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Nadielou

Hi, does anyone else ever get told they are over reacting when someone is shouting or raising their voice?

I hate being in the same room when it's not directed at me, but when it is it's even worse. My anxiety levels sky rocket I start to panic and then cry and if the person shouting doesn't stop I seem to explode and just start screaming. 

I find it incredibly hard to think everything just becomes this overwhelming pit of anxiety and then after I just feel so drained I could sleep for days. They don't even have to have raised their voice a lot for it to start

Is this part of being on the spectrum or is his another issue entirely ? 

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  • Yeah, I think it's part of it. I completely freak out if I am around angry people. It could be my (much loved, who would never hurt me) partner, ranting at a car he's trying to fix and is not co-operating. As soon as he gets angry, I go quiet and want to get as far away as possible. I don't know anyone else like this.

    Same with having a row with someone I care about - I just can't do it. I will end up in tears, then running away. Even if the anger isn't directed at me, I can't handle it at all

    (Female, 46, Aspergers)

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  • Yeah, I think it's part of it. I completely freak out if I am around angry people. It could be my (much loved, who would never hurt me) partner, ranting at a car he's trying to fix and is not co-operating. As soon as he gets angry, I go quiet and want to get as far away as possible. I don't know anyone else like this.

    Same with having a row with someone I care about - I just can't do it. I will end up in tears, then running away. Even if the anger isn't directed at me, I can't handle it at all

    (Female, 46, Aspergers)

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