Anyone else triggered by noise?

[Deleted member 38644]

Do you get irritated when someone make noise around you? I get annoyed when someone talks on the phone while im in the house because I think they are talking about me. it irritates me as well when a person talking on the phone loud and all of a sudden they start mumbling. I don't like to hear phones ringing or vibrating.Please do not come up to my door ringing a door bell because I will look outside the window before I even answer you at all, most of the time I don't even answer the door. I hate people knocking on the door. Please don't stand behind me. In college, I sit with my back towards the wall as I been doing.The only noise I appreciate is the TV in front of me, that even irritates me but I gotta watch my TV shows. All I ask people to do is shut the hell up:):(..I hope my forum again is in the right spot

 

[JEKBreatheandBelieve]

I get triggered by all kinds of noises. I hate being in crowds or when my kids fight. So I got some headphones to muffle the sound. It doesn't cancel it because that would drive me crazy, but it muffles it to where it is more manageable. I hate the sound of planes and helicopters (I always think they're going to crash) and there are military helicopters training near my house right now so instead of normal planes I now have loud helicopter sounds. I hate thunder and lightning. I hate white noise. I hate any kind of raised voices. So yeah, I am with you on the noise thing.

 

[Sheila_a]

Do you get irritated when someone make noise around you? I get annoyed when someone talks on the...

Hello Lauren,
what you wrote (that you think they might talk about you) made me remember how intensely I listened, when my parents were having another discussion. Often it was about me and I was freezing and afraid, my father would say s.th. negative about me. And he often did.

Recently I was wondering whether I'm just 'over-sensitive' to noise. But in the office I seem to be the only one feeling irritated when people talk loud on the phone while I'm on the phone already at the same time. It sometimes makes me angry and I need to leave the room, as to being able to keep on my own communication. I guess the pre-dominant feeling here with me is that I feel disrespected.

Banging cups and glasses on the table also shocks and annoys me often timese and I wonder, why people can't gently place them on the table ;-) ...

 

[Deleted member 38644]

I get triggered by all kinds of noises. I hate being in crowds or when my kids fight. So...

I have headphones in all day long. I hate parties and crowds really drives me

 

[Deleted member 38644]

Hello Lauren,
what you wrote (that you think they might talk about you) made me remember how intensely...

I mute the TV when my mom talks on the phone. Ughhh I hate it when I hear glasses on tables or cabinet doors close

 

[Chiqui]

Do you get irritated when someone make noise around you? I get annoyed when someone talks on the...

Yes, all above about rings tones, any kind, and loud voices, people or tv, plus do not stand behind me!! Also protect my back, still now. And I say often please shut up. Some people just talk, and talk and talk, no meassure :dead:

 

[Muted]

I hate thunderstorms and will startle awake out of a dead sleep terrified.

I hate yelling.

I hate the sound of the phone ringing.

I hate loud crying, fighting and even the sound of really loud laughter.

Ironically, loud music doesn't usually bother me unless I'm trying to concentrate on something.

 

[Chiqui]

Ironically, loud music doesn't usually bother me unless I'm trying to concentrate on something.

Yessss, same here. Mostly when it is my fav music and I am in control.
The other noises are felt as intrusive and invasive. Sometimes I make the joke I would place the phone in a backet filled with water ( may I do it if annoyed :angelic:)

 

[ladee]

It is more a stressor than a trgger. I am a wreck arund a lot of noise. Being in a noisey resturant makes me so anxious I can't eat.
I think the name for this is 'hypercussis'..don't quote me..my PTSD brain is not awake yet.

 

[Chiqui]

It is more a stressor than a trgger. I am a wreck arund a lot of noise. Being in a noisey resturant makes...

Yeah, I agree with the most. For instance, loud angry talk, any kind, it is a trigger for me. The others are stressors, yes. Thank youuu :hug:

 

[bindi]

I get startled super easily, but it is more the consistent noises that drive me crazy- chewing noises, a loud laptop typer. I cannot concentrate in class and have to plug my ears. Which feels really embarrassing. I am not on medication at the moment. I took a small dose of an SSRI, a couple years ago and maybe it helped with noise a little bit, but I also wasn't as exposed to school and needing to be concentrating at all times.

I feel that I want to isolate myself a lot more now and live a quiet lifestyle. And whilst, I would love to treat naturally through - therapy, meditation, calming strategies, it feels like it may not be enough. I would love to hear self-help tools, or if anyone found a medication that really helped.

As right now, I would not be able to work in an office, without earplugs or visibly trying to reduce the feeling. I get way too irritated and stressed.

 

[Hopefully]

Noise is a big stressor for me. Not necessarily loud noises but eating, chewing, sniffing, breathing, nail biting (useless I'm doing it, to myself of course!), typing, conflicting sounds like the tv and music on at the same time, people talking too loudly, all those kind of repetitive sounds drive me crazy and make me feel really anxious. When I can I try and drown it out with my own music but if I can't to that I have to try my hardest to try and switch off from it. It feels different to shouting or arguing which make me feel more unsafe and kick in the fight/flight/freeze responses.

It wasn't until recently that I realised this wasn't just me. Friends have often said they agree but it doesn't seem to create such a visceral response in them, it just seems to annoy them, for me in that moment it feels all consuming.