An interesting YouTube video

[Guest guest]

I came across this video today while I was looking for videos about sound

sensitivity. It is interesting because two of the people speaking mention some

familiar-sounding symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes long).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating sounds in a couple of

scenes. I had to remove my headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the

dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an 80-minute talk by the famous

autistic woman Temple Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems

herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the talk, I had to remove my

headphones.

[Guest guest]

Hello Ian

Thank you for posting this. It's ironic because my biggest 4s trigger is the

sound of the letter " S " being spoken by a female voice. So here I am trying to

listen to something about my problem but struggling to do so because of the very

problem itself.

The quality of the video is such that the " esses " didn't sound quite as hissy

as they do on television or the radio so I sort of forced myself to listen a

little bit because I wanted to hear what the girls were saying.

I hate living like this. It's so isolating at times.It feels like the only

people who understand 4S are the ones who have it themselves and Dr. of

course.

Best regards,

Elaine

>

> I came across this video today while I was looking for videos about sound

sensitivity. It is interesting because two of the people speaking mention some

familiar-sounding symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes long).

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

>

> Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating sounds in a couple of

scenes. I had to remove my headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the

dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an 80-minute talk by the famous

autistic woman Temple Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems

herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the talk, I had to remove my

headphones.

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Ian

Thank you for posting this. It's ironic because my biggest 4s trigger is the

sound of the letter " S " being spoken by a female voice. So here I am trying to

listen to something about my problem but struggling to do so because of the very

problem itself.

The quality of the video is such that the " esses " didn't sound quite as hissy

as they do on television or the radio so I sort of forced myself to listen a

little bit because I wanted to hear what the girls were saying.

I hate living like this. It's so isolating at times.It feels like the only

people who understand 4S are the ones who have it themselves and Dr. of

course.

Best regards,

Elaine

>

> I came across this video today while I was looking for videos about sound

sensitivity. It is interesting because two of the people speaking mention some

familiar-sounding symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes long).

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

>

> Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating sounds in a couple of

scenes. I had to remove my headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the

dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an 80-minute talk by the famous

autistic woman Temple Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems

herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the talk, I had to remove my

headphones.

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Ian

Thank you for posting this. It's ironic because my biggest 4s trigger is the

sound of the letter " S " being spoken by a female voice. So here I am trying to

listen to something about my problem but struggling to do so because of the very

problem itself.

The quality of the video is such that the " esses " didn't sound quite as hissy

as they do on television or the radio so I sort of forced myself to listen a

little bit because I wanted to hear what the girls were saying.

I hate living like this. It's so isolating at times.It feels like the only

people who understand 4S are the ones who have it themselves and Dr. of

course.

Best regards,

Elaine

>

> I came across this video today while I was looking for videos about sound

sensitivity. It is interesting because two of the people speaking mention some

familiar-sounding symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes long).

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

>

> Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating sounds in a couple of

scenes. I had to remove my headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the

dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an 80-minute talk by the famous

autistic woman Temple Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems

herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the talk, I had to remove my

headphones.

>

[Guest guest]

That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to the Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound. http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressreleaseFrom: Ian To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 6:47:12 AMSubject: An interesting YouTube video

I came across this video today while I was looking for videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes long).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an 80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the talk, I had to remove my headphones.

[Guest guest]

That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to the Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound. http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressreleaseFrom: Ian To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 6:47:12 AMSubject: An interesting YouTube video

I came across this video today while I was looking for videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes long).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an 80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the talk, I had to remove my headphones.

[Guest guest]

That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to the Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound. http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressreleaseFrom: Ian To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 6:47:12 AMSubject: An interesting YouTube video

I came across this video today while I was looking for videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes long).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an 80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the talk, I had to remove my headphones.

[Guest guest]

WOW. I empathize with that sad girl, she is stating EXACTLY how I

feel and deal with, and even the need to hit my head to try and

knock that awful feeling out of me from this condition. The girl

mentioned that the intensity is so much that she felt like hurting

those making the sounds, but instead would hurt herself. That is

exactly what I've struggled with and did since I was a kid. I turned

that anger and frustration in on myself.

