Summer anxiety

[Failling]

This is going to sound a bit grumpy.. but I dread sunny weather because other people's behaviour makes me cross and anxious.

I recognise it is my problem and I want to find a way to deal with it.

I live in a terraced house on a housing estate where we're all crammed in together. I can't afford anything more remote due to finances and work commute (can't work from home).

As soon as there's the tiniest bit of good weather the neighbours are out burning, bbqing, hot tubbing, partying, jet washing, angle grinding, kids screaming, trampolining, dogs barking etc etc.

I can't open my windows due to smoke and noise.

It drives me insane every year and I long for dark winter evenings to return.

Which is miserable.

I know people are just going about their lives, and that it's a me problem.

So... does anyone have any experience of learning successful coping mechanisms?

I'm already pissed off and it's only the beginning of April.

Noise cancelling headphones (listening to whatever you want to listen to). Play music in your house over the top of it? It's not like they can complain about the noise...

My coping mechanism is to think there's so much horribly upsetting shit going on in the world, that it's lovely these people are enjoying a bit of happiness in warmer weather.

It wears a bit thin when the family whose garden backs onto mine are having daily BBQs and blasting Albanian folk music, but I must admit it's lovely to see what a close family they are and how much their kids enjoy screaming playing with their cousins.

They turn the music down at 9pm midweek after complaints from their closer neighbours, but much later on Fri and Sat nights.

But in all honesty, it is nice to hear people laughing and being happy.