Re: Public Website: About Page

[Guest guest]

A few things that I always think of when trying to describe our condition:

1) inability to block out sounds that normally would be blocked out by others- we hear every sound within a distance, and many that others wouldn't hear unless you specifically pointed it out to them.

2) The response to the sounds is like the feeling when someone scratches their fingernails down a chalboard.

3) feelings of wanting to run, to scream or feeling very anxious- like the need to leave the room when exposed to these sounds.

4) It makes me feel out of control.

5) It makes me feel like I'm wierd, defective or psycho.

6) It affects the type of job I take beacuase of the environment that will impact me.

7) It impacts social situations, as I hate going to events that cause me to sit close to people and not have the abvility (physically or socially) to get up and leave. Examples are church, meetings, group events with friends, going to the theater, a play, a kids school function, etc. 8) It robs me of relationships as I am too distracted to truly engage in conversation unless it's one-on one and other distractions have been eliminated.

9) It robes me of closeness in relationships as the noises others make make me want toleave the room, therefore, I cannot give them my all.

10) It robs me of focus and purpose at work, as I constantly am managing my surroundings and emotions to be proper and get my work done. It sucks the energy and creativity out of me when working close with others.

Everyone chime in!

To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 10:22:11 PMSubject: Public Website: About Page

Hi All,

I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would like to know what you think should be said.

How would you define 4s?

How does it make you feel?

Rich

[Guest guest]

A few things that I always think of when trying to describe our condition:

1) inability to block out sounds that normally would be blocked out by others- we hear every sound within a distance, and many that others wouldn't hear unless you specifically pointed it out to them.

2) The response to the sounds is like the feeling when someone scratches their fingernails down a chalboard.

3) feelings of wanting to run, to scream or feeling very anxious- like the need to leave the room when exposed to these sounds.

4) It makes me feel out of control.

5) It makes me feel like I'm wierd, defective or psycho.

6) It affects the type of job I take beacuase of the environment that will impact me.

7) It impacts social situations, as I hate going to events that cause me to sit close to people and not have the abvility (physically or socially) to get up and leave. Examples are church, meetings, group events with friends, going to the theater, a play, a kids school function, etc. 8) It robs me of relationships as I am too distracted to truly engage in conversation unless it's one-on one and other distractions have been eliminated.

9) It robes me of closeness in relationships as the noises others make make me want toleave the room, therefore, I cannot give them my all.

10) It robs me of focus and purpose at work, as I constantly am managing my surroundings and emotions to be proper and get my work done. It sucks the energy and creativity out of me when working close with others.

Everyone chime in!

To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 10:22:11 PMSubject: Public Website: About Page

Hi All,

I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would like to know what you think should be said.

How would you define 4s?

How does it make you feel?

Rich

[Guest guest]

Excellent job!

Subject: Re: Public Website: About PageTo: Soundsensitivity Date: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 1:24 PM

A few things that I always think of when trying to describe our condition:

1) inability to block out sounds that normally would be blocked out by others- we hear every sound within a distance, and many that others wouldn't hear unless you specifically pointed it out to them.

2) The response to the sounds is like the feeling when someone scratches their fingernails down a chalboard.

3) feelings of wanting to run, to scream or feeling very anxious- like the need to leave the room when exposed to these sounds.

4) It makes me feel out of control.

5) It makes me feel like I'm wierd, defective or psycho.

6) It affects the type of job I take beacuase of the environment that will impact me.

7) It impacts social situations, as I hate going to events that cause me to sit close to people and not have the abvility (physically or socially) to get up and leave. Examples are church, meetings, group events with friends, going to the theater, a play, a kids school function, etc. 8) It robs me of relationships as I am too distracted to truly engage in conversation unless it's one-on one and other distractions have been eliminated.

9) It robes me of closeness in relationships as the noises others make make me want toleave the room, therefore, I cannot give them my all.

10) It robs me of focus and purpose at work, as I constantly am managing my surroundings and emotions to be proper and get my work done. It sucks the energy and creativity out of me when working close with others.

Everyone chime in!

To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 10:22:11 PMSubject: Public Website: About Page

Hi All,

I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would like to know what you think should be said.

How would you define 4s?

How does it make you feel?

Rich

[Guest guest]

Excellent job!

