Comment by grigoryvp on Most kinds of noise stress me out a lot, and I have a strong preference for silence. I tend to quickly notice quiet environments. Does this occur to anyone else? Any idea why? · 2021-02-14T15:08:36.343Z · LW · GW

All my life. Personally, I blame it for the high anxiety level, but never interested in details. This may provide some leads: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191115-office-noise-acceptable-levels-personality-type