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Unbearable Noises

Millicent_Bystander

Hi,

I get deeply distressed hearing eating, slurping and licking noises, particularly the dog washing himself because it happens so often. I'm pleased he does keep clean! But he's quite noisy, OH thinks so too, so it's not just my sensitivity. Spending most of the time at home wearing ANC earphones,  if I don't I'm stressed, anxious and physically tense, waiting for it to happen.

I've tried increasing my tolerance, only managing a few seconds and going back to square one constantly.

Any advice on how to tolerate these sounds better, relax around them?

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  • That sounds like misophonia (you'll have probably heard about it before?) I'm not sure how much can be done about it, I struggle with it as well to some degree. Google claims CBT therapy can help but not sure much difference it'd make

  • in reply to DarkElf

    There are lots of claims made about CBT and it may work for some people, for some things, some of the time, but many autistic people find CBT dosen't work. I think its being seen as an answer to everything.

    I'm not sure what you can do about intrusive noises, whilst I don't suffer from the same ones you do, I have different ones, like the neighbours and their screaming kids and multiple, competing sound systems. I hate the sound of cats blowing spits through their fur and licking between thier toes, I'm just glad I don't have to do that

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  • in reply to DarkElf

    There are lots of claims made about CBT and it may work for some people, for some things, some of the time, but many autistic people find CBT dosen't work. I think its being seen as an answer to everything.

    I'm not sure what you can do about intrusive noises, whilst I don't suffer from the same ones you do, I have different ones, like the neighbours and their screaming kids and multiple, competing sound systems. I hate the sound of cats blowing spits through their fur and licking between thier toes, I'm just glad I don't have to do that

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