Loud sneezing or making sounds while eating makes me go mad. What to do in such situations without making anyone feel embarrassed?
versatileOasis13
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Mar 21, 2017
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Thinking about a simple sentence, like "the sun is shining, the grass is green" might be helpful for you especially if you repeat it couple of times whenever you feel you're possibly able to go mad.
Anonymous
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Mar 24, 2017
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Sometimes something that helps me is gouge to the bathroom (as an excuse to be somewhere quiet) to calm down for a few minutes helps, and if you're eating during a lunch period and this becomes a habit for you, nobody ever thinks twice about you doing it
YourCanadianFriendEm
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Apr 15, 2017
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Bite your tongue. Keep your opinions to yourself. If it's that bad I'd suggest putting in your earphones and listening to some music, maybe turn on the tv, move away from the person, etc. Remember that the more you focus on the sounds the louder they become. Do the opposite and focus on something else and as time goes on you'll get better at this and it'll come naturally.
RainbowTrie
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May 11, 2017
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I understand how you feel. I have hypersensitive hearing and I need to use earplugs often. If asked, I either tell them the truth or that I have a migraine. You could also put in earbuds and play some nice music to drown out the chewing sounds. I hope that is helpful.
Anonymous
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Jun 1, 2017
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If you can, leave the situation. If leaving isn't an option, work on techniques to calm yourself down; such as blasting music in your ears, or some other focusing method. People can't always choose the mannerisms they have, especially when it comes to sneezing/eating noisy food, so all we can do is calm ourselves.
Anonymous
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Jul 7, 2017
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When I have a pet peeve, or get annoyed because of someone's manners it can help to take a moment to get out of the situation or distract yourself by talking to someone else at the table. Of course you can always politely ask, depending on your relation to that person, to please be quiet for a moment.
Anonymous
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Aug 10, 2017
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If you've ever been tempted to confront someone slurping their soup in a restaurant, or if a person breathing loudly next to you in the movie theater is enough to make your blood boil, then you're not alone: You're one of many people suffering from a genuine brain abnormality called misophonia.
http://time.com/4659308/misophonia-noisy-eating-science/
Anonymous
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Aug 11, 2017
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Try to focus on something else when the person is eating. Focus on other sounds and try to block out the others. With the loud sneezing you have to remember we can't control how we sneeze.
soothingStrawberry61
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Oct 19, 2017
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Unfortunately there is nothing you can do but remove yourself from the situation. Avoid times where people would be eating in quiet places. If you have to go somewhere quiet where people may be eating bring headphones and listen to music. Anything you say to someone is going to come off wrong. Best of luck to you.
PastelRhian
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Nov 27, 2017
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If you're around people eating loudly, move to a quieter area or put earphones in to drown out the sound.
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