Is NOBODY wrong in the post ? POST : His vocal tic is this really loud fucking noise that sounds like someone is clearing their throat.  I can’t explain it perfectly.  It’s like “UMMPH”.  But it’s *loud*.  You will hear it all across the house behind locked doors.  It wakes me up every god damn morning.  And he does it constantly—I’ve counted and I’d average it to around 6 times a minute.  I can’t be around him.  I won’t be in a room with him for long because it hurts my head.   I don’t watch movies or shows with the family in the living room because I can’t handle the headache.  My only moments of bliss are when he’s sleeping because he doesn’t do it.  

I asked my parents about it.  And they don’t want to get him medication that could help, but they’ll get me ear plugs.  Are you fucking kidding me?    And on top of this they treat me like I’m being insensitive.   And they can tune it out so why can’t I?   How they’re able to tolerate it is beyond me.  I’m not exaggerating when I say he might as well be screaming when he makes this noise. 

But here’s my big issue.  The biggest one.  I *know* this motherfucker isn’t doing his tic this loudly, this often at his school and job.   There’s just no way.  Think about this logically with me.  He literally wouldn’t be allowed inside of a classroom with how loud it is.  There is no way the people he sits next to in class tolerates it.  The teacher wouldn’t be able to teach properly. 


I get it.  He’s comfortable at home, he’s around his family, so he feels like he can “let loose” with his urge while he’s here.   But that’s not okay with me.   If you are able to lessen the volume and the frequency, which you *have to* be able to do, then why can’t you do that around me?   

I get treated like an insensitive asshole whenever I bring it up.  I’m not allowed to be comfortable in my own home beside of this constantly screaming in my ear.  I have no one to talk to about it.  Am I the asshole?



