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Post by delilahtwo on Sept 23, 2014 5:51:53 GMT
I crave quiet. I need silence. I work all day and it isn't quiet there. No music on thankfully but always phones, talking, background etc. Then I come home and the TV is on. All. The. Time. It is never off. Commercials are never muted. Constant noise, constant talking, constant, constant, constant.
Finally my husband goes to bed and the damned TV goes off. I need to go to bed too but I just need some quiet for a few minutes!
I think I'm going to get one of those big pillows and sit in my bed, shut the door and enjoy the quiet. Tomorrow night's plan for sure!
Anyone else find that constant noise drives them crazy?
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Post by chendra on Sept 23, 2014 5:56:45 GMT
Yes! And you're quoting the Grinch, right?
I work with several people who never. stop. talking. Exhausting. And when I get home, my husband has the TV on. It stays that way until after I go to bed. Basically, I spend the time after I get home from work doing my own thing in another room because I can't stand hearing the TV all of the time. He uses it for comforting background noise, but to me, it's noise pollution that gets on my last nerve!
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Post by delilahtwo on Sept 23, 2014 6:07:06 GMT
yes I am quoting the Grinch and that's who I feel like. I don't think the TV is ever off in our home until everyone is in bed. Well, it's off now, I'm the only one up. Definitely moving to another room tomorrow evening, can't stand it. I need some silent time.
No such thing as comforting background noise to me.
I'm grumpy and tired.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2014 6:12:42 GMT
Yes! Constant noise is tiresome. But I am fortunate to live alone so I control the noise at home. It is rare to have the tv or music on. I prefer the silence or a white noise like a fan so I don't hear the random outside noise either.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Sept 23, 2014 6:23:33 GMT
Yes! We cut the cable and now DH watches Netflix some but only he has it on his TV. When 14 yo DS watches video on his devices, I ask him to wear headphones. The constant noise is deafening. I also stay up too late just to enjoy a quiet house.
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 23, 2014 6:24:52 GMT
I'm the opposite. If I'm home I MUST have some noise whether it is music or just the TV on in the background.
However..... every now and then at work, if people around me are being a bit noisy, I will let out a loud SSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 23, 2014 9:32:48 GMT
I totally agree! This is one reason why I'm glad I'm a morning person -- I get up by 5:00, alone, and it's just me and the coffee pot brewing in the background.
My dh is the same with TV/music/radio/whatever. Always on. Always. Thankfully the evening TV is on a totally different floor from where I usually am in the evenings, so we can coexist. I always resisted getting a TV in the bedroom because I knew what would happen. Personally if I lived alone I'd like to have one because I could watch the news in the evening while I was in bed. But I'll never cross that line as long as dh and I are together (which I hope will be a good long time) because I know it would be on when I didn't want it to be.
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Post by heather on Sept 23, 2014 10:06:11 GMT
Oh how I hate the constant TV noise, esp commercials.
My biggest complaint is the even louder talking over the TV. Yo dude, the remote is never out of your reach. How about muting the dang TV instead of trying to talk over the nationwide warehouse guy. Gah.
One more peeve...the favorite channel is AMC. So I officially hate KISS now due to the never ending 4th and Loud commercials.
Shutupshutupshutup!!!!!
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Post by brandy327 on Sept 23, 2014 10:12:05 GMT
I'm usually the opposite...I need noise. And I'm so accustomed to it, then when I do get complete silence my ears ring. LOL A couple of times lately, I've shut the music off and just had silence. It's nice, especially when my day starts at 5am and by the time I'm out of the shower, all 3 kids are up. And then I go to work and deal with 5 3 year olds, 2 18 month olds and a 4 month old. I finish work just before school gets out and then it's back to having my 3 kids. I don't really allow the tv on (for watching - we have music playing through it) until after 7pm. I can't stand the commercials either. LOL
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Sept 23, 2014 10:26:31 GMT
Shhhh! I need quiet when I get home. After I socialize with my husband, I need to go in the other room away from the TV. If not, I'm outside in the back yard where I can hear only birds chirping.
If I don't get a nice stretch of silence each day, I can't relax.
