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God forbid they are chewing their food too!
••• Alone, alone, forever I shall be. •••
At least it'll be quiet.
Dec 18, 2021 12:48 AM
hiyo365
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God forbid they are chewing their food too!
••• Alone, alone, forever I shall be. •••
At least it'll be quiet.
cestboncher
I were earplugs almost full time now. Day and night.
69thStPepper
The short phrase is, "back off, I'm freaking out!"
madjo
And on top of that I can feel the sand in the grooves of my shoes' soles.
SpecialAgentCharlesCarmichael
Funny, I don’t remember posting this.
thehappyquarantinedintrovert
This is how I get with sounds of windchimes/ flags. I can't talk or process conversation and it makes my skin crawl. It's so overwhelming.
DataBeardFace
Can't forget about that fucking tag in the shirt either
hiyo365
I used to lose my fucking mind as a kid with the seam in my socks. Getting out the door for school was traumatic at times.
AlwaysTiredLiliVonSchtupp
Now add being a single mom with Multiple Sclerosis, PTSD and raising a kid with autism and has his own sensory issues. Had it managed 1/2
AlwaysTiredLiliVonSchtupp
Until recently when I had to switch up MS trtmnts and it has messed with my sleep and adversely affecting my mental health. It really sucks.
bellyfullofbees
Yes. And I have two toddlers. Life is hell.
notthatoneladyyoudontlike
I say "sensory overload" to my husband and he gets it. 5yr old understands "too much for my brain." 1yr old aint havin it.
leebeemariebee
I feel you.
audioknob
I began breathing manually. Every noise made me want to touch wires.
skipsh2
Fuck now I can feely toes
AtsaMattaForMe
hiyo365
For the love of god. These people.
Onsvaltti
My fiance has a family of 15, ranging from 1 year old nephews to 52 year old grandma. And every single one of them yells, only to be heard.
Onsvaltti
I don't really visit them, I get mentally exhausted ?
Phyns
You just smoke a joint and forget about all that shit. Follow me for more life hacks
DarkConspirator
NachoPete
You explain it just like that.
Pasaujourdhui
2/2 communication is key. Some of us aren’t assholes if we know that it’s sensory overload and not rejection. Not easy but mangeable
Pasaujourdhui
Exactly! Even if it’s hard to really understand as a neuro typical, it is possible to be understanding and have some empathy. 1/2
tzxAzrael
"you're just overreacting. settle down! have a nice cup of tea~"
tzxAzrael
i mean yea, not everyone... but also not no-one.
RenaissanceFaireMan
Lately I have a hard time in the grocery store, seems there's always this small crowd of people trying to trap me in an aisle.
instanoodles
Im a big fan of saying "excuse me" and just plowing through them if no one tries to move but I'm a bit of an asshole.
hiyo365
I feel ya. Never liked going. Gave up about 3-4 years ago and do online shopping & it's delivered to my house. Game changer. <3
bitchesonmonday
"Can feel my toes too much" - now I can't stop noticing how I feel my toes.
IMainReinhardt
I have a really nice pair of headphones that can filter out most background noise while I can still hear people talk. It helps a lot.
IMainReinhardt
I attend a yearly convention and it helps keep the noise of 75,000 people from causing sensory overload. But boy does it hurt when they come
IMainReinhardt
off. And if they come off while I'm on the convention floor? Actual pain.
TakeMyWorfPlease
I mentioned to my husband that satin is better for my curly hair than cotton and he suggested satin sheets. 1/
TakeMyWorfPlease
The thought of satin sheets makes me cringe. My husband said the reason I don't like satin sheets is because it's "too much feel" 2/
TakeMyWorfPlease
And that is more accurate than I could have explained it. I have trouble with touch, sound, and smell.
BerleiAndStronginthearm
May I recommend Calmer earbuds for the good days and custom made ear plugs for the bad days?
SaraSlaughter
As the parent of an 8 year old with SPD, this HITS. Her entire life has been a fucking Rollercoaster, worst of all for her. Shatters me.
nietzchebomb
Hmm, stuck in a hyper vigilant state. I’d suggest therapy, something’s going on that your brain remembers that needs to be processed.
DarkZalgo
Could also be ADHD. That's pretty similar to what ADHD does to me at least.
nietzchebomb
Could be, that’s why it’s best to speak with a professional.
cdub77
Quiet until you hear your alveoli pop open when you breathe. And your blood cells swishing thru your capillaries. And your eyelashes rustle
NotTodayMF
cdub77
I love how his eyes turn worried and sad. Thank you
adiving
Wait, people don't constantly hear that?
cdub77
Nope. And now realize that your eyes can ALWAYS see your nose. Your brain just ignores it. Now try NOT to see it when thinking about it…..
adiving
I can easily ignore that even while thinking about it, 0 effort required. Sounds though....