The guy doing the voice over had a distinct 'T' sound which I have

difficulty with. But I listened on my computer, I was able to adjust

the audio and take out some of the high end which helps to soften

it.

Thanks for the post!

-Randall

I came across this video today while I was looking for

videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because

two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding

symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes

long).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating

sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my

headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the

dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an

80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple

Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems

herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the

talk, I had to remove my headphones.

[Guest guest]

WOW. I empathize with that sad girl, she is stating EXACTLY how I

feel and deal with, and even the need to hit my head to try and

knock that awful feeling out of me from this condition. The girl

mentioned that the intensity is so much that she felt like hurting

those making the sounds, but instead would hurt herself. That is

exactly what I've struggled with and did since I was a kid. I turned

that anger and frustration in on myself.

The guy doing the voice over had a distinct 'T' sound which I have

difficulty with. But I listened on my computer, I was able to adjust

the audio and take out some of the high end which helps to soften

it.

Thanks for the post!

-Randall

I came across this video today while I was looking for

videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because

two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding

symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes

long).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating

sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my

headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the

dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an

80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple

Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems

herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the

talk, I had to remove my headphones.

[Guest guest]

WOW. I empathize with that sad girl, she is stating EXACTLY how I

feel and deal with, and even the need to hit my head to try and

knock that awful feeling out of me from this condition. The girl

mentioned that the intensity is so much that she felt like hurting

those making the sounds, but instead would hurt herself. That is

exactly what I've struggled with and did since I was a kid. I turned

that anger and frustration in on myself.

The guy doing the voice over had a distinct 'T' sound which I have

difficulty with. But I listened on my computer, I was able to adjust

the audio and take out some of the high end which helps to soften

it.

Thanks for the post!

-Randall

I came across this video today while I was looking for

videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because

two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding

symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes

long).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating

sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my

headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the

dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an

80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple

Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems

herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the

talk, I had to remove my headphones.

[Guest guest]

The girl in the video is right on when she says: "All of us who have

this are stuck in this never-ending hell, that may seem like nothing

or weird to others. But, it is what it is. It is awful, I hurt. We

hurt!" I think that about says it.

-Randall

I came across this video today while I was looking for

videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because

two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding

symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes

long).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating

sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my

headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the

dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an

80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple

Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems

herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the

talk, I had to remove my headphones.

[Guest guest]

The girl in the video is right on when she says: "All of us who have

this are stuck in this never-ending hell, that may seem like nothing

or weird to others. But, it is what it is. It is awful, I hurt. We

hurt!" I think that about says it.

-Randall

I came across this video today while I was looking for

videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because

two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding

symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes

long).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating

sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my

headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the

dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an

80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple

Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems

herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the

talk, I had to remove my headphones.

[Guest guest]

The girl in the video is right on when she says: "All of us who have

this are stuck in this never-ending hell, that may seem like nothing

or weird to others. But, it is what it is. It is awful, I hurt. We

hurt!" I think that about says it.

-Randall

I came across this video today while I was looking for

videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because

two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding

symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes

long).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating

sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my

headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the

dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an

80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple

Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems

herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the

talk, I had to remove my headphones.

[Guest guest]

Big thank you. That was *really* interesting. I hadn't registered the fact that

Duke was doing this research.

PS: was Duke the university that used to do psychic research? Thta is off-topic,

just a bit of curiosity.

>

> That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to

the

> Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound.

>

>

> http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressrelease

>

>

[Guest guest]

Big thank you. That was *really* interesting. I hadn't registered the fact that

Duke was doing this research.

PS: was Duke the university that used to do psychic research? Thta is off-topic,

just a bit of curiosity.

>

> That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to

the

> Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound.

>

>

> http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressrelease

>

>

[Guest guest]

Big thank you. That was *really* interesting. I hadn't registered the fact that

Duke was doing this research.

PS: was Duke the university that used to do psychic research? Thta is off-topic,

just a bit of curiosity.

>

> That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to

the

> Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound.

>

>

> http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressrelease

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ian ps. yes I think you are right about the psychic stuff, cards with symbols, I think it wasnow virtual reality :-)To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 7:49:46 PMSubject: Re: An interesting YouTube

video

Big thank you. That was *really* interesting. I hadn't registered the fact that Duke was doing this research.

