Thunderstorms

[K-9 Al]

I personally don't have the problem with sudden loud noises. But loud music...man that drives me crazy. If I go into someplace that is playing loud music or has the din of many voices, my agitation level goes into the red. If the music has loud bass, it is all over.

The therapy, well I have just begun my trip down that road. I gotta say that it is tough a tough road, but so far it feels like it is working for me. Although we started a couple of times trying to go into one of my traumas and I just could not do it. We had to abort and try again another session. Pulling me back out has been difficult as well. One session I was so fired up even after two hours of trying to get out of it, I had to head out and go camping all by my lonesome because I felt...odd afterwards. But usually I feel much calmer once I leave, and surprisingly stay calm for the most part.

Jimmy what was your session schedule? Mine has me going three times a week.

I hate loud music in stores. My wife and I usually will go to a mall during the week when there is hardly anyone there. If it gets crowded then its "game over' Even with the mall not packed some of the clothing stores she likes plays music all the through the store. It is def. aggravating. Im already tense enough as it is. Then you add in the loud music and bass and usually i leave right after that.

 

[Jimmy1]

Personally, I just think its a sensory overload. If my stress levels are up, I can't even stand the radio on in the car and even my mobile phone ringing will make me jump.
I live in a garrison city and the training area is 50-100 km away, but on a really good day when the wind is blowing the right way, I can hear the artillery. It sounds like the primary of a mortar. I get goose bumps and the hair on my neck stands up.

The weird thing is complacency. I remember by the end of my tour in Baghdad, you hear the rockets launch, or the mortars launch and you would not even duck for cover. If it was going to get you, it was going to get you.

Yet, when you come home and hear a similar noise, you are diving for cover. Go figure.

Teenagers and young people of today have their bass up so loud that their cars are felt before you see them. I wish I could have an EMP cannon or something or be able to blow their AMPS up.

Its also like plastic or toy guns. They are so realistic. My kids had them and the one thing they learnt real quick was to never point them at me. I broke so many.

 

[deborah l. boylan]

Hey Razorback, I know exactly what you mean about EOD crews. They pulled that crap on us one night in Fallujah. I thought all hell had opened up. When we found out that they were just doing a control det there were a lot of pissed off people, me included. If we could have gotten ahold of them they would have been buried under the hospital. Us surgical people know how to cut. Long, wide, deep and frequent. Just one more moment in a a deployment filled with loud noises, blood, and death. Whew! That's a little more than I wanted to think about. Back to the present.
We've been having a lot of thunder storms lately and I spend a great deal of time with my head down and the curtains closed trying not to shake out of my shoes. As for fireworks, never have liked 'em and I sure as hell don't go to watch them anymore! Too many people and too much noise.

Hey Tim, while you were in Balad in 05, I was in Fallujah and Al Asad. Such wonderful places to remember. NOT! The nicest thing that I can say is that there was and indoor pool in Al Asad. Everything else was Turkey shit brown. If I never see beige again it will be too soon.

Jimmy, I know exactly what you mean about loud noises, alarms, and too much sensory input. Yeah it may come with the territory, but try explaining to your office mate that the reason that you're ducking under your desk when the fire alarm goes off is because your afraid of loud noises. I think that she's figured out by now that I'm a little off. Oh well, it keeps things interesting.

 

[Ned]

I feel like a big fool. One of my triggers is surprise thunderstorms. They r so bad tonight I'm hiding under my desk with Bailey hoping they pass soon. I'm scared shitless reminds me of the in-comming in Mortaritaville.

Tim & Bailey

Join the club. I get really hissy about Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes (Brit)

 

[Ned]

Hey Razorback, I know exactly what you mean about EOD crews. They pulled that crap on us one night in Fallujah.

Really must be an EOD thing. They used to do it just outside our det in Sarajevo!

 

[Ned]

I don't know about you, but I'm real anti-fireworks. They are suppose to be all patriotic and everything but I can't stand the damn things anymore.

My better half reckons I'm a miserable bugger but UK Bonfire Night revs me up and I do whinge. Part of me wishes the users could witness some real f###ing bangs but then I remember that's what I was there to prevent....

 

[wife of]

we live on a city housing estate and the fireworks are intolerable at guy fawkes and new year,last yeaar we went away to a quiet country retreat for the weekend,it was bliss,and sad to say I was almost relieved this new year that hubs was still in the hosp medded out of his eyeballs so he didnt have to cope with them.......

 

[Ned]

we live on a city housing estate and the fireworks are intolerable at guy fawkes and new year,last yeaar we went away to a quiet country retreat for the weekend,it was bliss,and sad to say I was almost relieved this new year that hubs was still in the hosp medded out of his eyeballs so he didnt have to cope with them.......

And if he's anything like me the bastards wait until you're asleep before they play with them. It sounds like a full -on f##king firefight in worst-days Bosnia. I used to live on a farm above the town when I first got out and I swear it wound me up beyond reason.
I posted earlier that I'd love to rub their noses in it, that's not the answer but short of the escape to seclusion I'm stuck for another one........

 

[Tim &Bailey]

I have 8 kids, sensory overload is on a daily basis LOL. I know what your saying about loud music and stuff I sold my stereo cause I couldnt stand when my boys would turn the volume up.

Tim & Bailey