Raeke
I fucking hate when I’m trying to sleep and I can hear my eyelashes on the pillow even though my eyes are closed
cdub77
Ha ha ha!! Yep.
alexburgers
I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but yeah, that's just the worst. :/
notkvothethebloodless
(1)Yall ever just sit quietly until the rushing sound of your blood becomes a deafening roar that gets so loud for a moment you hear the
sweetnaivety
When I was little sometimes when I was trying to sleep I would hear my blood pounding in my ears but I thought it was a marching army coming
sweetnaivety
(2) to get me and my stuffed animal to take us away. I only realized once I was an adult that it was just my own pulse!
notkvothethebloodless
(2) pure tone of nothing and your soul detaches from your body, but then like a muscle twitches and your snapped back to reality?
AntoniusBlock33
U ok ?
GreetingsSirAndOrMaamIAmUsingThisFieldToIntroduceMyselfAscrsklr
I call that zoning out. But I do that on my porch at 2am in the dead stillness and silence of my country home, which helps the tinnitus.
skinnied
As someone who lives in the city, my surroundings are never quiet enough to get that.
wombatmcgee
Anyone else get sensory overload from light? I have trouble with different colors of lights. I hate cold-toned white lights, esp bright ones
alexburgers
Blue light at night. Which is especially sucky since that's like, half the cars on the road nowadays.
UtherP
Yes
BatLadyRielle
I'll hear things no I've else can and I have to test to make sure I'm not having auditory hallucinations..
hiyo365
Oh no, I'm sure that's no fun. How do you test?
CricketRickshaw
Have you tried flapping your hands and making weird noises. I feel so much better when I just let it out
kagurajacent
This is why I have a punching bag in my room. If I have to listen to someone chew or whistle or hum or breathe weird I have an outlet
Ferrous
Good old stimming.
hiyo365
I just scream "fuck" a lot when I'm alone. That's not been working.
elinveronicap
bumblebea12
I do this when I'm alone and not overloaded. Lol couldn't tell you why though. It often involves making weird faces too.
pizzaparty
Locking myself in the bathroom and running the shower water helps me so much. The warmth & white noise really calms me down.
smannikko23127001
I say, F. U! Anxiety! Get out! You'r distracting my worries!
StepRightUp
Glad if that help you. For me, that’s about as effective as shouting at my pancrease or appendix (ie, useless). Noise = aural cheese grater.
StepRightUp
It’s not always bad, but sometimes by end of day trying to sit & watch football on tv w/ SO— the noise feels sonic cheese grater on my ears.
hiyo365
You put my last relationship into words there. I've decided my next one will be with someone who doesn't like sports for that reason.
StepRightUp
Oof! Sorry for you, but I get it! Luckily, my Soul Mate is totally fine with me doing other stuff while they watch their sports ball.
DreadCarcass
Try ptsd. I about put my cousin through a wall when i got back home, he was just trying to hug me
ineedscoffee
My husband shouts, “I live here, too, ya know!” whenever he enters a room and I scream.
CantPeelDemPotatos
Everyone’s got issues! I wish everyone luck with said issues :)
GeForcen
My history teacher got stabbed in the back in a pub once, a student tried to walk up behind him in class and he punched him automatically
GeForcen
He was so sorry after. I had never seen anyone act that fast before, he clearly didn't do it on purpose. He didn't get fired or anything.
ptothedubs
Wait is this a PTSD thing? I’m seeing it mentioned on here and I always just attributed it to my ADHD but maybe it’s both?
iExplainTheJoke
Yeah he thought the hug was an attack so he defended himself, different for everyone though even if they go through the same thing
DreadCarcass
Defended might be a mild term. According to my wife i heard thud thud CRACK looked up and you had him by the throat
KrowWithAK
It can be, depends on your situation. Only a therapist can answer for sure and help work through it either way
tangybreath
I dont want to try PTSD, thank you
idekwut
Aww. I want an aggressive hug too!
justcallmedaddie
The hierarchy of suffering turns misery into a passing contest... everyone is entitled to feel their own pain!
DreadCarcass
Thats... not what i was aiming for
CanuckleheadChick
How are you doing now?
DreadCarcass
Oh great, cousin an i fixed the wall the next morning, only my uncle knew why. Im peachy
CanuckleheadChick
:)
BishlamekGurpgork
It sounds like you have good people around you that you can rely on to understand and support you. People like that are solid gold at times
BishlamekGurpgork
like these. I know nothing about your circumstances of course, but my only advice would be to give them the chance to help whenever you can.
thefreshjedi
Until you’re cursed with tinnitus.
