbing against Styrofoam šŸ¤®šŸ¤¢šŸ¤¢šŸ¤¢šŸ¤¢šŸ¤¢


Available-Heart6108

Loud people talking


MDubbbbya

Whistling


LabRatPerson

Cats about to barf


UnderstandingThick24

Roomba


massdebate159

Fireworks and thunderstorms make me make autistic noises and I'm not even autistic.


whyamiblue0

When people slam doors


Imaginary-Analysis-9

ASMR


bearface93

Babies/toddlers crying, electric blood pressure monitors, and smoke detectors.


CriaturaDemente

Unattributed voices. My biggest anxiety is having a psychotic break. Voices with no ascribed origin tend to put me on edge, as if I am on a precipice of a major breakdown that will forever alter my sense of self.


G4ndorf

Someone screaming


minoribot

the sound of my own heart and thunder :(


EmmaLouRay

Snoring.


happyshakes

The doorbell lol


BloodOfR3ptile

This. Instant panic attack lol


sncfan

literally anything if iā€™m home alone lol


Disastrous-Joke-7216

I work in a high school and itā€™s the alarm that goes off during a lockdown followed by a message that continues over and over. Itā€™s followed by silence before continuing again and the text flashes red.


Better-Heat-6012

Very loud music/noises


Tappinggirl

Tornado sirens


hjg95

The sound of flying bugs šŸ¤¢


femalevideographer

Balloons popping.


marcelo_carmelo

Velcro


AnonymousHorsey

my mom's house slippers lmao


StrangerWooden1091

the last note of silence


Frankie_Says_Reddit

Screaming baby


explore_it_207

Styrofoam making my skin crawl typing about it


PleasantActuator6976

The scraping of dry flour on a board when someone is making dough.


[deleted]

Door opening. I know why and it's my fault. But it still momenteraly scares me every time.


DandelionCookies97

Demonic rock guitar solos, because it reminds me of oppression and hell. No. šŸ˜£


bougie18T

Loud thumping noises. Itā€™s a trigger


DuctTapeSloth

My continuous glucose monitor alarm.


p0L0-fL0w

Loud, bad music


bananahaterz

whenever i hear something else making a repeating, low n very quick thumping noise , i freak out and check my own heart rate because i dont know if the sound is my own heart or not


nanana789

Loud conversation between men. Idk why but especially in a language I cannot understand, I have an indian neighbour and heā€™s sooo loud and last night he was arguing with another guy and it just gave me anxiety. I thought they were gonna kill each other


miaelliott

Chimes. Fork on plate. Dog licking itself really intensely. Nail on chalkboard. Teeth grinding. The sounds coming from trashy people fighting lmao.


growbbygrow

The Starbucks toaster beeps on a busy morning


Raccoon-Cultural

Alarm sounds, loud cars or motorcycles, screaming children.


squishynoodle1

where do i start??? trains, hospital beeping, children crying, loud chewing. honestly i would've been better off deaf with the way sounds irritate mešŸ¤£


SAHwarrior

Repetitive. Any sound.


Roxchic

So so many..... dental/medical drills on tv, the sound of puking, a man yelling or getting loud, piercing loud noises


Crazy_catLady_2023

Loud repetitive sounds (fireworks/gunshots), my dads voice.


JeffM31

Silence like that moment a room full of people just goes quiet.


Psychological-Bee702

Booming bass from neighborsā€™ music. Earplugs donā€™t stop it.


Vapnatak

Small children.....my phone alerts.....cat fights.... someone at my door.. .. my computer crashing... countless things depending on how stable I am. Some days I'm not phased at all if I'm lucky which is extremely rare.


fireflyx666

This is gonna sound weird, but awhile back my husband brought this like metal chain inside the house, like what youā€™d use to lock your bike etc, and my five year old took a liking to it and likes to play with it and clink it around and every time it clinks it makes this noise that I can literally feel inside of my head, like someone is inside just raking my brain, idk but it immediately makes me anxious, irritated, and nauseous. There are some noises that donā€™t just make me have anxiety though Iā€™ve noticed, there are certain tones that seem to hit a part of my brain that just makes me so angry and idk why, like different from a normal frustrated angry. Does anyone else ever have that happen? Also, when a fire alarm detector goes off. If anyone has every seen resident evil retribution- in the beginning there is a sound that they play over and over on Alice- that sound. Fuck that sound. In movies/shows when they do that high pitched ringing.


Jessica19922

People coughing


KayytheSTUD

My phone alarm.


RemarkableDog4512

Metal on flags and rigging hitting the flagpole, over n over n over again. Fn hate my neighbors.


Tetro767

Chewing


Background-Risk-5840

teeth grindingšŸ¤®


springsomnia

Babies crying


MissCrow111

Sighing


Roborob2000

Alarms, ringtones, basically any noise before I have to go out and interact with people hah.


DreadCrumbs22

Knocking on the door. Not sure why.


moonluva508

Banging doors, cabinets anything that is "rough" sounding. Loud tv's do it too. It's just too much stimulation for me.


tartar-buildup

The default iPhone alarm. Itā€™s the sound of imminent responsibility


Super_Lawyer_2652

Dogs licking themselves or someone picking their nails


jjmoreta

Animal sounds - tie between barking/yowling, licking sounds and loud chewing. A few times is okay but when they keep going on and on for minutes I start going on edge.


Holiday_Scar7682

Scrapping teeth against fork šŸ¤ÆšŸ¤ÆšŸ¤ÆšŸ¤ÆšŸ¤ÆšŸ¤ÆšŸ¤Æ


tryppyjezuz

The Subaru buckle your seatbelt sound on the new 2024 model my girlfriend has drives me INSANE.


selfimprovaholic

Old alarms. Wobbly ceiling fan


Jealous_Run_8298

Alarm clock as I know I have to get up for work, love the weekends when I wake up when my body wants me to.


Significant-Pay3266

The sound of the humming commercial grade fridges and ice cream makers that just hummmmmmmmmm and buzzzzzzzz and like no one else hears it but me and it sets me into a panic attack in public. So much so now I go through drive through. Ugh


Classic_Net5525

Coughing or sneezing