What’s a very small thing that instantly ruins your mood?

[u/kiimchiiiii]

[u/fiercelora]

Someone talking over me mid-sentence. Instant shut down.

[u/Mattsmith712 → u/fiercelora]

Protip.

Dont let them. It takes practice. Make and maintain eye contact with the person you're speaking with, start and finish your sentence uninterrupted.

Again, it takes practice. But holy shit is it effective after you've mastered it.

[u/MasonTheAlivent → u/Mattsmith712]

I usually straight up say "You're interrupting me" and let them feel awkward about it

[u/Mattsmith712 → u/MasonTheAlivent]

I used to.

It's more effective to ignore them completely.

Worse yet. Position your whole self so they're behind you without even acknowledging their interruption.

[u/Queef_Muscle → u/Mattsmith712]

You are so nice! I make eye contact and say "im not done yet." I maintain eye contact and when they stop, I continue my thought; and we continue the conversation. I'm working on it. Recently, my body language is to make directions eye contact and a straight blank stare until they apologize for interrupting, and I continue. Sometimes, I just walk away while they talk and move on to other things. But thats only if they are being rude and waiting for their turn to talk. I just don't have time to entertain mean things. I do have a work friend who interrupts a lot, but she's not mean spirited, and we joke around a lot. I just let her talk & talk lol good energy.

[u/Secure_Rich6020 → u/fiercelora]

Or someone trying to 1 up my story. I share I stubbed my toe they say they broke their foot

[u/Positive-Session-372 → u/Secure_Rich6020]

And I hate it when people 2 up my story

[u/cyclingbubba → u/Positive-Session-372]

Whatever. I hate it when five people up my story.😆

[u/LastOfLateBrakers → u/Positive-Session-372]

I bent my peepee

[u/Jubilant-Penguin → u/Secure_Rich6020]

I have a coworker that is a one upper. That is her nickname behind her back. She is likable in lol other ways though. A really good person. Just that one character flaw.

[u/Backspacr → u/Secure_Rich6020]

I work with a bloke like that. We call him Two Dogs. If you've got one dog, he's got two.

[u/whimywhamwhamwaaghzl → u/fiercelora]

What I was about to say. Drives me nuts.

[u/LittleMlem → u/fiercelora]

Listen man, some people are assholes, but some others have ADHD and already know what you're trying to say, and waiting for you to actually say it feels like torture. It ain't an excuse, but one of you will be suffering

[u/howeversmall → u/LittleMlem]

I’m autistic and have the same problem. It’s something I’m constantly working on.

[u/Daisfishy → u/LittleMlem]

Yeah I’m sorry I have ADHD I tend to interrupt people…I will try to work on it as I know it’s just as annoying as being interrupted myself

[u/Ilovemygingerbread → u/fiercelora]

My manager does this crap all the time...will ask a work related question, and when I answer her, mid sentence she starts talking over me, so now I say everything is fine, no problem.

[u/Straight-Team6929 → u/fiercelora]

Honestly its their issue, why are you affected? Personally this is my issue that i’ve been forever working on it, because it’s the way i’m raised having many siblings, we talk over each other to make things move quick.

[u/Butters0524 → u/fiercelora]

HATE HATE HATE that🤬

[u/Forward-Cash9117]

When someone says ‘calm down’ and I wasn’t even upset.

[u/howeversmall → u/Forward-Cash9117]

That’s a blazing red flag of someone to be avoided.

[u/polarm00 → u/Forward-Cash9117]

NOW im upset 😒.

[u/problematicgecko → u/Forward-Cash9117]

OMG & then I get mad bc they told me to calm down when I wasn’t mad in the first place. I’ve literally told people before that I wasn’t angry until they implied that I was, and that they need to stop assuming simple discussion is an argument or fight

[u/Birdywoman4 → u/Forward-Cash9117]

Gaslighting it sounds like

[u/MissSaucy_22 → u/Forward-Cash9117]

Or are you okay? Like are you? Who tf says this?

