Re: Hi all, I'm new!

January 24, 2010

Hi Cate. I actually just joined today as well. I am going to post a hello post

too. Like you, I'm just learning about this condition and am just floored to

hear other people go into rages over sound. Did you realize that you had a sound

issue or did you just think you were just mad at the people for being

" inconsiderate " etc? Eating sounds and breathing sounds can bug me slightly,

but neighbor sounds enrage me most.

I think the diet and supplement idea is great. I " m also looking into that.

Tazz

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> Hello everyone! I'm brand new to the 4S group, but I've been suffering with

the syndrome for almost 13 years. I am sooo grateful that I finally found some

info online because just 1 week ago I was feeling pretty worn down and confused,

I was feeling really bad about those whom I am hurting emotionally, I was

getting hopeless in the struggle...then I found out that I'm not alone!!! There

are other people in the world who go into a rage at breathing sounds. It's real,

and it has a name! I couldn't believe it when I read Dr 's article about

4S. I'm thinking " This is me...I can't believe it " .

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> My primary triggers are breathing sounds, particularly sniffling. I've noticed

that most 4S sufferers are triggered by eating sounds, but that hasn't been the

case for me. I'm curious to know if there are others who are also triggered

primarily by breathing/sniffling. Also, I'm not always bothered by strangers

making the noises (at least not to the same degree)--it happens more with

familiarity, but the reactions are the same as others describe. It first started

when I was 14, with my father's sniffling. I see my family about 1 week each

year (I'm a foreign missionary). It's fine at the beginning, but by the end of

the week, I can feel the irritation coming on. I love my family dearly! I love

people! It's so hard when you really like someone, but they sniffle, and it

seems to ruin everything.

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> I'm looking forward to learning from all of you. I have given up coffee and am

trying to eat a healthier diet (more natural, less sugar) and am looking into

supplements. For me, prayer is a key factor in being able to deal with the

trigger sounds. Like all of us I'm sure, sometimes I deal with it better than

others. It's always worse when PMS hits.

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> Thanks everyone! I look foward to learning from all of you.

> Cate

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January 24, 2010

Hi Cate, and welcome. I have been here since August/September.

My daughter hates sniffling sounds too, and like you doesn't seem to mind eating

sounds. I, on the other hand, react to eating sounds - and slurping, and tea-cup

stirring, and... yeah, so eating sounds aren't aways the chief problem, but it

is pretty common. But there is nothing unusual about your trigger sounds.

I think we often have the most problem with sounds we have no control over. That

is why our family figure so highly: we cannot get away from them! But I also

react to strangers on the train (can't get away from them) and people at work

(can't get away from them). I think the situations where we feel trapped are the

worst - the sounds just keep coming and we cannot escape.

Occasionally I have chosen to stay around trigger sounds because I was really

excited about something happening that I wanted to take part in, and I found

that I could stand the trigger sounds in that circumstance. I noticed the sounds

(like someone talking to me while eating food) but I was too hyped in a positive

way to react to the trigger. This is uncommon for me, but it has happened.