Published on 12, July, 2020
I went to the cinema today - haven't been for absolutely ages, partly though lethargy, but also a significant part was due to worry about how loud/bright/noisy/shiny/peoply it would be.
A good friend asked me to go with her/hubby/their son - I took 2 hours to reply to the text, as you do when your initial thought when anyone asks you to do anything is to scream "no" and curl up in a ball. But I didn't talk myself out of it.
And I'm glad I went, coz it was okay. She's one of the few people who know about my AS, so wasn't surprised when I said "I'll need to wear my earplugs, and I need to sit on the end of the row". It was quite loud, but the earplugs reduced it to an okay level for a couple of hours; it was quite bright, but I shut my eyes in the bright shiny flashy bits, and it wasn't too peoply.
So I'm glad I did it!
i love going to the movies the main thing that gets to me is the people! and when they eat very loudly and russul bags and kids talking now that hurts more than the movies its self
That's why I choose the mid-afternoon - less people and no out-of-control kids. I also take earplugs to lower the sound level to something more acceptable.