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Could this be ADHD or is it noise sensitive?

I know no one can diagnose me on here but I'd like some opinions/views on this, I've been trying to go to my doctors for ages about this but she has told me straight up she thinks I'm lying and making it up.

I get annoyed so easily, I live in social housing, I have a nice house in a cul-de-sac, however, I often get annoyed by the noise of the children playing, there's a park outside my house, I hear children screaming, shouting and playing, being noisy every day, every time I hear it I get fed up and annoyed when they're being loud, even though they're being kids, I don't complain to the parents though. Not sure if it's needed but there's 15+ kids who play in the park every day.

I get really irritated by mobile phones. When I see anybody on their mobile phones it irritates me a lot, I start moaning to myself in my head. I get especially annoyed when I'm stuck behind a slow walker who is often on their phone. It irritates the bleep out of me.

I get irritated if a particular sibling comes into my room and starts trying to make conversation with me. I know they're trying to have a conversation and be nice but I get annoyed with their voice for some reason and my language can't often hide it - what I mean is when I speak to them my voice doesn't hide the fact I'm bleeped off.

I get angry super easy if I hear a classmate being disrespectful to the lecturer or talks bleep about them behind their back. When I see classmates be disrespectful to the lecturers I don't confront them but I can't help feel like I want to punch them for the rest of the lectures.

Another thing I struggle with is my phone. I don't use my iPhone a lot, when I do use it, it's mainly to send a text message here or there. I personally feel my phone is part of my privacy, I get irritated when my siblings try to unlock my iPhone and see who I've been talking to, although I don't do anything stupid, I just feel it's an invasion of privacy, although I'm alright with my other half going on my phone whenever she wants. It's the same thing with my laptop and computer.

I struggle to sleep, I think about the same thing over and over again. I can keep thinking about a conversation I had with someone ten days ago and it'll play in my head exactly as the conversation happened.

I get highly irritated if my backpack isn't organised, I also get angry if I can't find my keys or my wallet - I loose them on a daily basis.

I get angry if people send me multiple text in one go, just send me a paragraph, I hate when people send me multiple text.

If I do use my iPhone and I receive a notification I get so annoyed at it that I have to turn every app notification off - I can't leave a single one off.

I get annoyed if I'm late to things or if the buses are late, or if people are late.

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Original post by estrangedstu
I know no one can diagnose me on here but I'd like some opinions/views on this, I've been trying to go to my doctors for ages about this but she has told me straight up she thinks I'm lying and making it up.
I get annoyed so easily, I live in social housing, I have a nice house in a cul-de-sac, however, I often get annoyed by the noise of the children playing, there's a park outside my house, I hear children screaming, shouting and playing, being noisy every day, every time I hear it I get fed up and annoyed when they're being loud, even though they're being kids, I don't complain to the parents though. Not sure if it's needed but there's 15+ kids who play in the park every day.
I get really irritated by mobile phones. When I see anybody on their mobile phones it irritates me a lot, I start moaning to myself in my head. I get especially annoyed when I'm stuck behind a slow walker who is often on their phone. It irritates the bleep out of me.
I get irritated if a particular sibling comes into my room and starts trying to make conversation with me. I know they're trying to have a conversation and be nice but I get annoyed with their voice for some reason and my language can't often hide it - what I mean is when I speak to them my voice doesn't hide the fact I'm bleeped off.
I get angry super easy if I hear a classmate being disrespectful to the lecturer or talks bleep about them behind their back. When I see classmates be disrespectful to the lecturers I don't confront them but I can't help feel like I want to punch them for the rest of the lectures.
Another thing I struggle with is my phone. I don't use my iPhone a lot, when I do use it, it's mainly to send a text message here or there. I personally feel my phone is part of my privacy, I get irritated when my siblings try to unlock my iPhone and see who I've been talking to, although I don't do anything stupid, I just feel it's an invasion of privacy, although I'm alright with my other half going on my phone whenever she wants. It's the same thing with my laptop and computer.
I struggle to sleep, I think about the same thing over and over again. I can keep thinking about a conversation I had with someone ten days ago and it'll play in my head exactly as the conversation happened.
I get highly irritated if my backpack isn't organised, I also get angry if I can't find my keys or my wallet - I loose them on a daily basis.
I get angry if people send me multiple text in one go, just send me a paragraph, I hate when people send me multiple text.
If I do use my iPhone and I receive a notification I get so annoyed at it that I have to turn every app notification off - I can't leave a single one off.
I get annoyed if I'm late to things or if the buses are late, or if people are late.

Hi @estrangedstu.

The situations you are explaining are just saying that you need more time for yourself and you need to be in quiet space... meaning that you need to restore your energy on a daily basis by having more space and time for yourself. Meditation helps a lot. Just sit every day with yourself, not distracted by anything/anyone and focus on your breath for 5 minutes.

When we get easily irritated with everything means that our own energy has not been restored properly and we need to do some changes in order to protect our own space (every single day). Also doing our own hobbies or activities we only enjoy (not what others like) might help restore it...

Did this help a bit?

Lucie
PhD Student
Student ambassador
Cranfield University

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