Lo people-lings and beings,
Please help settle an issue with OH and me: she thinks I am mad, and I think I am having a perfectly normal reaction.
The situation: I was cochlear-implanted not too long ago, and activation has been brilliant! However, I have discovered that certain sounds give me the RAGE. I do mean actual rage, as in, wanting to smash the offender's face into a wall. It's visceral, and I don't seem to be able to control my responses! Some of the culprits include:
- Cutlery scraping against plates (mealtimes have caused some rows!)
- Teaspoons against mugs (why is it necessary to stir the tea at warp speed going clink-clink-clink?)
- High heels going click-clack on pavements.
- Spoons scraping e.g. yoghurt ports (bloody ell, you've eaten it, stop scraping!)
- Jaw-clicking noises whilst eating (though I realise I can't do anything about this anyone).
Am I, in fact, being massively unreasonable in my inability to tolerate such sounds? Do hearing people react this way? Have I lost the plot?
Please help kind MN-ers!