The sound of people eating makes me SO angry I wear headphones for Christmas dinner… – The Sun

WE’VE all got that one annoying relative who eats Christmas dinner so loud that it makes us want to put ear plugs in to block them out.

But one woman has revealed how she has to wear headphones to block out the sound of others eating, due to how angry it makes her.

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Louise Lansbury suffers with a condition which means that certain sounds can make her feel angry. She is pictured above wearing a headphone headband which helps block out the noiseCredit: Jam Press

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The 32-year-old said the condition has had an impact on her relationship with her family members, but that she will still be having Christmas dinner with themCredit: Jam Press

Louise Lansbury said that Christmas dinner is the only meal she will eat with her family due to a condition that fills her with rage when people eat.

The 32-year-old suffers with misophonia, which means she is extremely sensitive to sound.

Misophonia is a medical condition, affecting up to one in five people.

It’s an allergy or phobia of certain sounds and those who suffer with it will have a stress reaction when they hear certain sounds.

While Louise, who works in lettings, struggles with lots of different noises, other people eating causes her particular difficulty.

She explained that she’s always had very sensitive hearing and that things always seemed louder to her than others around her.

“As I got older, I realised that certain sounds started to make me feel angry, in the last 10 years I have found this anger turns to rage.

“On discovering misophonia as a condition, I had no doubt that this is what I have been experiencing since a young age.

“I avoid eating with people at all costs, my rage builds up instantly, and if I don’t remove myself from the situation I could lash out.

“Simply put, when someone is eating (they don’t even have to be next to me) It’s like they are directly next to my ear at full volume.”

While it was a struggle for her to deal with the condition growing up, she learned how to cope with it as she has gotten older.

She added: “When I became angry I would act up as a child, I would lash out, fight with my sibling, run to my room and stay there in silence.

“Becoming older, I have learned to control the anger and rage, I simply walk away.”

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Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/17097163/sound-eating-angry-headphones-christmas-dinner/