Almost all my life I’ve absolutely despised children. Pretty much from the moment I stopped being a child I’ve hated being around children.

It doesn’t even matter what the child is doing. Whether they’re laughing and having fun or screaming and throwing a tantrum. The sound of a child being loud activates an almost primal rage that I can barely contain.

I’ve had to leave social gatherings/restaurants/grocery stores all because if I’d stayed I’d have made a complete ass of myself by screaming at a child just for existing.

It’s even worse with infants which makes me feel horrible because I know they can’t help it. I know the kids don’t know any better and it’s our job as adults to get them through childhood, but my blood boils when they get loud or demand attention.

Has anyone else dealt with something like this? Is there anything I can do to stop from getting so angry?

    • Chthonic
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      That’s misophobia, misophonia is when you don’t like how soy paste sounds.

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        That’s the disease that may qualify you for financial compensation

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        Soy paste sounds would absolutely trigger misophonia for me, so you’re not wrong! Haha.

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      As dumb as this comment is, you’ve just guaranteed that I’ll never forget the name of this problem, so thanks for that