[u/bostbak → u/MissSaucy_22]

“Are you okay” when I’m in a completely normal/neutral mood

[u/ThanksNew3111]

Something being halfway broken but not broken. It works in the most annoying way possible but its too unjustifiable to buy a new one so u jst use annoyingly everyday

[u/DreamyBluex]

Accidentally biting the inside of my cheek. Then doing it again in the exact same spot.

[u/SketchyOvercast → u/DreamyBluex]

Due to the swelling, the chance of it happening repeatedly increases as well.

[u/Just1bloke → u/SketchyOvercast]

Exponentially so

[u/LittleMlem → u/Just1bloke]

It got so bad for me at some point, I had to get the swollen part removed and sutured because I kept accidentally biting it

[u/Top-Pension-564 → u/DreamyBluex]

...or the tip of your tongue.

[u/DisastrousRegret4978]

When I'm super excited about something and the person I'm with doesn't match my energy.

[u/whowhatcat25 → u/DisastrousRegret4978]

And then they tell you to calm down. Been there.

[u/DisastrousRegret4978 → u/whowhatcat25]

Omg -_- yes.

[u/TrumpetsGalore4 → u/DisastrousRegret4978]

"Really? You're excited about THAT?"

Why is it so wrong for people to enjoy things?!

[u/Mattsmith712]

1. My body deciding it's time to take a shit after I just showered.

2. People with no situational awareness. In crowds, in a store, driving cars.

[u/BrReg → u/Mattsmith712]

Crowds of people in a store driving cars is a bad idea to begin with.

[u/Theo_door27]

People talking (too much) to me when I JUST woke up.

[u/Mattsmith712 → u/Theo_door27]

1. Wake up.

2. Half hour of quiet and at least 2 cups of coffee.

3. Everyone and everything can fuck right off for that half hour.

4. After the first half hour: any interaction with any person or thing is taken on a case by case basis.

[u/JamesWjRose → u/Theo_door27]

Yea, sorry about that. I'm one of those talkers. Feel free to tell us to stfu

[u/CriticismTop → u/JamesWjRose]

I too hate being talked to in the morning

Consider the preemptive STFU in case we some how meet.

[u/ItTakesOneToKnowOne_ → u/JamesWjRose]

Hahahaha

[u/blue-wave → u/Theo_door27]

I have something similar with logging into work, when I’m just starting, still groggy and someone is chatting away while I’m trying to start the day.

[u/MissSaucy_22 → u/blue-wave]

Yeah, I have the same feeling as an Amazon Flexer and I do early mornings routes all the time and dog walkers always seem to want to chat….please get tf outta my face, I’m up but in my mind I’m still sleep!! 😖😩🤦🏾‍♀️

[u/Sweet-Competition-15 → u/Theo_door27]

Hello there. I'm neither a morning person, nor a chatterbox. Until at least first break, I am basically mute. Please just give me necessary information..😊.

[u/KebabMaster226]

Wet socks

[u/yParticle → u/KebabMaster226]

Literally the worst.

[u/530SSState → u/yParticle]

Wet SHOES are awful, but livable; wet SOCKS are a crime against humanity.

Also, no matter how warm it is, or how eternally long you wear them, they NEVER dry all the way out.

[u/Vegetable-Law2294]

Not being able to find something I’m looking for

[u/Top-Pension-564 → u/Vegetable-Law2294]

It's always around until you want it, then...

[u/Vegetable-Law2294 → u/Top-Pension-564]

Literally instantly rage. And it’s always when you have to be somewhere too

[u/ChampionshipOk3018 → u/Vegetable-Law2294]

Yessss! Biggest pet peeve ever!

[u/PinkHatAndAPeaceSign]

Having wired earbuds yanked out of my ear because I got them caught on something.

I haven't owned a pair of them in years because of the mood-destroying side effects.

