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Article created by: Rūta Zumbrickaitė

Everyone is different, and we all have our own unique quirks and idiosyncrasies that make us who we are. There are some of us, though, who get inordinately irked by things the vast majority don’t have any problem with.

Someone asked the internet, “What’s a completely normal or minor thing that irrationally gets under your skin, but most people don’t seem bothered by it?” and the community didn’t hold back. Why, however, are some folks so sensitive? Let’s dive right in!

More info: Reddit

#1

People sharing random things that don’t bother others but ruin their mood in a lively bar setting. Music so loud in a restaurant that you can’t hold a conversation.

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    Woman in hijab using laptop and smartphone in modern office, illustrating people sharing random things that ruin mood. Speakerphone in public.

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    #3

    Three friends playing video games together indoors, sharing moments that affect mood and personal experience. Multiple sources of noise at once. For example- tv is on, and someone also watching videos on their phone in the same room. I can’t breathe.

    Automatic-Increase74 , Afif Ramdhasuma Report

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    #4

    Person adjusting vintage radio on reflective table, illustrating random things that ruin mood shared by people. Songs on the radio that are allowed to have police or ambulance sirens on them.

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    #5

    Black Mercedes-Benz car with headlights on parked on a dark road capturing mood-ruining random things shared by people. Not using indicators when other cars aren’t near but would still be of use to pedestrians.

    Keelan_____ , vicky brownb vicky Report

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    #6

    Man wearing an apron eating with a fork, illustrating random things that ruin mood but don’t bother others. I cannot stand the sound of someone chewing loudly, especially when their teeth clack together or they slurp soup. Like… why is that even legal 😩.

    Odd_Breakfast5012 , Yan Krukau Report

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    #7

    Person wearing yellow pants and black shoes walking on a street with Look Right written, mood and random things concept. Stopping in the middle of foot traffic to look at your phone/take in the view/pick your nose. Even if I can go around you, the sheer lack of consideration for others drives me insane.

    Flurb4 , Gustavo Vizart Report

    #8

    Person with long hair sitting at a wooden table with head down and hands covering face, showing mood frustration. The overuse of the words “narcissist” and “projecting.” It’s TikTok pop psychology and more often than not used incorrectly by people who have a tenuous grasp on the concept in general.

    Shoddy-Ad7306 , Kaboompics.com Report

    #9

    Kids running around without their parents in stores and restaurants.

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    #10

    Two dogs interacting on grass during a walk, illustrating random things that ruin mood but don’t bother others. Off leash dogs when there is an applicable leash law. Then the unleashed dog runs over to people with a leashed dog while the owner is yelling at the unleashed dog.

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    #11

    Headlights that are too strong or not dipped and always shining into your eyes.

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    #12

    Crumpled energy drink can and discarded papers on rough pavement illustrating random things that ruin mood for some people. Dumping liquid in a trash can.

    It's gonna leak, my guy.

    RhysOSD , Suzy Hazelwood Report

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    #13

    Woman in pink blazer stressed while working on laptop, illustrating people sharing random things that ruin their mood. People coming into work when they are sick. Especially if they are going to sniffle and cough the entire day.

    Appropriate-Beat5774 , Edward Jenner Report

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    #14

    Woman in beige sweater covering her face with hands, portraying mood affected by random things that don’t bother others. Getting too hot, and not being able to cool down.

    Fuzzy-Ad1788 , MART PRODUCTION Report

    #15

    Woman in white pajamas annoyed while reaching to turn off alarm clock in a bedroom, illustrating mood-ruining random things. Not shutting off alarms when they go off.

    My wife can hear her alarm, get up, get dressed, and head down to start breakfast and the blaring alarm doesn't bother her enough to turn it off.

    Thundersalmon45 , Miriam Alonso Report

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    #16

    Young woman with glasses and headset working on laptop, illustrating mood-ruining things that don’t bother others. I work from home, so people asking for a Teams call to explain in 20 mins what could be much more transparently and traceably explained in a 20 word email.

    ResponsibleDemand341 , MART PRODUCTION Report

    #17

    Picking up an item in the supermarket and it's sticky.

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    #18

    People sitting in a park on a sunny day, relaxing and socializing, illustrating random things that affect mood. Crowd participation.

    Worldly-Time-3201 , Leah Newhouse Report

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    #19

    Person sitting on a motorcycle on a forest road, illustrating random things that ruin mood for some people. Loud motorcycles. Why? There's no need for them to wake me from a sound sleep from a quarter mile away.

    Calm_Body_8763 , apson_magar Report

    #20

    Empty baggage claim area at Suvarnabhumi Airport, illustrating random things that can ruin mood for some travelers. People crowding around the luggage belt instead of stepping back so everyone can see what’s coming around them.

    Ok-Satisfaction-733 Report

    #21

    Hand catching running water in a sink, illustrating random things that ruin mood shared by people. A wet sleeve.

    -BananaLlama- , Sardwim Report

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    #22

    When people say "exspecially" instead of "especially".

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    #23

    Person holding a tote bag with empty glass bottles and cans, illustrating random things that ruin mood for some people Bottles rolling around inside a plastic bag while a car is moving.

    Aran909 , Polina Tankilevitch Report

    #24

    Two people sitting on the floor enjoying coffee and pancakes, illustrating random things that ruin moods for some. Water droplets on kitchen or bathroom floor when I'm in socks.

    -BananaLlama- , cottonbro studio Report

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    #25

    Young man wearing headphones and glasses frustrated in front of laptop, illustrating random things that ruin mood shared by people. Confusing i.e. and e.g. I know it’s petty and a totally stupid irritation, but it makes me nuts.

    Competitive-Fee2661 , Gustavo Fring Report

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    #26

    The toilet paper being backwards, but i have a feeling this is not a minor thing in many people's eyes...

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    #27

    Feet in flip-flops swinging from a green hammock outdoors, illustrating random things that ruin mood for some people. When people step on the back of my flip flop accidentally. I don’t know why is triggers me so bad 😩.

    StrategyLive625 , Dương Nhân Report

    #28

    When someone opens something that has plastic but doesn’t take the plastic all the way off.
    For example, sour cream. My gf will open the tub and peel back the plastic almost all the way, but then smooths it back down and puts the lid back on.

    RoutineSheepherder93 Report

    #29

    Person overwhelmed as multiple hands point at her, illustrating random things that ruin mood and affect people differently. Being inexact in wording.

    I can’t stand being misunderstood, it makes me feel like an idiot.

    I hate it when I say something to someone and they misunderstand and I realise it was because I wasn’t clear.

    Find it hard to properly articulate some times.

    Savengillier , Yan Krukau Report

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    #30

    Person casually using smartphone in a plaid shirt, illustrating random things that ruin their mood shared by people. Spelling lose as loose.

    odoylessister , Porapak Apichodilok Report