Are you bothered by this?

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Loud conversations and laughter bother me a lot. I actually get quite angry that people can't be quiet. It's an invasion of my space. And frankly I don't want to know that much about them.

This might be weird but...

I can stand/filter out noise I can't interpret, like quite murmurs in a room, but once somebody starts talking just a bit too loud or a bit too close my brain can't not pay attention to it, and then slowly I start to notice all the other little particular sounds. The clock ticking is almost always one. This keeps happening until I feel I'll explode. I used to clench my teeth and stand it, but lately with so much stress and no alone time whatsoever, this is happening every single day.

I put in ear headphones usually but it gets to the point that I just want quite!

All noises seems excessively loud to me, especially high pitched ones. The ones that bother me the most are dishes clacking, dogs suddenly barking next to me, the TV on too loud, kids screaming, whistling. In the street I really notice car brakes screeching. At night I have to wear earplugs because I notice really small sounds and they keep me from sleeping. If I complain I get told to stop exaggerating. For some reason, however, I find the sound of pigeons cooing very soothing.