Noise.

Noise.

I hate noise. Maybe it's a part of being bi-polar, or maybe I have some sort of sensory issue.

I hate loud TVs. I'm in an apartment where I keep the TV volume just high enough to hear. If it's louder, it's because someone else is listening to it, or because I have to drown out the FREAKING neighbor's TV. WHY do they have to have it so loud that I can hear it AND feel it? Ridiculous. I've complained to management TWICE. Both times, the volumes have dropped. The first time only for two days. We'll see how long this one lasts.

I can't stand loud voices, either. Especially children's voices. Loud bass (like from passing cars) causes an almost physical pain. A baby crying or a toddler having a tantrum DOES cause physical pain.

Commercials with jingles make me nearly violently ill. Or maybe just violent. :-)

I hate repetitious noises... like clicking pens, tapping pencils... those will drive me batty pretty quick.

The only exception is music (that I like, that is!). I can handle that louder. Go figure.

I've been like this since at LEAST age 15 - so minimum of 20 years. At least, that's when it became a true problem...