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I think I'm getting sensory overwhelm more often

TheCatWoman

I don't know if its an age thing or what, but I'm becoming much more sensitive to noise over the last few months. I wonder if it's because the weather has been better and people are out and about more, but it's really getting to me.

The other thing I'm getting more sensitive too is smell, I walked past a fish and chop shop earlier and was almost sick at the smell of hot oil and vinegar that came out at me. The other day I had to leave a shop because somebody had really strong perfume or aftershave on, it made my breathe catch in my throat.

How do you cope? I can't wear headphones as it triggers my PTSD.

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  • I’ve noticed recently that it’s harder to cope with smells and noise. I wonder if I’m generally becoming more intolerant to other people’s behavioural habits because I’m older or if it affects mainly autistic people who have had sensory sensitivities for years. 

    Most of the time I can avoid noise and smells as I dislike shopping. I shop mostly online. Most of the other places I go to are tolerable to a degree. If it gets noisy I can use my noise cancelling AirPods. If smells are too intense I just have to escape.

    TheCatWoman said:
    The other day I had to leave a shop because somebody had really strong perfume or aftershave on, it made my breathe catch in my throat

    I’m wondering if people are wearing more intense perfumes than they used to because I had a similar experience a week ago. In fact, my clothes were smelling of the perfume when I got back home yet I hadn’t made contact with the person or anyone else. 

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  • I’ve noticed recently that it’s harder to cope with smells and noise. I wonder if I’m generally becoming more intolerant to other people’s behavioural habits because I’m older or if it affects mainly autistic people who have had sensory sensitivities for years. 

    Most of the time I can avoid noise and smells as I dislike shopping. I shop mostly online. Most of the other places I go to are tolerable to a degree. If it gets noisy I can use my noise cancelling AirPods. If smells are too intense I just have to escape.

    TheCatWoman said:
    The other day I had to leave a shop because somebody had really strong perfume or aftershave on, it made my breathe catch in my throat

    I’m wondering if people are wearing more intense perfumes than they used to because I had a similar experience a week ago. In fact, my clothes were smelling of the perfume when I got back home yet I hadn’t made contact with the person or anyone else. 

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