sensory issues

Mine tends to be first thing in the morning, my wife gets up before me and likes to put the tv and radio on and then whistle loudly. I have to put on noise cancelling earphones. If I’ve been out and had to cope with other people then I can spike quite easily. Went to our village pub and there were scented candles lit on the bar, felt sick and then could feel myself getting overwhelmed.

I know exactly what you mean about the scented candles. At my office, the reception area on the main concourse had an artificial smell blown in, (at Christmas it was pine needles and mulled wine) and I had to hold my breath until I got in the lift. I had to complain about it but nothing was done.... "because it's a nice smell". This is of course, subjective. Perfume on the commute is a real killer for me, and when they sell perfume on the duty free on a plane, and they all start puffing it around.

Especially know what you mean about when you're out socializing, as people raise their voices don't they, more and more to compete over each other. Some of the ladies I've worked with in the past had a particularly high tone in their voices that cut my eardrums into shreds!

I know exactly what you mean about the scented candles. At my office, the reception area on the main concourse had an artificial smell blown in, (at Christmas it was pine needles and mulled wine) and I had to hold my breath until I got in the lift. I had to complain about it but nothing was done.... "because it's a nice smell". This is of course, subjective. Perfume on the commute is a real killer for me, and when they sell perfume on the duty free on a plane, and they all start puffing it around.

Especially know what you mean about when you're out socializing, as people raise their voices don't they, more and more to compete over each other. Some of the ladies I've worked with in the past had a particularly high tone in their voices that cut my eardrums into shreds!

Ha!! Similar experience recently with my house. It had been empty for a few months before we got the keys and the "other people dank smell" was a hardy smell to get out. Gave myself headaches spraying all the surfaces with bleach and putting air freshener everywhere to absorb/cover the smell. Incidentally I discovered that for the first few days of having plug in air freshener, to adjust to the fragrance, I don't switch the mains on. Get used to the smell first, then turn it on. Aerosol is another one for me, can't abide it.

I think my worst experience was when we had been away on holiday, this was only a few weeks ago. Our teenage son decided to have a party the night before our return. The day of our return, in order to cover the smell of stale alcohol, he sprayed all the furniture and I think everything else in some sort of lavender oil. I couldn’t breathe, my wife thought I was over reacting and it led to me having a meltdown. It took days to air the room. It was like being in a perfume shop. I tracked down the offending bottle which is now in the neighbours garden somewhere.

5 seconds is a lifetime in a Lush shop!!!!! For me, I always detested that the perfume counter was always at the front of every department store. Sensory nightmare. 

There is one young girl that comes into our pub, she has a voice like a chainsaw. I’m on edge constantly. Was at a shopping centre last week and my wife took me to a “Lush” shop, I did really well and managed 5 seconds!