Do you get irritated by little things?

@sprite1950 (30452)
Corsham, England
June 6, 2018 1:53am CST
Before my sister was very ill she says the smallest things used to get on her nerves. Now she says that since she has recovered she realises that they really weren't worth worrying about and she has learned to focus more on the good things in her life because our days on this earth are precious and none of us will be here forever. I must admit I do stress about certain things that I know are unimportant, I think we all do at times but I am trying to be more like her and appreciate the finer things in life. Do you find yourself getting irritated by little things that don't really matter?
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
6 Jun 18
There are little things that irritate me, people who reply to their phones when it's their turn to pay at the cashiers in the supermarkets surely get on my nerves.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Jun 18
Oh yes that would annoy me too. . I can't stand it when people don't say please or thank you too.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Jun 18
@LadyDuck ooh yes that would annoy me. I say sorry automatically.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
6 Jun 18
@sprite1950 This is also something that annoys me a lot. Also when people bump into you and do not say sorry.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
6 Jun 18
Hi Snowdrop. Oh yes, I do, most especially when I am having my monthly visitors. I have zero tolerance for anything when things do not happen the way I want it to be.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Jun 18
Thankfully I don't have those little visitors any more but I still get annoyed at silly things!
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
@suni51 Haha, next time my partner gets irritable I shall ask him if he is having his period
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@suni51 (3429)
• India
7 Jun 18
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jun 18
I get irritated by little things, but I don't let that interfere with my overall happiness. I have learned not to "sweat the small stuff," so I try to look at the big picture in situations and not get bogged down by the details. But we're all human, so there are going to be things that get under our skin from time to time.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
I love that expression. We used to have a comedy TV programme over here called "Don't sweat the small stuff". It was hilarious, I guess if something major happens all the small things become unimportant.
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@nela13 (58720)
• Portugal
6 Jun 18
There are little things that stress me out but like you I am trying to give them a little or no importance at all otherwise I wouldn't be capable to socialize as most of the things that annoy me are other people's attitudes.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Jun 18
I know I would be much calmer if I could stop being annoyed at stupid stuff.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
@nela13 I think we're all like that up to a point but some people are very calm and don't let anything bother them. I wish I was more like that.
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@nela13 (58720)
• Portugal
6 Jun 18
@sprite1950 the main problem is that stupid stuff messes with my nerves
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• India
6 Jun 18
Sometimes yes. If I am not in good mood, then yes it happens with me.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Jun 18
Silly things tend to make me irritable and I know they really aren't important.
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• India
6 Jun 18
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@Peach10 (1920)
6 Jun 18
I do get irritated but after awhile my mood changes and I make up for what I did or said
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Jun 18
Well that's good. At least you are sorry for what you said.
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@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
7 Jun 18
Yeah, there are definitely little thing that do get on my nerves. I try not to let them get to me, but sometimes, it's easier said than done.
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@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
8 Jun 18
@sprite1950 I don't like that either. I hate being late.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
9 Jun 18
@dodo19 If I have to go anywhere I will always be too early and then just hang around until it is time for my appointment.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
8 Jun 18
I am quite impatient so people who turn up late for anything we've arranged annoys me.
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• Bucharest, Romania
6 Jun 18
Generally not irritated by small things but there are exceptions and I do get irritated sometimes
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Jun 18
I think it's easy to get irritated by day to day things.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
7 Jun 18
@sprite1950 She was given a 2nd chance on life and I can see that. Yes, I have had lillte and big things that annoyed me.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
8 Jun 18
@Hannihar Yes she is back at work and living a normal life which she didn't think she would be able to do at one time.
@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
Yes it has made her value her life and she is happy to wake up each day.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
7 Jun 18
@sprite1950 That is great.
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
i don't mind it and i am not really easily irritated by small things.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Jun 18
You must have a nice easygoing nature.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
6 Jun 18
No not really. I ride the bus. When you ride public transportation you learn to be patient and kindly plus leave well enough alone.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Jun 18
I should be more like you!
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
@oahuwriter Yes I don't think I'm the sort of person who can pretend to be what I'm not.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
7 Jun 18
@sprite1950 Everyone is different, just be yourself you're fine!
