| Sorry, that sounds awful. And hard to un-hear once you start. If you play music in the house, do they stop? |
| We need an update OP is she still humming even with low music in the background? |
Sounds like it! |
She hums louder when there’s music or tv in the background. I just can’t be in the same room without it setting me off. I know it seems harsh, but I guarantee a vent on the internet is preferable to the alternative, which would be to confront the situation. |
how much longer is your suffering????
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Exactly. OP is the one with OCD/Tourettes/whatever tic is it that makes her need to dominate her environment. It's hard to be a guest in the house of someone like that. Just say it like it is -- OP has an issue, not the other way around. |
Bingo. Read and learn, OP. |
I don't think it would be better if it were a tune, tbh. My mother whistles the same few bars of a song, over and over, and it's awful. |
That’s the worst, because it shoots their predictable “but I can’t hellllllp iiiiiiiit” claims out of the water. |
You are impressively wrong. not OP |
| Have you tried asking them to stop? |
+1 It's perfectly fine for you to do this. |
Yes, it's an ASD thing. My son walks around, but at least he has a silent tread. |
| My spouse whistles non stop and it makes me want to pull out my hair. Soooo annoying. |
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There is nothing worse than a whistler or a hummer. I don't think there is anything related to any disability with either of these horrible habits.
We had a janitor in my elementary school who had Tourettes. He had a facial tick and randomly screamed curse words. I am amazed he wasn't fired. Throat clearing is terrible too but nothing is worse than someone sniffing up their snot and not blowing their nose! |