A coworker is calmly sipping coffee. Someone is typing. Someone is breathing a little louder than necessary. And in a split second, a thought flashes through your mind: “Does it really have to be like that? Can’t they do it differently?” You feel emotions starting to boil inside you, especially anger.
And just at that moment, your coworker taps you on the shoulder because they need your advice, while you feel like you could jump out of your skin. Why?
If almost everything suddenly starts getting on your nerves, the cause is often not the people around you, but a reduced tolerance for stimuli due to stress, fatigue, lack of sleep, or overload. If you are particularly bothered by certain sounds, misophonia may also be a factor.