Subject: Re: Public Website: About PageTo: Soundsensitivity Date: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 1:24 PM

A few things that I always think of when trying to describe our condition:

1) inability to block out sounds that normally would be blocked out by others- we hear every sound within a distance, and many that others wouldn't hear unless you specifically pointed it out to them.

2) The response to the sounds is like the feeling when someone scratches their fingernails down a chalboard.

3) feelings of wanting to run, to scream or feeling very anxious- like the need to leave the room when exposed to these sounds.

4) It makes me feel out of control.

5) It makes me feel like I'm wierd, defective or psycho.

6) It affects the type of job I take beacuase of the environment that will impact me.

7) It impacts social situations, as I hate going to events that cause me to sit close to people and not have the abvility (physically or socially) to get up and leave. Examples are church, meetings, group events with friends, going to the theater, a play, a kids school function, etc. 8) It robs me of relationships as I am too distracted to truly engage in conversation unless it's one-on one and other distractions have been eliminated.

9) It robes me of closeness in relationships as the noises others make make me want toleave the room, therefore, I cannot give them my all.

10) It robs me of focus and purpose at work, as I constantly am managing my surroundings and emotions to be proper and get my work done. It sucks the energy and creativity out of me when working close with others.

Everyone chime in!

To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 10:22:11 PMSubject: Public Website: About Page

Hi All,

I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would like to know what you think should be said.

How would you define 4s?

How does it make you feel?

Rich

[Guest guest]

Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyoneSent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3Sender: Soundsensitivity Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:24:53 -0800 (PST)To: <Soundsensitivity >ReplyTo: Soundsensitivity Subject: Re: Public Website: About Page A few things that I always think of when trying to describe our condition:1) inability to block out sounds that normally would be blocked out by others- we hear every sound within a distance, and many that others wouldn't hear unless you specifically pointed it out to them.2) The response to the sounds is like the feeling when someone scratches their fingernails down a chalboard.3) feelings of wanting to run, to scream or feeling very anxious- like the need to leave the room when exposed to these sounds. 4) It makes me feel out of control. 5) It makes me feel like I'm wierd, defective or psycho. 6) It affects the type of job I take beacuase of the environment that will impact me.7) It impacts social situations, as I hate going to events that cause me to sit close to people and not have the abvility (physically or socially) to get up and leave. Examples are church, meetings, group events with friends, going to the theater, a play, a kids school function, etc. 8) It robs me of relationships as I am too distracted to truly engage in conversation unless it's one-on one and other distractions have been eliminated. 9) It robes me of closeness in relationships as the noises others make make me want toleave the room, therefore, I cannot give them my all. 10) It robs me of focus and purpose at work, as I constantly am managing my surroundings and emotions to be proper and get my work done. It sucks the energy and creativity out of me when working close with others. Everyone chime in!To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 10:22:11 PMSubject: Public Website: About Page Hi All, I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would like to know what you think should be said. How would you define 4s? How does it make you feel? Rich

[Guest guest]

Here's some stuff I came up with. Please feel free to add and modify, everyone

because I'm only going on personal experience and what I have read here from all

of you, but I know it's not all-inclusive.

How would I define 4S?

Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome (4S) is a hyper-sensibility to particular

everyday sounds that most people are able to ignore.

The sounds provoke a strong negative reaction in the person with 4S. Emotional

and physiological responses include anger, rage, frustration, sadness, sense of

danger and the urge to flee.

Primary trigger sounds are generally noises associated with eating, chewing,

crunching, gum chewing and popping, breathing and sniffling. Triggers tend to

expand over time and may include plate scraping, typing, clicking and tapping.

(What else?)

The person with 4S may also be hypersensitive to repeated visual stimuli such as

leg bouncing, foot tapping, movements associated with trigger sounds, nervous

habits, face and hair touching and mannerisms of people with whom they have

frequent contact. (I don't know whether or not the last few are so universal but

they are big for me)

In most cases 4S begins in childhood or adolescence, generally with a parent of

sibling as the primary trigger person. Over time the triggers and trigger people

expand, in some cases limited to the people with whom the 4S sufferer associates

most and in other cases to most human beings and/or animals.

Anyway, that's a stab at what I would give as a general description of 4S. I

hope that others with add to/correct/comment on it so that we can give an

accurate and inclusive picture to the world of what we are experiencing.