PS: was Duke the university that used to do psychic research? Thta is off-topic, just a bit of curiosity.

>

> That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to the

> Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound.

>

>

> http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressrelease

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ian ps. yes I think you are right about the psychic stuff, cards with symbols, I think it wasnow virtual reality :-)To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 7:49:46 PMSubject: Re: An interesting YouTube

video

Big thank you. That was *really* interesting. I hadn't registered the fact that Duke was doing this research.

PS: was Duke the university that used to do psychic research? Thta is off-topic, just a bit of curiosity.

>

> That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to the

> Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound.

>

>

> http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressrelease

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ian ps. yes I think you are right about the psychic stuff, cards with symbols, I think it wasnow virtual reality :-)To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 7:49:46 PMSubject: Re: An interesting YouTube

video

Big thank you. That was *really* interesting. I hadn't registered the fact that Duke was doing this research.

PS: was Duke the university that used to do psychic research? Thta is off-topic, just a bit of curiosity.

>

> That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to the

> Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound.

>

>

> http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressrelease

>

>

[Guest guest]

And now I am having flashbacks to Ghostbusters and the dubious psychic

experiments that got " Dr " Venkman thrown out of Columbia University!

When I was a teenager and interested in information about unusual metaphysical

phenomena, I remember reading something about the experiments at Duke

University. It obviously stuck in my mind. This SPD research is a far more

reputable (and, for us, far more useful) type of research for Duke to be

involved in.

Although ... if we could develop skills in telekinesis, we could cause objects

to fly at people who produce trigger sounds. That would be useful.

(Well, I always wanted to be a wizard.)

> >

> > That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to

> >the

> >

> > Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound.

> >

> >

> > http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressrelease

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

And now I am having flashbacks to Ghostbusters and the dubious psychic

experiments that got " Dr " Venkman thrown out of Columbia University!

When I was a teenager and interested in information about unusual metaphysical

phenomena, I remember reading something about the experiments at Duke

University. It obviously stuck in my mind. This SPD research is a far more

reputable (and, for us, far more useful) type of research for Duke to be

involved in.

Although ... if we could develop skills in telekinesis, we could cause objects

to fly at people who produce trigger sounds. That would be useful.

(Well, I always wanted to be a wizard.)

> >

> > That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to

> >the

> >

> > Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound.

> >

> >

> > http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressrelease

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

And now I am having flashbacks to Ghostbusters and the dubious psychic

experiments that got " Dr " Venkman thrown out of Columbia University!

When I was a teenager and interested in information about unusual metaphysical

phenomena, I remember reading something about the experiments at Duke

University. It obviously stuck in my mind. This SPD research is a far more

reputable (and, for us, far more useful) type of research for Duke to be

involved in.

Although ... if we could develop skills in telekinesis, we could cause objects

to fly at people who produce trigger sounds. That would be useful.

(Well, I always wanted to be a wizard.)

> >

> > That's interesting, just the other day I had bookmarked something related to

> >the

> >

> > Duke study on sensory over-responsivity to sound.

> >

> >

> > http://www.dukescience.org/inthenews/pressrelease

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I like how you said " not my trigger " because it validated (to me) that triggers vary so widely between us all. Gum chewing doesn't bother me a bit. Lip smacking gets under my skin and invokes rage that I can control, but I can't focus on anything else whilst it's happening. Certain scraping noises -- in particular, a knife against a plate has always affected me very severely; and recently, a certain pot slid against our stove invokes an exponentially more intense reaction which makes me cower and flee the room, and gives me cold sweats and almost nausea for a few to several minutes until it kind of fades away. 

 

Repetition certainly figures prominently in my experience and in the posts of many other people here.

It is hard to say what the relationship is between SPD and 4S. I sometimes wonder if SPD is a spectrum of many similar, but not identical, sensory problems that can occur in many different combinations - and often with other conditions like ADHD, OCD, and the autism spectrum. For example, besides 4S, I am also sensitive to fluorescent lights (the fluorescent lights in my office are always switched off), *very* spooked by heights, and mildly bothered by loud sounds and some strong smells (e.g. oranges being peeled - as my work colleagues know).