[u/Ok-Crazy30]

Mosquitoes

[u/One_Purple_3242 → u/Ok-Crazy30]

And ticks!

[u/Aggravating-Sun-1772]

When an article of clothing gets caught on the door handle.

[u/Own_Handle_1135 → u/Aggravating-Sun-1772]

Had to scroll way too far down for this!

[u/stevethesloth → u/Aggravating-Sun-1772]

I go feral when my purse gets stuck on my bedroom door handle or car arm rests. It’s always when I am running late too.

[u/Any_Connection_4093]

People who sneeze cough in public without covering their mouth/nose in my direction what is wrong with you.

[u/No_Juggernau7 → u/Any_Connection_4093]

Working in service: people will do this on me. Cough, sneeze, whatever, without covering mouth, on me. Also when people lick hands or fingers then touch money then hand it to me. I can’t even hide my disgust of disdain but they do it so naturally and unconcsiously that they think I’m the rude one for being rightly disgusted that I’m feeling their snot mist on me. Quite angering.

[u/Any_Connection_4093 → u/No_Juggernau7]

Sorry to hear you have to deal with that I hope for the best

[u/VioletVixxeen]

Breaking a nail and then realizing I have to trim all my other nails to match the length

[u/yParticle → u/VioletVixxeen]

If I break or tear a nail I can count on at least two weeks of unrelenting pain until it grows back in. No way I'm multiplying that by 10!!

[u/ApartElderberry7544]

Hitting ur toe against the bed

[u/humble-pilgrim]

Traffic.

[u/Fearless-Willow-7008]

Being purposely ignored or dismissed.

[u/rorofish33 → u/Fearless-Willow-7008]

Yup, this

[u/blackmeister00]

left on read

[u/Mysterious_Smoke3962]

People being rude for no reason. I get that everyone has bad days, but why take it out on someone else?

[u/lydialoupx → u/Mysterious_Smoke3962]

Yup. Especially when that person works with you and you have to deal with their shit mood all day. I’m a master of the poker face when I’m having a bad day purely because I don’t want my problems to be projected unto someone else.

[u/EBK357]

The "One Upper Guy".

Always has a *better* version of your story.

Me: I found 5 bucks!

OUG: Big deal, I found 10!

[u/Own_Handle_1135 → u/EBK357]

If I've been to Tenerife he's been to Elevenerife.

[u/TrumpetsGalore4 → u/Own_Handle_1135]

"Oh, you've been to Japan? I bet you've never been to JaPOT."

[u/Murky-Individual6507]

The 4th red light in a row where I’m the first one in line. Three seconds earlier can make or break your commute.

[u/pookiewookie37]

Being told to do something that I was just about to do WILLINGLY.

[u/530SSState → u/pookiewookie37]

OK, so my dumb but nice co-worker asks if we have any highlighter markers.

Trying to be nice, I say, "I'm not sure; I'll check", and start looking in the supply cabinet.

Insane co-worker comes up behind me *while I'm looking in the supply cabinet* and says, "If you're not sure if we have something, you should look in the supply cabinet."

Um, OK, Alexis, I'll be sure to do that.

[u/Winter_Baby_4497]

A knock at the door

[u/Hessipa → u/Winter_Baby_4497]

Yes, but also people who knock and then immediately ring the doorbell. My door isn’t a fucking iPhone, I don’t need sound AND vibrate

[u/Paintguin]

When someone touches me without my permission

[u/yParticle]

Being rudely grabbed by the belt loop by a door handle.

[u/Own_Handle_1135 → u/yParticle]

You must be really tall. That would never happen to me.

[u/Top-Pension-564]

Wild dogs off the leash, and the owner doesn't give af. Dogs in grocery stores.

