Guest guest Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Hi Liz, Slurping, chewing, gum-smacking, etc. are the worst for me. It has happened that certain laughter is irritating to me too. Now that you mention it, my mother used to get upset by people laughing. It could be that she also had this and we never acknowledged it. There was not the vocabulary or the permission to talk about this. Part of the goodness that is coming from this site is the words that we can use to help us find community and clarity. I understand the crying or leaving feeling when one of my triggers is happening. I have done that...both cried and left. Because it is actually painful emotionally for some odd reason. I will think of you being at school going through this. I find that when I am triggered and cannot focus anyhow, I say a few comforting mantras in my mind until the anxiety has passed. It takes some of the sting out. For one, I say the entire 23rd Psalm but it could be anything which is long and a little difficult. Just so the focus is taken away from the craziness I feel. But sometimes I just have to leave a situation. I am glad you wrote in. > > Hey, my name is Liz. I'm a new member, and I've had pretty heavy sound sensitivity for most of my life (about 17 out of 19 years). I didn't know that my condition had a name until last week, so it was a relief to read the information and to find this group. > > I learned that many people with 4S are triggered by sounds like slurping, chewing, gum-smacking, etc. I guess sounds caused by the mouth are the main offenders. The sound that sets me off is, and always has been, laughter. I have no idea why. It could be in any situation, involving any number of people, at any volume. It drives me (and my family) crazy, and it's definately the main obstacle in my life. In junior high, I developed social anxiety and depression, which of course made for a delightful high school experience. I became adept at sneaking out of class (and school), and spent copious amounts of time with my guidance counsellor, or roaming the hallways. > > I go to college online at the moment, because I can't stay in a classroom for more than 5 or 10 minutes. Wherever I go, there's an underlying fear that there will be a burst of laughter or noise, and I will start to cry or have to leave. I don't know why the sound of laughter makes me sad and angry to the point where I completely lose control of my emotions. I would love to find out the cause if my issue, because I've never heard of anything like it before. It's so weird. > > Anyway, I just want to overcome this so I can move on with my life and get done what I want to get done. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Hi Liz, Slurping, chewing, gum-smacking, etc. are the worst for me. It has happened that certain laughter is irritating to me too. Now that you mention it, my mother used to get upset by people laughing. It could be that she also had this and we never acknowledged it. There was not the vocabulary or the permission to talk about this. Part of the goodness that is coming from this site is the words that we can use to help us find community and clarity. I understand the crying or leaving feeling when one of my triggers is happening. I have done that...both cried and left. Because it is actually painful emotionally for some odd reason. I will think of you being at school going through this. I find that when I am triggered and cannot focus anyhow, I say a few comforting mantras in my mind until the anxiety has passed. It takes some of the sting out. For one, I say the entire 23rd Psalm but it could be anything which is long and a little difficult. Just so the focus is taken away from the craziness I feel. But sometimes I just have to leave a situation. I am glad you wrote in. > > Hey, my name is Liz. I'm a new member, and I've had pretty heavy sound sensitivity for most of my life (about 17 out of 19 years). I didn't know that my condition had a name until last week, so it was a relief to read the information and to find this group. > > I learned that many people with 4S are triggered by sounds like slurping, chewing, gum-smacking, etc. I guess sounds caused by the mouth are the main offenders. The sound that sets me off is, and always has been, laughter. I have no idea why. It could be in any situation, involving any number of people, at any volume. It drives me (and my family) crazy, and it's definately the main obstacle in my life. In junior high, I developed social anxiety and depression, which of course made for a delightful high school experience. I became adept at sneaking out of class (and school), and spent copious amounts of time with my guidance counsellor, or roaming the hallways. > > I go to college online at the moment, because I can't stay in a classroom for more than 5 or 10 minutes. Wherever I go, there's an underlying fear that there will be a burst of laughter or noise, and I will start to cry or have to leave. I don't know why the sound of laughter makes me sad and angry to the point where I completely lose control of my emotions. I would love to find out the cause if my issue, because I've never heard of anything like it before. It's so weird. > > Anyway, I just want to overcome this so I can move on with my life and get done what I want to get done. