Noise and interruptions while trying to focus?

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Is there anything more irritating/frustrating for you? Library's usually aren't even adequate for me when I want to sit down and get things done. ANY noise that is inconsistent or alternating in volume might as well be a a bomb going off which blasts anything that I am working with in my mind fifty feet away in every direction. And then I have to 'run around' and get everything back in place, which doesn't take too long, but just tends to happen a lot.

It's like I absolutely can't filter out external noises or vibrations. I can filter out my vision totally almost like pulling a T.V. over my eye's, but that T.V. gets ' blown away ' too by the sounds or vibrations. It is tied for most frustrating thing of my life along side crappy internet and a slow computer. I literally can never focus like I want to unless it's night time and everyone around me is asleep. The private library rooms are nice, but they're not what I'm used to, and still have random noises every now and then. My Ideal study environment is about 12am to 5am... but my roommate tends to not sleep until those times too.

And that sucks and all... but I was also stuck in A: A hotel instead of a dorm ... and B: Surrounded by the loudest people on either side of the walls. And if that weren't bad enough I also have the LOUDEST ROOMMATE EVER. Imagine the worst impulsiveness and ADHD you have ever been around... and multiply it by ten. He talks to me all the time when I am trying to talk on MSN or type something like this, he SLAMS EVERYTHING ... I've never seen anything like it... I still don't know how you could manage to slam everything you touch.

Alright... I just managed to waste an hour trying to write this... now my brain is goo... dammit.

I was like this when I was younger. I've gotten much better at dealing with it though because of years with a loud and annoying sister.

I am like this. It's a struggle. I don't like all the distractions; they make me crazed.

When I study I tend to wander around looking for the right place to study. I don't like studying in noisy areas but it has gotten to where the library is too strangely quiet for studying.

1. I do have a problem with sounds and noise. But when I have been concentrated for a very long time, it's hard to distract me, like you can clap and whistle or dance front of me I won't see you since I am in another world.

2. The ADHD problem is that they are very fast and they can multitask. I can imagine the most impulsive ADHD in the world: my mom.

Yeah... crazed is a good word for how I get, especially with my roommate being the way he is. All he does is yell the most offensive crap ever, talk to me non stop, throw things, yell some more, punch and kick walls, throw things at walls, talk to me, etc... and when I try to put headphones on it's like he gets offended or something, because he actually gets louder, or will do something like start playing guitar and stomp his feet... it's absolutely mind blowing... as if his brain were controlled by a bunch of misfired signals in chain gun fashion.






Heh... yeah, I wish I could relate. My ideal study area would be a soundproof room with some sort of natural smoother sounds and pleasant/darker light source. Yeah... that would be incredible.

I can't even stand being near people that eat. My mum thinks I just find her annoying, but I just can't bare the sound. Also my neighbour has to be hammering away at his roof for some reason - EVERYDAY!
There are certain sounds that I really can't stand: slamming, the phone ringing, dogs yelping, cats meowing, high heels against floorboards - the list goes on. Sometimes the tick of a clock gets to me, but not always.

Yes I find the slightest noise very distracting. Even visual things can pull my attention away from something I'm focussed on. I find it easier to read in bed with a torch when it's late, as then my attention is pulled towards the pages rather than around the room.

Hmm...

This is why I broke down on field-trips and why I can't share a room with anyone now. These were the little things that just chipped away at my existence every day and why I eventually left my course even though I loved my subject. My happiness and sanity were being compromised by the environment I was in.

I can bearly interact with anyone now.

I'd rather live in a Japanese style cupboard room than share with anyone.
At least I'd have privacy.