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@porwest (92463)
• United States
6 Jun 18
I used to. I must admit. But as I have gotten older I think there is less that I find that matters. So, less bothers me these days than used to. I feel like I am much more laid back nowadays than I was when I was younger.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
Yeah I think I was more stressy when I was young. Age does seem to bring with it a certain serenity and the ability to ignore some of the unimportant irritants in life,
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
14 Jun 18
@porwest Definitely, I remember getting in some right tantrums over things at work but I look back now and think what an idiot I was
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@porwest (92463)
• United States
13 Jun 18
@sprite1950 Indeed. I think you tend to also recognize some things are not as important as they seem when you are younger.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
8 Jun 18
Oh yes. I get irritated at the littlest things. I know it's stupid but I just can't help myself sometimes. I have issues dealing with certain noises or just noise and I will get irritated rather quickly. Not sure why but it does seem to get worse as I get older.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
9 Jun 18
Haha yes I'm like that. I know that if something major happened all these little irritations would be unimportant but I still get annoyed at stupid things.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
10 Jun 18
@morgoodie Yes my sister works nights in a supermarket and we have lengthy phone conversations about everything she hates about work!
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
9 Jun 18
@sprite1950 It is just in our nature to get irritated at the little things. I do that at work too. I don't know why they bother me so much but they do.
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@sh2ker (503)
• Bury, England
7 Jun 18
Yes there are a few small things that really annoy me.I think it is normal for people to have that small thing that annoys them. I work for a call centre for a UK fashion retailer who sells online. I get really annoyed by the people I speak to who say they ordered something offline when they really mean online.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
@sh2ker Yes, lots of Amazon parcels get delivered by them and I know someone who is in control of all the couriers in my area. I have never heard it called that though, how annoying
@sh2ker (503)
• Bury, England
7 Jun 18
@sprite1950 It is when you work in a call centre and hear it several times a day.
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@sh2ker (503)
• Bury, England
7 Jun 18
@sprite1950 Have you heard of the delivery company Hermes.We get lots of people calling it herms that annoys me as well.
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@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
7 Jun 18
Yes. and I need to do like your sister and you.
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• United States
7 Jun 18
@sprite1950 I will be too I was a bundle of nerves when I got off work today.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
@popciclecold What was that? Did something bad happen?
@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
She is calmer than me because her illness made her that way but I'm working on it.
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@suni51 (3429)
• India
7 Jun 18
Yes I do, although I ignore bigger things in some cases!
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
Do I irritate you when I duplicate your discussions suny?
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
@suni51 Yes it was something I read on forumcoin but I didn't check to see if anyone had written the same thing. I was only joking, I know you weren't mad at me really
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@suni51 (3429)
• India
7 Jun 18
@sprite1950 Why do you think you duplicated that intentionally? I am sure you did not plagiarized but it was a coincidence only that you did a similar one. Probably you read the same thread in the 'other' forum site which inspired you to do that one!
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• India
6 Jun 18
I agree saying that if you focus on small things you can never focus on big things and can never progress,we must add value to our life by doing really really great things,and it's simple if you focus on good things good will happen
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Jun 18
Yes that's a good way of looking at things. I don't think I focus on the positives enough.
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• India
6 Jun 18
@sprite1950 it's simple believe what you have to
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
7 Jun 18
Yes, I do get irritated sometimes.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Jun 18
It's hard not to sometimes. I am irritable if I have lost sleep.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
7 Jun 18
@sprite1950 yes I agree with you..
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@Craigba (40)
• Kempton Park, South Africa
7 Jun 18
One word for getting irritated by small noises - misophonia...
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
8 Jun 18
Ah that would be me!
• Aberdeen, Scotland
7 Jun 18
I will admit a lot of little things frustrate me and I worry about stuff or get too stressed when I shouldn't. But, one thing I will probably always find irritating is loud eaters. Just people chomping on their food and not eating with there mouths closed will never get rid of that annoying feeling.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
8 Jun 18
Yes that is gross especially when they speak as they are eating and you can see everything