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Hi Liz, Slurping, chewing, gum-smacking, etc. are the worst for me. It has happened that certain laughter is irritating to me too. Now that you mention it, my mother used to get upset by people laughing. It could be that she also had this and we never acknowledged it. There was not the vocabulary or the permission to talk about this. Part of the goodness that is coming from this site is the words that we can use to help us find community and clarity. I understand the crying or leaving feeling when one of my triggers is happening. I have done that...both cried and left. Because it is actually painful emotionally for some odd reason. I will think of you being at school going through this. I find that when I am triggered and cannot focus anyhow, I say a few comforting mantras in my mind until the anxiety has passed. It takes some of the sting out. For one, I say the entire 23rd Psalm but it could be anything which is long and a little difficult. Just so the focus is taken away from the craziness I feel. But sometimes I just have to leave a situation. I am glad you wrote in. > > Hey, my name is Liz. I'm a new member, and I've had pretty heavy sound sensitivity for most of my life (about 17 out of 19 years). I didn't know that my condition had a name until last week, so it was a relief to read the information and to find this group. > > I learned that many people with 4S are triggered by sounds like slurping, chewing, gum-smacking, etc. I guess sounds caused by the mouth are the main offenders. The sound that sets me off is, and always has been, laughter. I have no idea why. It could be in any situation, involving any number of people, at any volume. It drives me (and my family) crazy, and it's definately the main obstacle in my life. In junior high, I developed social anxiety and depression, which of course made for a delightful high school experience. I became adept at sneaking out of class (and school), and spent copious amounts of time with my guidance counsellor, or roaming the hallways. > > I go to college online at the moment, because I can't stay in a classroom for more than 5 or 10 minutes. Wherever I go, there's an underlying fear that there will be a burst of laughter or noise, and I will start to cry or have to leave. I don't know why the sound of laughter makes me sad and angry to the point where I completely lose control of my emotions. I would love to find out the cause if my issue, because I've never heard of anything like it before. It's so weird. > > Anyway, I just want to overcome this so I can move on with my life and get done what I want to get done. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 i know that a lot of our triggers are the same but i have learned from some of my recent one's that i never had before, they are from people who i had no control over, like the ball bouncing that never bothered me in my life until a few years ago when i could not stop my best friends daughter from bouncing early on a sunday morning outside, i shared about that before but it makes sense, i could not make her stop and from then on, even if i hear kids playing basketball across the street or seems a lot lately, in stores, i have to almost run away. first triggers were from a family member that i had no control over. this helps me to at least understand part of what i/we have. i have gotten to where i am almost in tears and 'cussing' at automated telephone customer service and i don't cry easy. i talk and i can only 'hope' they are recording what i'm saying, probably getting a good laugh. this is another kind of a trigger for me, i have to hold that phone way away from my ear until they're done telling you a bunch on nonsense that you don't want to hear. welcome liz, i don't like laugh tracks either but they have never bothered me as much as my other triggers. > > > > Hi Liz, > > Thanks for sharing! I've not heard of laughter being a trigger before but I can certainly see why it would be one. So sorry to hear, especially because I love sitcoms! Laughter as a rule doesn't bother me but incessant laughter, laughter of other people at things I don't find funny, or bursts of laughter that startle me will upset me. > > > > Tammy > > > > Yeah I don't know what it is I love things that make me laugh, and I can deal with other people laughing if it's just one or two people I'm really close to. I just cant watch anything with a laugh track, and I'm usually wary of shows with live audiences. But I love Family guy & the Simpsons & stupid Will Ferell movies and all that. And I'm pretty sure Mel is the greatest man who ever lived. > > ________________________________ > > From: Liz <bored_with_chicken@> > > To: Soundsensitivity > > Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 11:36:54 AM > > Subject: First post > > > >  > > Hey, my name is Liz. I'm a new member, and I've had pretty heavy sound sensitivity for most of my life (about 17 out of 19 years). I didn't know that my condition had a name until last week, so it was a relief to read the information and to find this group. > > > > I learned that many people with 4S are triggered by sounds like slurping, chewing, gum-smacking, etc. I guess sounds caused by the mouth are the main offenders. The sound that sets me off is, and always has been, laughter. I have no idea why. It could be in any situation, involving any number of people, at any volume. It drives me (and my family) crazy, and it's definately the main obstacle in my life. In junior high, I developed social anxiety and depression, which of course made for a delightful high school experience. I became adept at sneaking out of class (and school), and spent copious amounts of time with my guidance counsellor, or roaming the hallways. > > > > I go to college online at the moment, because I can't stay in a classroom for more than 5 or 10 minutes. Wherever I go, there's an underlying fear that there will be a burst of laughter or noise, and I will start to cry or have to leave. I don't know why the sound of laughter makes me sad and angry to the point where I completely lose control of my emotions. I would love to find out the cause if my issue, because I've never heard of anything like it before. It's so weird. > > > > Anyway, I just want to overcome this so I can move on with my life and get done what I want to get done. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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