Tough Cough Essay

Every day I am in misery. All the little sounds, it’s like they follow me wherever I go. Constantly tormenting me and pushing me to my limit. I have tried to go to the doctor but he always tells me that it’s all in my head. That is what everyone tells me, but it’s not, it can’t be. This… condition cannot be all in my head. It must be that my hearing is more tuned in than everyone else. That is the only possible way that I can hear the door closing and opening next door. Why when my mother cracks her knuckles, it feels like a bat is being slammed onto my head repeatedly. Why when My mother yells at me for not having a job, is like I’m in front of ongoing traffic and a semi is about to ram into me.
So, that is how I ended up in this boring office. …show more content…
Finally, I give up and grab my earplugs from my wallet. The silence wraps me up in a comfort blanket and my anxiety goes down once again.
Cough
Cough
Cough
Cough
Cough
If this man keeps on relentlessly coughing my head is going to explode. My ears try to concentrate on literally anything other than the constant sounds made by these pests.
Wait, is that wrong? To call these people pests just because they can’t be quiet? No…it’s not rational. I am being stupid. They are not the problem. I am. I am being selfish. It’s just as mother always says. I have an issue. Wait no, the sounds are getting to me again. I just need to do what the doctor told me to do. Try to focus on something else. I focus on the twiddling of my thumbs and the sounds become a muffled noise that fades into silence. I close my eyes and think of when I was younger and was playing with toys. I don’t remember having this enhanced hearing back then. Maybe it’s because-
Sniff
Sniff
Sniff
Sniff
Jesus Christ do these people not have any clue on how god damn loud they’re being? I bet I could go two floors up and I would still be able to hear their constant noises. Tap