Fear of noisy neighbours

[Forest]

my Neighbours have officially put there house on the market so it looks like we will get new neighbours sometime. Just cant stop worring about it and its starting to make me feel really down. Dont really want to go to docs as I want to beat this myself and hopefully we will get some good neighbours like we have at the moment. But I find myself virtually all day thinking about this .

[theharvestmouse]

I'm sorry Forest but can you clarify what your problem is?

Is it that neighbours in general make you anxious, and you don't like hearing or seeing your neighbours at all?

Or is it that you have a fear of getting the neighbours from hell moving in next door?

Because you seem to post different posts on the same subject, I think LIlywhites was referring to feeling anxious in general about seeing/hearing neighbours.

[Forest]

My Fear is that I may get noisy neighbours. at the moment I have great neighbours who are very quiet and I am worried that when they move I will get people in next to me who are very noisy.. BBQs, Partys, Loud Children, Dogs out barking allday. etc.

[lilly_whites]

I feel exactly the same. I dont like it when people talk too loud, I tune into sounds that other people cant hear. Spoke to my doctor and says this is normal anxiety feelings, she says try to distract yourself.

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My fear is of neighbours making noise. For example DIY, socialising outside, children making noise even though I have a 10 year old daughter lol!!

[Forest]

Lilly whites i think the same and as much as I think its Daft I just cant seem to shake it off. I also have two Children who like to play out but I do tell them not to make too much noise. Wish I was not like this and have recently went to the docs and started Some Medication so hopefully that will help me settle down a bit when it kicks in.

[lilly_whites]

I dont know what the answer is, distraction, i go and walk my dog. I do feel like im going mad some days.

[anxiety70]

I am so glad I found this website. I have exactly the same problem as others who have posted. I hope we can all work together to help each other.

[Snoodlester]

This has happened to me recently. I've been living in my flat above the same neighbour for over 10 years. I've never really got on with them, and they barely say hello. But just after Christmas I got ill with 'flu or something, and as this kept me awake at night it suddenly switched on my panic mode. It's gotten so bad, I'm now thinking of moving in with my parents so I'm not at home on my own. My neighbours haven't done anything specific, I just suddenly have this distorted view of them being there. I'd be interested to find out if there's any help for this.

Sue x

[anxiety70]

Lillywhites and forest - I have exactly the same symptoms as you both. I worry about neighbours even though I have nothing to worry about. I am having CBT to find out the reason and I will post as soon as I kn8w more.

[KatieJayne]

This is my exact phobia. Unwanted noise, especially by neighbours. I've moved house because of this and I'm just the same in my new house! I had CBT, helped whilst I was having it and then nothing my neighbours aren't excessively noisy - just small bumps here and there!!!!!