The people who sniff every 10-20 seconds, all day, every day, of their whole lives. I've already encountered six this morning and didn't even get public transport to work (the worst danger zone).
Whenever I'm within 20 metres of a sniffer, every sniff makes my whole body tense up, I get a rush of adrenaline and can't focus on anything but anticipating the next sniff. It's aural torture.
I have misophonia so realise I'm completely unreasonable about many sounds. But this phenomenon just baffles me - so many questions:
Do you notice the sniffers? Does it bother you? If it doesn't, why? Do you hear every sniff or can you block it out?
Are you a sniffer? Has anyone ever pointed it out to you? If so, how did they bring it up and did it upset you? Did you change your behaviour? Do you notice other sniffers and do they bother you?
I think that a lot of the problem stems from sniffers being blissfully aware of their tic. Do you think making them aware of the problem will do them (and everyone in their vicinity) a huge favour, a bit like with the office smelly person thread?
How do you bring it up diplomatically?
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HakunaFritatta · 04/12/2015 09:35
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