Published on 12, July, 2020
Up until now, noise did not appear to bother me. Now, I am becoming more upset/triggered/bothered by noise. At work (teacher) I am fine, but at home, with two young and often noisy children, I am constantly on edge with noise. Today the noise almost pushed me into meltdown, but lying flat on the floor helped.
What makes this more baffling for me is I love spending spending time listening to loud music through headphones, which I am doing as I type!
Noises I actively dislike are motorbikes passing by, cars backfiring, high pitched noises, multiple conversations happing at once, to name but a few.
I never used to be like this. I am contemplating some earplugs, like Loops, to shut out the sound.
AwkwardKid said:What makes this more baffling for me is I love spending spending time listening to loud music through headphones,
Music is well known for helping you concentrate, but primarily when you have control of it:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/202109/5-tips-improve-concentration-music
I think it is the randomness and lack of control of external noises that cause the issues of breaking concentation and getting on our nerves.
I suspect it is just a phase you are developing through where your brain is now in need of more control of your environment to feel comfortable and productive and the absence of this is having the opposite effect.