Certain emote sounds annoy me as well, even when not directed at me. Comes from having ASD, since the same thing happens in real life with certain sounds. I believe you can mute emote sounds in game, which is what I did. This way people can spam whatever emotes they want and it doesn't bother me. If people are being brat with emotes, then try muting them even temporarily. It will save you a lot of stress.