Saludos,

Cate

>

> Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

>

> Public Website: About Page

>

>  

> Hi All,

>  

> I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would

like to

> know what you think should be said.

>  

> How would you define 4s?

>  

> How does it make you feel?

>  

> Rich

>

[Guest guest]

Here's some stuff I came up with. Please feel free to add and modify, everyone

because I'm only going on personal experience and what I have read here from all

of you, but I know it's not all-inclusive.

How would I define 4S?

Selective Sound Sensitivity Syndrome (4S) is a hyper-sensibility to particular

everyday sounds that most people are able to ignore.

The sounds provoke a strong negative reaction in the person with 4S. Emotional

and physiological responses include anger, rage, frustration, sadness, sense of

danger and the urge to flee.

Primary trigger sounds are generally noises associated with eating, chewing,

crunching, gum chewing and popping, breathing and sniffling. Triggers tend to

expand over time and may include plate scraping, typing, clicking and tapping.

(What else?)

The person with 4S may also be hypersensitive to repeated visual stimuli such as

leg bouncing, foot tapping, movements associated with trigger sounds, nervous

habits, face and hair touching and mannerisms of people with whom they have

frequent contact. (I don't know whether or not the last few are so universal but

they are big for me)

In most cases 4S begins in childhood or adolescence, generally with a parent of

sibling as the primary trigger person. Over time the triggers and trigger people

expand, in some cases limited to the people with whom the 4S sufferer associates

most and in other cases to most human beings and/or animals.

Anyway, that's a stab at what I would give as a general description of 4S. I

hope that others with add to/correct/comment on it so that we can give an

accurate and inclusive picture to the world of what we are experiencing.

Saludos,

Cate

>

> Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

>

> Public Website: About Page

>

>  

> Hi All,

>  

> I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would

like to

> know what you think should be said.

>  

> How would you define 4s?

>  

> How does it make you feel?

>  

> Rich

>

[Guest guest]

One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph " parent of child " should be " parent or

child " .

I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger sounds. I

always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the type of

highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I can

imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people

because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly

distressed than " sad " , wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this,

because we do vary a little in responses.

As for other trigger sounds, I would add whistling, and possibly dribblng water

(well, it really annoys me!).

I am also pondering the idea of a trigger person expanding. ( " If you keep

triggering me, you'll get fat! " ) Fun! Perhaps you mean the *number* of triggers

and trigger persons expand?

I am sorry. I have a quirky sense of humour. And I do the occasional proof

reading of reports.

> >

> > Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

> >

> > Public Website: About Page

> >

> >  

> > Hi All,

> >  

> > I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would

like to

> > know what you think should be said.

> >  

> > How would you define 4s?

> >  

> > How does it make you feel?

> >  

> > Rich

> >

>

[Guest guest]

One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph " parent of child " should be " parent or

child " .

I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger sounds. I

always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the type of

highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I can

imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people

because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly

distressed than " sad " , wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this,

because we do vary a little in responses.

As for other trigger sounds, I would add whistling, and possibly dribblng water

(well, it really annoys me!).

I am also pondering the idea of a trigger person expanding. ( " If you keep

triggering me, you'll get fat! " ) Fun! Perhaps you mean the *number* of triggers

and trigger persons expand?

I am sorry. I have a quirky sense of humour. And I do the occasional proof

reading of reports.

> >

> > Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

> >

> > Public Website: About Page

> >

> >  

> > Hi All,

> >  

> > I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would

like to

> > know what you think should be said.

> >  

> > How would you define 4s?

> >  

> > How does it make you feel?

> >  

> > Rich

> >

>

[Guest guest]

By the way, I am picking on minor things because overall it is very good. And

also because I am not good at giving praise where it is due. But it is due.

> > >

> > > Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

> > >

> > > Public Website: About Page

> > >

> > >  

> > > Hi All,

> > >  

> > > I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and

would like to

> > > know what you think should be said.

> > >  

> > > How would you define 4s?

> > >  

> > > How does it make you feel?

> > >  

> > > Rich

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

By the way, I am picking on minor things because overall it is very good. And

also because I am not good at giving praise where it is due. But it is due.