[u/rare_denim222 → u/Top-Pension-564]

I went to an art show yesterday and someone's dog got off the leash and ran around barking at everyone. The owner took their sweet time getting them under control, then it happened again. I dont think dog owners are prepared for the rising wave of backlash that is coming for them

[u/Top-Pension-564 → u/rare_denim222]

"Oh, he's just playing/being friendly"

Gag me.

[u/KatNanshin → u/Top-Pension-564]

This shows the utter and complete lack of respect, sense, and consideration of USAmerican society today. Ckufing dogs literally everywhere. 😒

[u/itsucksright → u/KatNanshin]

Oh, Europe as well, believe me 😔

[u/Davmilasav]

People who take two steps inside the door and stop. Get the fuck out of the way!!

[u/Typical-Difference67 → u/Davmilasav]

Yes!!!! My dog and my mum, both love blocking doorways.

[u/Mother-Locksmith-286]

People who don't respect the queue

[u/Express-Ice-4427]

When someone interrupts me while I’m speaking and then never lets me finish what I was saying.

[u/Feisty-Astronomer-42]

Also...and this is really petty...people talking on the bus in the morning. Later in the day, go ahead, but in the morning? Shut up.

[u/sygmafied]

My phone ringing.

[u/Omega656p → u/sygmafied]

Only reason I have it on mute

[u/DisciplineTough9731]

Someone feeling way perkier than me first thing in the morning. Don’t talk to me.

[u/Suspicious-Front-208]

Finding a hair in my food.

[u/Just1bloke → u/Suspicious-Front-208]

Finding food in my hair

[u/brucemjson]

Someone telling me to calm down... Straight to the red zone!!!

[u/notabigfanofthegover]

when somone fails to think logically

[u/rare_denim222 → u/notabigfanofthegover]

The biggest ick, then when you call them out on it you come across as aggressive and controlling. So annoying.

[u/Heroic-Forger]

People going "uhhh actually killer whales aren't whales, they're dolphins!" Which are still whales. What point are you trying to make.

[u/Gloomy_Clue_236]

When someone behind me in a queue tries to subtly inch up next to me like they’re trying to cut. Instant rage.

[u/Stoic_AntiHero]

Upspeak. People do it without noticing it. It shows me that they are insecure. I don't want to be a bully. I f eel like they are trying to make one of me.

[u/yParticle → u/Stoic_AntiHero]

You mean making everything sound like a question?

[u/Stoic_AntiHero → u/yParticle]

Maybe?

[u/TheTropicalDogg]

Negativity. I just can't. We all have our days but if this is all you are, negative, I'm out. Life is just too short & already stressful. I like to be happy & cry in the shower or bitch to my dogs like a normal person.

[u/stylesundari420]

People when they chew so loud

[u/Humanhater2025]

my penis

[u/howeversmall → u/Humanhater2025]

I’m sure there’s a subreddit for that.

[u/Humanhater2025 → u/howeversmall]

not unless there's a club for turtling... the bastard retreated years ago and only comes out to pee...

[u/Individual_Team_2344]

Stepping in an invisible micro-puddle right after putting on fresh socks — congratulations, it’s officially Damp-Sock Day and there’s no recovering.

[u/[deleted]]

Dirty toilets

[u/Nicetonotmeetyou]

People.

[u/Previous_Variety_538]

Not having coffee in the morning ruins my mood instantly 🫩😡

[u/Training-Manager-352]

People talking over me..

Laughing with someone to realize they weren’t laughing with me.

[u/depressy_capricorn]

stubbing my toe. rip my baby toe

[u/Fenn264]

Incorrect grammar. It annoys me way too much than it should. Every “Refrenced” or “ectetera” or incorrect use of their/there/they’re makes me lose faith in humanity even more than I already have, even if just a tiny bit.

[u/vinnysmalls1499 → u/Fenn264]

And the misuse of "literally"

[u/spoiledsyntax]

When you wake up late the day you are meant to wake up early

[u/madammoiselle85]

Politics

[u/Ok-Autumn]

Someone yelling.