ThousandsOfDeadlySeaSnakes
I actually feel attacked.
Mediveilfighting
...What?
uzetaab
hearing damage. ringing ears.
nezo
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
scanerang
How annoying and loud is it for everyone else? I was born with it and quite used to it, so it doesn't bother me
isaidihaveanewemail2000
Bro I have musical tinnitus. It talks to me like a life coach
FBRviper
And you have to explain to people that the inside noise is often louder than the outside noise, and that’s why you can’t hear very well.
LittleBallOfCute
I just learned that the "whooshing" in the ear is called Pulsatile tinnitus. It's an icky feeling.
EveryonesCousin
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
starhewn
Had some mild tinnitus as long as I remember, I swear it adds to the sensitivity. The smallest rustle interrupts the tone so I notice more.
ZeroaFFXIV
I had the gall to go on holiday and the day after the flight I had developed tinnitus from (I assume) the incredibly painful pressure change
TheMaroni
I recently had a loud incident at work. So now instead of one tone, I hear 4 different ones X( I hate Tinnitus!
Imakethingsweird
Thanks, I can hear it again
aluckygrl13
Yep
kickedoutofthehole
What?
uzetaab
hearing damage. ringing ears.
kickedoutofthehole
Huh?
BoozeHound001
railski
THANKS BUDDY, THAT IS ALL I HEAR NOW………..
dorrato
Same FFS.
Voidraven5829
Or lucky enough to have both!
Jeeveswife
I have a dear friend who has had tinnitus for nigh on 20 years. About 3 years ago, it broke him completely. 4th kid on the way and bedridden
Kobol
I have it and my Doc reckons it was caused by my PTSD which (wait for it) in turn caused my TMJ (stick with me), and cascaded into m.e. ??
TJsIDoMyOwnStunts
OMG! Got it from chemo. Constant reminder of that hell.
MisterBrahanovich
EEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Mediveilfighting
Its somehow even worse when it stops going EEEEEEEeeeee and just goes to that high pitch and thats all you can hear from that ear
hiyo365
Haha I was coming here to sayyyeeeeEEEEEEeeeeee!
75townecoupe
No, the pitch is a little higher than that. More like EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeee
Imademyselfsquirtle
I have that...it... Fucking... Sucks... Balls... It's a constant ultrasound in my head...it never stops...
Kbantar
I was born with mild tinnitus or at least developed it as a very young child. It's always in the top part of my hearing even as I age.
CuntingtonFuckley
Same here. Had it as long as I can remember. Most of the time I don't notice it, but it's always there
feryooday
My dad has it and I’m terrified of getting it myself. however, he found the VA and won the argument that it was caused by being in an
feryooday
aircraft carrier in the war. Thankfully. I couldn’t do it
BeckyLookAtHerButt
Tinnitus is just the hum of the universe around you. If you can hear it you have a special power.
bayesiancuttlefish
I would not consider vertigo, violent nausea, and hearing loss superpowers.
StatisticallyInsignificantCanadian
Can I re-roll my superpower? Also, Charisma, Int, and Dex while we're at it.
ImahumanIpromise
Hum? HUM? I'm sorry but humming goes hmmmmmmmmmmm, it doesn't go ₛₖᵣₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑₑ
lurksohardmotherfuckerswannafindme
Yea I heard that “sk” part about 15 years ago. I want it to stop
thomasyomamas
it’s so freaking loud when it’s quiet
IAmTheKingOfCheese
Yep, if I ever want sleep I need white noise! Oh it's really quiet... eeeeeeeee
TiffPhoenix
I barely remember quiet!!
MegaTronVolt
SAME HERE!!! WAIT WERE YOU TALKING?
TiffPhoenix
WHAT?
rockhydra
Silence is sorely missed. I can no longer hear the frogs in the spring or the rain. Unless it’s a downpour.
rockhydra
Tinnitus club turn up! I’m here.
EveryonesCousin
What
risqueorindecent
eeeeEEEEEEEEeeeee
thebabywhale1
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thebabywhale1
Just in the off chance it helps someone
StatisticallyInsignificantCanadian
What?
XanCrews
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Dellaaa
This all the time driving me bat shit crazy
10thlettersauce
Actually if you could turn the tinnitus down that'd be great
HailHailFreedonia
Turn down for what?
10thlettersauce
Mental health?
marthisthing
Seeeessssseeess
CatatonicCowMoo
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
magphoenix
Bravo?
TheCuntCrusader
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
ManvilleMike
eeeeeeeeeeeeeee
vosuraekira
eeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
TheMaXX37
EEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee