Pet Peeves

i think of myself as someone that can put up with anything. throw me on a no man's land, i could probably survive using my stamina to get them fishies swimming aimlessly in the ocean and climb them coconut trees like a monkey. i'm also not a picky eater which means i could probably whip out a salad picking out the finest grass that's growing around and be content. in fact, sprinkle some salt water and voila, it's not so bland anymore. basically, i'm going to use my creativity if i want to survive.

but who really cares if i'll be stranded on an island because that's just not going to happen and quite frankly, i'm not going to be alive after a few days of consuming grass and salt water. i was trying to make my point that despite how much crap i can take, there are some things that just prickle my nerves and alert my five senses. and they only bother me in certain situations like when i'm taking an exam or doing something in a quiet place. the strange thing though is that i can be paradoxical with my pet peeves. for example, i get extremely bothered when i'm taking an exam and the person next to me starts sniffing and coughing like every five seconds. but i'm okay with people tapping their pencils and jiggling their legs so much that it travels through the tables. another example, i get extremely bothered when people don't eat with their mouth closed and they make that chewing saliva sound every time they bite. but i'm okay with going to a public restaurant and hearing a whole bunch of people chew with their mouth open. it's weird because it suddenly becomes okay once the sound blends in together. i guess it's like a clarinet player that's really out of tune, but once the whole orchestra starts playing, it's not as bad anymore. another thing, it really bothers me when people breathe a certain way when i'm trying to work, read, eat, think, sleep. but i'm okay with the constant ticking of the clock, tv noise, construction, loud music in the background. seriously some people just do not breathe right. it's like they stop their breath for a few seconds, puff out carbon dioxide out of their nostril making these vacuum noises and then they inhale so much air that their diaphragm expands more than enough. seriously i should be a breathing analyst.

i'm realizing this as i'm writing but i'm basically annoyed at any sound that comes from the mouth of a human being. why is that? it's like once im in a quiet place, my senses just exaggerate any subtle sound that a human mouth makes and it drives me crazy. and it's a serious issue because eating and breathing are what human beings do to survive and it means that i will always face this problem. so the million dollar question is what should i do?!