If you huff and puff constantly, why?

Exactly. It’s taken somatic therapy to make me realise I’m a crap breather (shallow little breaths, a tendency to hold my breath when upset), so I make a point of taking deep breaths and letting them out periodically. It has nothing to do with annoyance.

My ex did it when he thought his time was more important than what he had to do. Everyone had to know how hard done by he was.

Oh God, I work with somehow does this. It’s done performativly, so you ask her what’s wrong. Fucking grinds my gears.

To blow your house down?

Because I'm obviously not as wonderful at breathing as you are. So sorry Ma'am.

My mum and dad huff and puff constantly (I see it when visiting). I wonder if it's connected to old age or heart issues maybe? However I can tell they also do it to convey dissatisfaction generally. My dad in particular loves everyone to know when he's grumpy, which is essentially all of the time.

I hate it!

I used to sigh at work (apparently) but that was a long time ago now and the woman I worked with was a two faced bitch. There may be a correlation as I haven’t sighed at work since leaving that particular company.

To answer your question
yes I do
and no I don’t know why. It’s not connected to my mood at all, I just feel I need a deep breath every so often. Wasn’t aware I did it until it was pointed out to me a few years ago by someone who was plainly annoyed by it. Oh well.

I used to have an older female friend that huffed and puffed a lot in public, but even worse than that she would often show her disdain about someone or something with a very obvious loud sniff.

I just couldn’t put up with the rude misery guts.

There's definitely a performative aspect - look how hard done by I am - which is so tedious but I think it can just be habit. I didn't realise I did it until DS started copying me when he was toddler...seeing a 2 year old mirror you is quite eye-opening! Hands on hips, deep sigh and 'right then' in a little Yorkshire accent 😆

I would be asking myself why my behaviour is causing so many people to huff and puff around me that I am noticing it.

It can be a symptom of iron deficiency.

This made me laugh out loud

I do sigh 😄😄😄. And I groan when sitting down and getting up

Dunno - i'm turning 35 and things just irritate me. Partly that and partly because I am tired

Like why does dd(7) take forever to get in and out of the car?? Why are people all over the place in asda? Why do men drive like that?

Dont always know I'm doing it, i'm blaming getting older

Are they ‘huffing and puffing’ at you?

I just asked my very spoilt dog who is the huffer and puffer in this house and he simply replied stop gabbing and get me a slice of that cheese, I’m dying here. So I’m none the wiser.

You've reminded me of sitting my 'O' levels (yes, that long ago) sitting next to a girl who huffed and sighed continually all the way through every paper. It was incredibly distracting (that's my excuse for failing Maths, anyway).

It would be total silence and then a sigh, then a huff, then another sigh then more silence.

I'm not a sigher myself , but I quite like it as a quality in someone else. It feels very British. Like tutting. Or Scones.

It’s extremely rude not to mention annoying as hell!

I read a book about disordered breathing yesterday. Apparently 1 person in 10 has this. Frequent sighing and/or yawning are signs.

Doctors know very little about it, strangely. I only know about this because I happen to know a repository physio.

So if YOU don’t do it, it’s not normal? Maybe it’s normal for some people, like a lot of other things.

Also, you’ve answered your own question in that last sentence, so why bother asking if you’re so adamant that you’re right?

I sigh a lot when I’m tired or stressed or fed up. I try not to do it in front of people but sometimes it’s hard.

You’re making assumptions and ascribing meaning that isn’t necessarily there. Maybe the person sighing and rolling her eyes had answered the same stupid question or given the same obvious instruction 5 times already, or was reacting to something a colleague communicated. Maybe the person huffing doesn’t think you’re beneath her, but is late for her break or just tired.

I think it would bother you much less if you realised most people’s responses or physical reactions aren’t prompted by or directed at you in any way.

I have a really overactive annoying brain so often accidentally sigh or mutter something related to what I am thinking about, not what I am doing. I am aware it must make me seem very odd and I really try not to do it but sometimes it does happen…

My partner is always asking me what’s wrong, because I sigh a lot- but I swear it’s just because I feel like I’ve not been breathing properly and need a deep breath 😅

The bigger question is, why do you blow their house down?

"and making the fact that you think they are beneath you obvious."

That's your perception. Not fact.

If people want to sigh, huff and puff and/or roll their eyes, let them get on with it. You live you life, they live theirs. Simple. You'll also find it helpful to not make assumptions about why people exhibit certain behaviours.

FWIW, I'm not a huffer/puffer, nor do I sigh excessively, but I accept that people may do this and I couldn't give a toss as to their reasons why.