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Intense Dislike of Some Voices
EuanMebabe
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Why do I have an intense dislike of some people’s voices to the point where it causes me distress if I’m unable to get away from them?
It’s not just certain accents, but timbre as well, and any sort of sibilance really hurts my ears. Sophie Long and Joanna Gosling on BBC News for example. If I’m able to, I change channel immediately to avoid them. Carl Mercer on BBC London News is another one whose voice causes me distress. Why? I can see it's nonsensical.
Some “posh” voices have the same effect. I’ve said before how much I dislike Frank Gardner’s voice. I'd love to know if anyone else has these reactions. Is this a recognised condition? I'd really like some insight into why I react this way.
It’s not just certain accents, but timbre as well, and any sort of sibilance really hurts my ears. Sophie Long and Joanna Gosling on BBC News for example. If I’m able to, I change channel immediately to avoid them. Carl Mercer on BBC London News is another one whose voice causes me distress. Why? I can see it's nonsensical.
Some “posh” voices have the same effect. I’ve said before how much I dislike Frank Gardner’s voice. I'd love to know if anyone else has these reactions. Is this a recognised condition? I'd really like some insight into why I react this way.
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The worst type of voices for me are usually american women with quite nasally voices, or like you say very posh voices. It sets off an odd feeling in what I think is my solar plexus.
Its quite odd.
Thanks for your reply, which enabled me to learn a little about hypoacusis, but I don't think that is what I have.
That sounds quite familiar to me. I have a strong reaction in my core that can make me feel incredibly anxious/breathless if I have to endure particular voices. It is odd isn't it.
Its not something Ive ever discussed with someone to be honest. I am quite an odd person in that I have a plethora of anxieties and Im very sensitive to noise and light. I get claustrophobic by too much noise or clutter around me, (although I dont suffer from actual claustrophobia). I have the telly on very low to the extent that my OH cant hear it that well!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misophonia
She talks loudly and fast, and on the phone it sounds crackly in some places to the point that it actually hurts my ears.
In real life she talks loudly and can be a bit high pitched but talks for ages at a time. It really grates in your ears. Ive never noticed it with anyone else before.
Oh my goodness, that sounds like me! Thank you for this link, I'm going to read more about misophonia.
Does this mean I'm bonkers?
Interesting. I dont think mine is as severe as that, but its certainly anxiety and depression related as I wasnt like this when I was younger whereas now I find Im much less tolerant of my environment (noise, sound, physical space, light, temperature)) as I get older.
Especially interesting is the bit about mimicry which is unconscious. I find my accent changing in the presence of people with a different accent to me and certain mannerisms I start exhibiting which are not my own!
http://www.misophonia.com/resources/misophonia-assessment-scale
One particular American voice I dislike is that of Hilary Clinton, it is so harsh and just grates on me
What a strange condition this is.
There's an advert for some kind of fancy tap, that I think runs boiling water, and can help cook stuff in some way. The woman's voiceover is really really annoying to me, so I have to turn if off to avoid throwing a brick through the TV.
I also can't stand loud penetrating voices, particularly kids / teenagers if they get rowdy..they make me anxious, stressed, and panicky. My cousin's two boys, are awful for it. If there's a family meal, they ruin it - talking to each other from opposite sides of the room, the younger one crying and being a brat, and my cousin doing nothing about it. It just sounds like total chaos to me. You can't have a conversation or even think straight. I don't know how my cousin puts up with it. It must just have become normal to her now. It puts me off going to any family get togethers where they are going to be there, and I've come to dispise them, even though I love them really (if that makes sense).
Yes it's that damn Quooker advert — "There's a tap that makes your coffee, there's a tap that makes your tea" . . . . . " that one, it certainly is a very annoying voice
Glad it's not just me!
Andy Peters voice irritates me no end and I didn't like listening to the woman from xfactor Chloe.
I also hate the sound of typing. Not everybody's, just some people have an irritatingly loud way of typing. I hate it when I am commuting and someone gets their laptop out and taps away the whole journey. Also when commuting I hate it when women are putting on make up and they are constantly rattling around in their make up bags, all the compacts banging into each other.
As I am typing this I realise how bonkers it sounds but I am noticing noise more and more and it really grates on me. I have mentioned the annoying typing to a few people before at work and they just look at me blankly. So I realise it is just me. Wherever possible I stick on headphones to drown out what I don't like to hear.
It is bonkers isnt it but Im completely the same. As I get older I am less tolerant.
One of the worst things is when I visit my parents. My mum has always been really heavy handed with things and when she makes a cup of tea, she stirs the tea in the cup like a cement mixer, really fast and hard and makes this bluddy noise. She's always banging and crashing in the cupboards if she puts a plate away or gets one out. We're going this weekend which is why Im thinking about it!
I also hate the sound of the dishwasher being loaded and unloaded, all the clanking and clinking, its so loud and harsh on my ears.