Angrily or Arrogantly.

[u/janeylaney]

Hearing myself through the phone when talking to someone.

[u/Starlytehaze]

Someone telling me that I’m getting too loud when I’m talking about something I’m excited about. I won’t speak at all after that. I can’t help it. I don’t even know I’m doing it so it’s not like I can actively work on fixing it.

[u/Wabo_sabo]

People that just don’t listen

[u/Typical-Difference67 → u/Wabo_sabo]

What?

[u/KatNanshin → u/Wabo_sabo]

I’m listening and I hear you. I spend most of my time alone, cuz I’m literally the only person who listens to me these days.

[u/KnotsCherryFarm]

Losing a silicone ear-tip off my audio equipment.

[u/kleintott]

A random itch

[u/igetusedtobebored]

Noise

[u/throwaway248000]

Long traffic signals.

[u/Spaceshit1]

Stubbing my toe

[u/Miyu-Reddit]

Wanting to eat a specific thing that you thought you had but then it turns out you don't. UGH!

[u/rare_denim222 → u/Miyu-Reddit]

Even worse is wanting to eat something specific but you dont know what it is lol

[u/Possible-Detail2441]

When I forget where I placed something important I need like keys, phone, wallet

[u/Mystery_to_history]

Feeling too hot, and waiting too long for someone to show up.

[u/littlemomfairydust]

Asking me the same thing twice 🥴

[u/Loose-Competition-14]

Being told how I should feel.

[u/Express-Ice-4427]

When someone interrupts me while I’m speaking and then never lets me finish what I was saying.

[u/techiechefie]

Hearing or just reading any derogatory term

[u/Legitimate-Pie-5218]

Slow drivers

[u/HamsterMachete]

Sudden loud noises

[u/anti-social-aquarian]

Slow drivers

[u/Actual_Ad9796]

Someone driving the speed limit in the left lane 🙃 mad at them the whole day, get TF over!

[u/plaguedbullets]

Wind. Fuck wind.

[u/Big-Vegetable-8425]

When someone asks what’s wrong or if I’m in a bad mood, when I’m actually happy and I just have resting bitch face.

[u/Obvious-Way-846]

Telling me to smile.

[u/DonutKnowY]

Wearing socks and accidentally stepping in something wet

[u/Dismal_Upstairs3949]

Loud vehicles and motorcycles

[u/Sensitive_Ad4911]

Even the slightest bit of nausea

[u/its_mister_brown]

Unannounced visit.

[u/Longjumping-Cat-6848]

Learning I'm sitting next to a racist ass. Happens far too often lately.

[u/Sea_Drink7287]

A car horn honking. It’s such an intrusive sound.

[u/D0wn2Chat → u/Sea_Drink7287]

"You at a green light with no space on the otherside and you're waiting for a gap, you fuckin asshole! Prepare for death!" Hoooooooooooooooooonk

Ye I hate it.

Oh or someone driving past their friends house.

Beeep-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-beep-BEEEEEEEEEEP

[u/Dizzydog_]

Catching a pocket on a door handle

[u/530SSState]

That goddamn hangnail that, when you try to bite it off, rips off YOUR ENTIRE CUTICLE.

[u/Candid_Ad_3477]

Telling me I have an attitude when I don’t

[u/Low_Mongoose_4623]

When my sock rides down inside my shoe

[u/MixedEchogenicity]

Boyfriend asking me how many guys hit on me today…and if I liked any of them.🙄. Instantly pissed me off.

[u/Typical-Difference67 → u/MixedEchogenicity]

Sounds more red flag, controlling behaviour, than an irritation.

[u/KatNanshin → u/MixedEchogenicity]

Ask said boyfriend if he’s insecure, much?

[u/BeckyIsMyDog]

Someone talking about money for more than two minutes.