> > >

> > > Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

> > >

> > > Public Website: About Page

> > >

> > >  

> > > Hi All,

> > >  

> > > I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and

would like to

> > > know what you think should be said.

> > >  

> > > How would you define 4s?

> > >  

> > > How does it make you feel?

> > >  

> > > Rich

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

By the way, I am picking on minor things because overall it is very good. And

also because I am not good at giving praise where it is due. But it is due.

> > >

> > > Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

> > >

> > > Public Website: About Page

> > >

> > >  

> > > Hi All,

> > >  

> > > I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and

would like to

> > > know what you think should be said.

> > >  

> > > How would you define 4s?

> > >  

> > > How does it make you feel?

> > >  

> > > Rich

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I agree. I'm never sad at the time I'm being triggered. Pen clicking and coins or keys jiggling and for me speaker phones and muffled bass from stereos and TVs from other rooms and I remember some people talking about refrigerators running. As a general intro I would also add that there appears to be a familial connection with many people having parents, grandparents or aunts and uncles with it. Sent from my iPhone

One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph "parent of child" should be "parent or child".

I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger sounds. I always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the type of highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I can imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly distressed than "sad", wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this, because we do vary a little in responses.

As for other trigger sounds, I would add whistling, and possibly dribblng water (well, it really annoys me!).

I am also pondering the idea of a trigger person expanding. ("If you keep triggering me, you'll get fat!") Fun! Perhaps you mean the *number* of triggers and trigger persons expand?

I am sorry. I have a quirky sense of humour. And I do the occasional proof reading of reports.

> >

> > Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

> >

> > Public Website: About Page

> >

> > Â

> > Hi All,

> > Â

> > I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would like to

> > know what you think should be said.

> > Â

> > How would you define 4s?

> > Â

> > How does it make you feel?

> > Â

> > Rich

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I agree. I'm never sad at the time I'm being triggered. Pen clicking and coins or keys jiggling and for me speaker phones and muffled bass from stereos and TVs from other rooms and I remember some people talking about refrigerators running. As a general intro I would also add that there appears to be a familial connection with many people having parents, grandparents or aunts and uncles with it. Sent from my iPhone

One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph "parent of child" should be "parent or child".

I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger sounds. I always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the type of highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I can imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly distressed than "sad", wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this, because we do vary a little in responses.

As for other trigger sounds, I would add whistling, and possibly dribblng water (well, it really annoys me!).

I am also pondering the idea of a trigger person expanding. ("If you keep triggering me, you'll get fat!") Fun! Perhaps you mean the *number* of triggers and trigger persons expand?

I am sorry. I have a quirky sense of humour. And I do the occasional proof reading of reports.

> >

> > Excellent stuff, keep it coming everyone

> > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3

> >

> > Public Website: About Page

> >

> > Â

> > Hi All,

> > Â

> > I’m planning on working on the “about†page over the weekend and would like to

> > know what you think should be said.

> > Â

> > How would you define 4s?

> > Â

> > How does it make you feel?

> > Â

> > Rich

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I am not sad either... far from it. Anger and anxiety are the main two emotions

for me. I think I'd rather bawl at a trigger sound then want to punch someone

in the face

>

> > One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph " parent of child " should be

" parent or child " .

> >

> > I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger

sounds. I always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the

type of highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I

can imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people

because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly

distressed than " sad " , wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this,

because we do vary a little in responses.

> >

[Guest guest]

I am not sad either... far from it. Anger and anxiety are the main two emotions

for me. I think I'd rather bawl at a trigger sound then want to punch someone

in the face

>

> > One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph " parent of child " should be

" parent or child " .

> >

> > I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger

sounds. I always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the

type of highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I

can imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people

because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly

distressed than " sad " , wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this,

because we do vary a little in responses.

> >

[Guest guest]

I am not sad either... far from it. Anger and anxiety are the main two emotions

for me. I think I'd rather bawl at a trigger sound then want to punch someone

in the face

>

> > One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph " parent of child " should be

" parent or child " .

> >

> > I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger

sounds. I always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the

type of highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I

can imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people

because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly

distressed than " sad " , wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this,

because we do vary a little in responses.

> >

[Guest guest]

And children. My younger daughter, then 14 and showing definite signs of 4S, was

the first hint I had that I was not the only person on the whole planet with

this weird sensitivity to mouth and nose sounds.