I love the Grinch quote; one of my favorites. I always identified with him in the movie/book. The Whos are way too loud for me!
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Post by Really Red on Sept 23, 2014 10:34:08 GMT
I hear ya, sister. It's misophonia. I've got it BAD. I get up at 5:15 just to have some quiet time.
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Post by quinmm14 on Sept 23, 2014 11:02:48 GMT
I totally agree! This is one reason why I'm glad I'm a morning person -- I get up by 5:00, alone, and it's just me and the coffee pot brewing in the background. My dh is the same with TV/music/radio/whatever. Always on. Always. This is why I get up an hour or two earlier than I have to in the a.m., it's the only time it's quiet all day long. I can not stand the constant noise at work (phones, chatter, etc) then come home to the noise of the TV (and if dh is home, it's on) it drives me insane some days. In good weather I can go out on the deck to get away from it, when colder weather gets here, there is no escape!
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Post by fruitysuet on Sept 23, 2014 11:37:54 GMT
I spent 15 years as a SAHM, the last 8 with all the kids at school. I love peace and quiet. I am now working full time in an open plan office. It's not super busy with the phones but lots of chit chat (which I don't mind). Have totally put the veto in against having radio played out loud (people can listen to music with headphones).
when I get home, I just go up to my bedroom and spend a good hour just being ALONE and QUIET. Breathe. Relax. I don't feel guilty. I need that time. Take it yourself. It really does help.
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Post by purplebee on Sept 23, 2014 11:43:10 GMT
Yes! My dh is a total TV addict and the constant noise drives me crazy. I have gotten better at ignoring it/mentally shutting it off. I like to sit with him in the evenings, but I usually read or pea on my tablet. He does have a pair of Sony wireless headphones which are wonderful for times when I can't handle it and need some quiet, he's hard of hearing and it is LOUD. I like some TV, but not all.the.time!
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Post by Gravity on Sept 23, 2014 11:50:48 GMT
Are we married to the same man? I work every Saturday and Sunday. I tell everyone it is to be able take my DD to school and pick her up. Truthfully, it's to get away from my husband's nonstop blaring television. It makes me nuts. He even had to have it blasting on vacation this summer while he watched NBA playoff games........with the commentary blasting in Spanish........he doesn't speak a word of Spanish.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Sept 23, 2014 12:23:52 GMT
Silence - music to my ears.
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 23, 2014 12:38:09 GMT
I hear ya, sister. It's misophonia. I've got it BAD. I get up at 5:15 just to have some quiet time. It's not necessarily "misophonia" to want quiet in one's life. In fact, most of the time it isn't misophonia. That's when certain noises push someone to rage or anxiety or whatever. But, there are a lot of us totally normal people who just like some quiet in our lives.
eta: I often wonder why I get two totally different font sizes in one post, when I'm not changing anything. Just typing normally. lol
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Post by scrappert on Sept 23, 2014 12:51:13 GMT
Yes! I LOVE quiet. Once I was on my own, after I separated from DH, I would sometimes not turn the TV on until right before bed, just to catch the news. Now that I am with SO, when I get home first, the TV does not go on. I just do what I have to do without all the noise. Once he gets home, TV is on or radio.
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Post by grinningcat on Sept 23, 2014 12:55:21 GMT
I am the total opposite, but I totally understand. I find complete silence in a house is incredibly stressful. Silence is maddening, though sometimes welcome for short periods. But usually some noise is necessary.
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Post by moveablefeast on Sept 23, 2014 12:59:31 GMT
I hear ya, sister. It's misophonia. I've got it BAD. I get up at 5:15 just to have some quiet time. I don't have misophonia. For me it is sensory input overload. My brain can't sort it all out and it makes me tense. No particular noise does it, but having lots and lots of noise all around does. It's not a condition, just a preference for quiet. I like a tv on if I am watching it or a radio if I am listening to it, but if it's just on and making noise then ugh - hate it.
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Post by alibama on Sept 23, 2014 13:06:43 GMT
I have to have some noise. When I scrapbook the tv has to be on. It doesn't have to be on anything good just on for the noise. At work I keep the radio playing very low in my office because I don't like the silence.
