Have you ever disliked someone so much that you found yourself weirdly obsessed with them? If so, who was it and why did you feel that way?

I had a neighbor in NYC who blasted the same 3 shitty songs obnoxiously often until 6am before starting it up again the next day sometimes as early as noon. This routine started shortly after quarantine began and lasted until I moved in August.

I’m an artist/producer on top of having mild misophonia and found it really hard to not fixate on the sound. It really started to fuck with my mental health because even when the music was off I’d anticipate it and wonder how much time I had before my day was ruined.

I initially held off making a noise complaint because I knew the authorities had more important things to deal with at that time and also because I couldn’t figure out where it was even coming from due to the acoustics of the alley outside - there was no obvious source, It seemed to come from both East and West (fml) I just knew it wasn’t in my building.

I finally hit a breaking point one night and stormed up to the roof determined to figure out where it was coming from to phone in a complaint. I figured out which apartment it was and went to match building on google maps. I then matched the layout (triplex penthouse with outdoor hot tub, easy) to a Zillow listing to get the unit number to make my complaint.

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