>

> As a general intro I would also add that there appears to be a familial

connection with many people having parents, grandparents or aunts and uncles

with it.

>

> Sent from my iPhone

[Guest guest]

And children. My younger daughter, then 14 and showing definite signs of 4S, was

the first hint I had that I was not the only person on the whole planet with

this weird sensitivity to mouth and nose sounds.

>

> As a general intro I would also add that there appears to be a familial

connection with many people having parents, grandparents or aunts and uncles

with it.

>

> Sent from my iPhone

[Guest guest]

And children. My younger daughter, then 14 and showing definite signs of 4S, was

the first hint I had that I was not the only person on the whole planet with

this weird sensitivity to mouth and nose sounds.

>

> As a general intro I would also add that there appears to be a familial

connection with many people having parents, grandparents or aunts and uncles

with it.

>

> Sent from my iPhone

[Guest guest]

Agreed about the sadness thing. Sadness I find is an indirect result of it,

while ire, panic, and helplessness/hopelessness are what I feel as direct

results of hearing the sounds (these are what I feel when I'm hearing the sound

at the time).

Definitely include whistling as a main trigger sound!

> >

> > > One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph " parent of child " should be

" parent or child " .

> > >

> > > I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger

sounds. I always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the

type of highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I

can imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people

because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly

distressed than " sad " , wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this,

because we do vary a little in responses.

> > >

>

[Guest guest]

Agreed about the sadness thing. Sadness I find is an indirect result of it,

while ire, panic, and helplessness/hopelessness are what I feel as direct

results of hearing the sounds (these are what I feel when I'm hearing the sound

at the time).

Definitely include whistling as a main trigger sound!

> >

> > > One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph " parent of child " should be

" parent or child " .

> > >

> > > I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger

sounds. I always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the

type of highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I

can imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people

because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly

distressed than " sad " , wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this,

because we do vary a little in responses.

> > >

>

[Guest guest]

Agreed about the sadness thing. Sadness I find is an indirect result of it,

while ire, panic, and helplessness/hopelessness are what I feel as direct

results of hearing the sounds (these are what I feel when I'm hearing the sound

at the time).

Definitely include whistling as a main trigger sound!

> >

> > > One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph " parent of child " should be

" parent or child " .

> > >

> > > I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger

sounds. I always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the

type of highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I

can imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people

because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly

distressed than " sad " , wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this,

because we do vary a little in responses.

> > >

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you all so much for your input, please everyone keep it coming.This one is one of the big ones so every input helps , no matter how smallSent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3Sender: Soundsensitivity Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:08:57 -0000To: <Soundsensitivity >ReplyTo: Soundsensitivity Subject: Re: Public Website: About Page Agreed about the sadness thing. Sadness I find is an indirect result of it, while ire, panic, and helplessness/hopelessness are what I feel as direct results of hearing the sounds (these are what I feel when I'm hearing the sound at the time).Definitely include whistling as a main trigger sound!> > > > > One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph " parent of child " should be " parent or child " .> > > > > > I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger sounds. I always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the type of highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I can imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly distressed than " sad " , wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this, because we do vary a little in responses.> > >>

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Thank you all so much for your input, please everyone keep it coming.This one is one of the big ones so every input helps , no matter how smallSent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on 3Sender: Soundsensitivity Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:08:57 -0000To: <Soundsensitivity >ReplyTo: Soundsensitivity Subject: Re: Public Website: About Page Agreed about the sadness thing. Sadness I find is an indirect result of it, while ire, panic, and helplessness/hopelessness are what I feel as direct results of hearing the sounds (these are what I feel when I'm hearing the sound at the time).Definitely include whistling as a main trigger sound!> > > > > One typo I noticed: in the last paragraph " parent of child " should be " parent or child " .> > > > > > I am not sure why sadness is mentioned as a common response to trigger sounds. I always imagine sadness as a gentle, if negative, mood rather than the type of highly aroused, fight-or-flight reaction we have to trigger sounds. I can imagine someone feeling sad later on that they cannot mix with other people because of triggers, but the immediate reaction would be far more highly distressed than " sad " , wouldn't it? Others might need to comment about this, because we do vary a little in responses.> > >>