One major psychologist I read earlier this year pointed out that sensory sensitivity is one of the most poorly researched areas of abnormal psychology. Don't we know it!

As for sniffling ... not my trigger (well, not very high), so I didn't mind that much, but I do understand - it is my daughter's No 1 trigger (I get lots of angry looks if I accidentally sniff near her - and it just finished being winter here). Sorry about that!

> >

> > I came across this video today while I was looking for videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes long).

> >

> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

> >

> > Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an 80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the talk, I had to remove my headphones.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I like how you said " not my trigger " because it validated (to me) that triggers vary so widely between us all. Gum chewing doesn't bother me a bit. Lip smacking gets under my skin and invokes rage that I can control, but I can't focus on anything else whilst it's happening. Certain scraping noises -- in particular, a knife against a plate has always affected me very severely; and recently, a certain pot slid against our stove invokes an exponentially more intense reaction which makes me cower and flee the room, and gives me cold sweats and almost nausea for a few to several minutes until it kind of fades away. 

 

Repetition certainly figures prominently in my experience and in the posts of many other people here.

It is hard to say what the relationship is between SPD and 4S. I sometimes wonder if SPD is a spectrum of many similar, but not identical, sensory problems that can occur in many different combinations - and often with other conditions like ADHD, OCD, and the autism spectrum. For example, besides 4S, I am also sensitive to fluorescent lights (the fluorescent lights in my office are always switched off), *very* spooked by heights, and mildly bothered by loud sounds and some strong smells (e.g. oranges being peeled - as my work colleagues know).

One major psychologist I read earlier this year pointed out that sensory sensitivity is one of the most poorly researched areas of abnormal psychology. Don't we know it!

As for sniffling ... not my trigger (well, not very high), so I didn't mind that much, but I do understand - it is my daughter's No 1 trigger (I get lots of angry looks if I accidentally sniff near her - and it just finished being winter here). Sorry about that!

> >

> > I came across this video today while I was looking for videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes long).

> >

> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

> >

> > Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an 80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the talk, I had to remove my headphones.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I like how you said " not my trigger " because it validated (to me) that triggers vary so widely between us all. Gum chewing doesn't bother me a bit. Lip smacking gets under my skin and invokes rage that I can control, but I can't focus on anything else whilst it's happening. Certain scraping noises -- in particular, a knife against a plate has always affected me very severely; and recently, a certain pot slid against our stove invokes an exponentially more intense reaction which makes me cower and flee the room, and gives me cold sweats and almost nausea for a few to several minutes until it kind of fades away. 

 

Repetition certainly figures prominently in my experience and in the posts of many other people here.

It is hard to say what the relationship is between SPD and 4S. I sometimes wonder if SPD is a spectrum of many similar, but not identical, sensory problems that can occur in many different combinations - and often with other conditions like ADHD, OCD, and the autism spectrum. For example, besides 4S, I am also sensitive to fluorescent lights (the fluorescent lights in my office are always switched off), *very* spooked by heights, and mildly bothered by loud sounds and some strong smells (e.g. oranges being peeled - as my work colleagues know).

One major psychologist I read earlier this year pointed out that sensory sensitivity is one of the most poorly researched areas of abnormal psychology. Don't we know it!

As for sniffling ... not my trigger (well, not very high), so I didn't mind that much, but I do understand - it is my daughter's No 1 trigger (I get lots of angry looks if I accidentally sniff near her - and it just finished being winter here). Sorry about that!

> >

> > I came across this video today while I was looking for videos about sound sensitivity. It is interesting because two of the people speaking mention some familiar-sounding symptoms. And it is a well-presented video (3 minutes long).

> >

> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyjgPMjCjBM & feature=related

> >

> > Another video I saw about SPD unfortunately had eating sounds in a couple of scenes. I had to remove my headphones quickly to avoid the sounds! Aaargh - the dangers of audio-visual research! Reminds me of an 80-minute talk by the famous autistic woman Temple Grandin, who has major sensory sensitivity problems herself. Every time she took a swig of water during the talk, I had to remove my headphones.

> >

>