Guest guest Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Hi Elijah! First of all, welcome! Please try not to be hard on yourself for the way you feel. We all react in ways that we don't like but we can't control it. None of this is your fault and we don't know why it happens to us. That's why we are all here, to hopefully find out and be able to fix it someday. I was about 12 when it happened to me and it really seemed to happen overnight. My dad chomped his food and it made me so angry. It's hard when you are young because it's very confusing and often times you don't even know how to express what you are feeling. It's even harder when you don't know why it's happening and I think that's what is so frustrating to all of us. You are lucky to have a mom who is trying to help you out. Be sure to talk with her about it whenever you feel the need to because many of us didn't have parents who even tried to understand. As for your brother... often times it's our family who are the least understanding. For my parents, it took a long time before they finally got it. I think the best advice I can give with your brother is to just be honest with him with your feelings. As for things that help, earplugs are ok but I would really try to avoid them if you can because they can sometimes make things worse. If your mom doesn't mind, I would recommend listening to the TV or music at dinner. Sometimes even a loud fan will help. If you are able to listen to an MP3 player you could do that and then the rest of the family wouldn't need to listen to music at dinner. Also, like Paige said, sometimes eating something crunchy yourself masks everyone elses crunching. Raw carrots work good for me. For some reason, most of us aren't bothered by our own eating noises. Just remember that you are NOT alone in this. We are all here to try to find ways to cope with this condition. Talking about it with people who know exactly how you feel does help a lot so if you ever need to vent your feelings, this is the right place! Try to stay strong! Darlene > > Hi, > > My name is Elijah (11 years old) and my mom (Debi) is a member of this > group. I noticed that I have particular sounds from my sister, brother and mom > that really bother me. When I hear them eating, chewing gum, smacking their > lips, I feel like jumping off the roof of my house. I make rude remarks towards > them and I feel guilty because I am mean to them and it's not really their > fault. > > Does anyone know why this would just start out of the blue for me? I wasn't > like this a year ago. > > My brother, Jake, is really mean to me and always makes fun of me. He > thinks it's all in my head; but IT " S NOT! (Well, it is, I guess, since it's in my > ears I like my brother a lot; I just wish he could understand what I'm > going through. > > Do you have anything that could help me?? I use ear plugs and that helps. > Is there anything else that's worked for any of you? Please, please answer > me. Please. > > Thank you, > > -Elijah > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Elijah, My name is and I am 11 years old also. However, I got 4s when I was 8. I got it out of the blue also. Also, it started getting worse and thats when my mom found this website. We started going to many doctors and i got a little better until just recently. Sometimes when i hear the noises, it calms me and i feel really relaxed. sometimes i try to relax and pretend that they are calming and it works most times. Although I still have problems and i find that earplugs don't help! if anything they do worse. but what my family does at dinner is they turn on the microwave fan which blasts a loud noise. it seems to cover up the noises and i get distracted from them. I don't know about you but it sounds the same becuase my sister seems to be the worst and i know she can't help it and i try to except that but she's always been the main person to cause my ears to go crazy. i know they understand a lot but sometimes i wish they could see what it's like. I especcialy hate when im in class or church and someones chewing gum and i can't escape!!!! it's a pain to bare through it! however, in school my mom talks to my teachers to figure something out. it sure causes a lot of relief when i am away from the unbarable noises! Hope I can help! thanks, -----Original Message-----From: Soundsensitivity [mailto:Soundsensitivity ]On Behalf Of zclan33@...Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 10:51 PMTo: Soundsensitivity Subject: Question from Elijah Hi, My name is Elijah (11 years old) and my mom (Debi) is a member of this group. I noticed that I have particular sounds from my sister, brother and mom that really bother me. When I hear them eating, chewing gum, smacking their lips, I feel like jumping off the roof of my house. I make rude remarks towards them and I feel guilty because I am mean to them and it's not really their fault. Does anyone know why this would just start out of the blue for me? I wasn't like this a year ago. My brother, Jake, is really mean to me and always makes fun of me. He thinks it's all in my head; but IT"S NOT! (Well, it is, I guess, since it's in my ears I like my brother a lot; I just wish he could understand what I'm going through. Do you have anything that could help me?? I use ear plugs and that helps. Is there anything else that's worked for any of you? Please, please answer me. Please. Thank you, -Elijah Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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