Hello I'm new here. I have been suffering greatly for many years with a severe sensitivity to the sound of the consonant P. At first I thought I was going crazy or something, and I still think that sometimes. I cannot stand it when someone else (or even myself) says words that start with (or contain) an audible P. For example: Pie, Pine, Pioneer, Alpine, Pile, Champagne, Pay, Pain, Paint, Party, Parlor, Park, Pal, Pan, Pale, Pair, Pond, Pen, Apartment, Pole, Popular, Pose, Pool, and many others. It started bothering me when I was only 9 years old. My teacher would start lecturing us and it drove me nuts if she said a "P Word" (that's what I call them). It started then and it hasn't stopped. It has only worsened with the years. It's so bad that I can't work. I can barely go outside because I'm afraid that someone might try and talk to me. Just the thought of going outside is terrifying to me. At first I was told that it could be Hyperacusis or Misophonia. However after speaking for a long time on a H forum with many people, I'm beginning to think it could be neurological. But I don't know for sure. Maybe my auditory nerves are messed up in the way they send sound signals to my brain? Maybe something in my brain is screwy? Can it be a form of OCD? I've been exploring that possibility too. I'm trying to figure out what it can be, so I can get it treated and start enjoying life. This has consumed my life for many years. I suffer from severe depression and anxiety and anger as a result of this. I take antidepressants, but they don't help much. I always wished that I were deaf, and frankly I still wish it most of the time.