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Post by sharlag on Sept 23, 2014 13:10:30 GMT
I notice it most when I mute the TV. It's a palpable sense of relief.
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Post by lorieann13 on Sept 23, 2014 13:11:58 GMT
I hear ya, sister. It's misophonia. I've got it BAD. I get up at 5:15 just to have some quiet time. That's me! I am up at 5:05am to get about an hours worth of quiet before the kids and dh are up.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2014 13:17:46 GMT
When DH had his sinus surgery last Friday, there were two women in the waiting room that DID. NOT. STOP. TALKING. I was so happy when they were called to recovery for their person. (and it wasn't just talking...they were loud...and such mundane stuff...gosh...don't you ever get tired of stupid shit?)
I cannot wait for DH to go back to work. He sits on the couch all day with the television on. Usually, he's watching "his movies" (sci-fi, action etc...lots of screaming, shooting, and loud music) and his hearing is impaired PLUS he is used to watching movies in the basement theatre room and he's got the volume on like movie theatre loud down there.
I told my mom last night, half joking, that I was going to buy him one of those sound amplifiers that he can wear so that he can hear the television without blowing the rest of us out of our seats.
Ready for quiet. It may come tomorrow.
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Sept 23, 2014 13:20:07 GMT
I'm home during the day and usually have something playing in the background but not very loud. Dh has tinnitus and hearing loss so he can't stand silence. He has to have some kind of noise to cover the noise from the tinnitus. With the hearing loss it's hard for him to judge how loud his music and/or pc is. I'm sensitive to loud sounds so if I can hear it in the bedroom with the door closed it's too loud. I'm constantly telling dh to turn his pc down which makes him angry.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Sept 23, 2014 13:26:53 GMT
The noise at work bothers me sometimes to the point I put on my noise canceling headphones and leave the music off. If feel a little goofy if people knew I wasn't listening to something but it really helps!
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Post by akathy on Sept 23, 2014 13:28:45 GMT
I live alone and love the quiet. My TV is on maybe a total of 2 hours a week... maybe. I'm not a TV fan and rarely play music. It's almost always quiet in my house and it's one of the things I love about it. Constant or background noise grates on me, even white noise bothers me.
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Post by peano on Sept 23, 2014 13:40:02 GMT
I think noise is one of the reasons I'm a night person; ahh, the blissful silence of midnight.
Luckily DH is sensitive to it and is willing to use closed captioning on weekend mornings when we're both home and I haven't had coffee yet. It's generally silent around here during the day unless I'm doing food prep or cleaning; then I like to have music on.
I do like ambient noise; birds, cars driving by, the hum of the refrigerator, clock ticking, dog snoring. Those sounds are peaceful to me.
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Post by breetheflea on Sept 23, 2014 13:47:50 GMT
I have 4 kids...
The 5 year old is the worst. Non. Stop. Talking. I try to get up before the kids so I can wake up in silence but some days he is already awake and the second I get out of bed the talking starts. "Where's my breakfast? Do cars sink when they go in water? What happens if the house burns down? Can I have a snack after breakfast? What day is today? Is 9 seconds a long time? Do I have school? How old are you? Can cars fly? Can I watch TV?" then the older two wake up and it's fighting, arguing, whining... which is what I would hear all day except all three of them are in school all day now. The baby babbling all day long doesn't bother me because I don't have to "process and think" what he is saying.
It's nice to know I'm not alone.
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Post by bc2ca on Sept 23, 2014 14:20:35 GMT
When the kids were little, I loved the peace and quiet in the house after 8. DH would usually fall asleep in front of the TV before 9 and I would just turn it off. No TV, music or talking . As they got older and encroached on my quiet time I found myself getting really antsy and irritated. I realized how much I needed that quiet time and knew the only way I was going to get it was to become a morning person. We tried a TV in the bedroom for a few months when we first married and it didn't work. DH could fall asleep with it on, but I couldn't sleep it he was watching something. My kids insist we are the only family they know without TVs in the bedroom, but I know that's not true.
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