Published on 12, July, 2020
How do you cope with noise, not just loud noises but just noise in general like traffic, dogs barking or one that really sends me in to sensory overload is the sound of pen and pencil on paper. At school I hear that every day when I'm there. I'm in sixth form now and dreading that after summer. I did try ear plugs but found I couldn't focus as well because all I could feel was them in my ears and it distracted me and made me feel uneasy.
It's not just school. I hear dogs bark. Buses make that ssss sound when they stop. And people out are just extremely loud and seem to be in a constant shouting match.
Why can't the world be quieter?
Dreamer said:Why can't the world be quieter?
You’ve summed up one of my main questions in life with this one. Who even enjoys the loudness of anything anyway? It just seems unfathomable to me.
Noise sensitivity is one of my greatest challenges in my experience. It had been the trigger for so many meltdowns in the past.
As Autonomistic said, I wish I knew the answer too.
My own noises don’t seem to bother me as much as the noises you described (engines being the worst for me). So due to this, I make use of music whenever I need to step out into the wild. Music when taking the bins out, music when going to the super markets, music when walking near a road etc. it’s not perfect, but it helps enough to mitigate some of the negative side effects I experience due to noise.
Totally agree with you I don't understand it either, why would anyone enjoy loud noises?
I'm sorry to hear that it's caused you a lot of meltdowns. It affects me that way as well especially at school always so much going on and so many different noises, the worst is the school bell I hate that.
I'm glad you have music in your ear. I like music and I feel that must be soothing for you. I can't stand the feel of things in my ears so I can't listen to it at school but I do have it playing when I'm at home and outside.