...that this condition is being studied at all. I've had this for as long as I can remember; my sister has it too. Trying to rationalize it away by telling yourself "this response is completely irrational and is all in your head" does nothing to help. When we were kids, family meals were fraught with negative emotion. The table was a cold war between our parents on either end and the only sounds were of people eating. I still wonder if that experience was a contributor or a coincidence.

Those are the classic symptoms, yes. I don't know about the loud music part though- that's not something I've ever experienced. Interesting thought though, that they might be related.

I've had a successful career in software development for more than twenty years, but do sometimes wonder if I'd be better off today had I worked harder in college and gotten a CS degree. No way to know, really. Maybe I'd be less annoyed by poor spelling and grammar in comment blocks.

This isn't happening already? Octomom ring a bell?