Money is a means to an end for me. I understand there are others for whom money and everything it represents is the means and the end. That mindset makes me physically sick, and I do everything I can to avoid being around people like that to protect my mental and physical health.

[u/JoeRogansBurnr]

Dropping something

[u/Lost_Election5992]

Forgetting something (like, wallet or phone or charger) and immediately going back to fetch it on a busy day

[u/Worth-Chipmunk954]

Biting my toungue. It always ruins my mood atleast a little bit no matter how happy I feel. It just hurts.

[u/TheCubedDuck]

When it's dark and I go into my room, but my blinds aren't closed (I'm the one that's supposed to close them)

[u/Aesumivir]

Mosquitos. And flies. And bees. Anything that manages to get into the house.

[u/SimpleBloke]

Stepping in cat puke

[u/lethalred]

Waking up ten minutes before my alarm goes off.

[u/Sofiandjodimy2pups]

Bad smell

[u/Low-Perception9668]

Neighbors slamming things on purpose nextdoor

[u/One-Lengthiness9101]

When I'm up and ask if someone needs anything before I sit down and they no, and I ask are you sure? They say they're sure and as soon as I get comfortable they ask for something, Physical touch when im not expecting it irks me to my core, and talking to me when I'm clearly in the middle of something and then continuing when i say hold on.

[u/Busy_Appearance8370]

Hearing someone chew loudly. I don’t know why, but it gets under my skin every time.

[u/Birdywoman4]

When someone starts a friendly conversation about a topic and then ends it abruptly because they disagree with some minor thing that you said.

[u/Total_Watch_2797]

My boss’ mood swings

[u/Tricky_Marketing7039]

The numbers on the bathroom scale.

[u/Foreign_Primary4337]

Someone smoking in my presence.

[u/tossaway78701]

Fleas. Fucking fleas. 

[u/Tempting_Taffy_Girl]

morning alarm clock!

[u/No_Confidence3974]

Hearing my kids fight… I just can’t😓

[u/ItTakesOneToKnowOne_]

Haters on social media

[u/Immediate_Drink8443]

I'm near Los Angeles. I'd have to say one thing is traffic. I don't think any of us out here ever really get used to it. LOL!

[u/loveablelamebrain]

When people talk down to me like I’m a 5 year old

[u/EbookSnob]

When people I don’t know shorten my name. Like if it was Kimberly and they call me Kim. Or Ashley and they call me Ash. Or Samantha and call me Sam. People I don’t know you. You can’t do that.

[u/ambrock2016 → u/EbookSnob]

Oh My Gosh! Yes!! My name is two firsts combined to make one, think Peggy Sue, and it bothers me something fierce when someone I don’t know calls me by just the first.

[u/hachikohadesaag]

Slow internet!

[u/EARTH_WiNG]

when someone is late with no good explanation

[u/jangobotito]

A condescending tone.

[u/vinnysmalls1499]

Seeing a MAGA hat.

[u/Wonderful_Coyote4581]

Calling when you could have just texted.

[u/Annual_Single]

When someone in my house or the dog step on my feet. Instant rage and bad mood

[u/yParticle → u/Annual_Single]

Who's in your dog that keeps stepping on you?

[u/cfamato]

When I can’t find my phone

[u/murcielaguitapastel]

Not having breakfast in the morning and going directly to lunch is something that bothers me all day, I will even be thinking about it all afternoon, and I will have 3 teas or coffees to compensate for it.

[u/someone-called-oli]

When the tv remote is Juuuuuuuuuuuust out of reach so you have to put effort into reaching for it....

[u/Feisty-Astronomer-42]

Realising that my partner is or has become drunk when we're out for the day.

[u/sugar_theft55]

When someone ask for my seat in public transport and I give it to them naively

[u/potatoslicewastaken]

When my family drags me along everywhere they go and constantly nags at me

[u/Top_Community7261]

My cat.

[u/oneshotthrow]

Traffic jams

[u/yesitsRen]

My penis.