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Hello and a question about noise

Gardengirl

Hello i'm new to the community. I'm 53 and am still waiting for my full assessment to determine whether i am, as i suspect on the spectrum. I also have a history of anxiety and severe depression stretching back as far as my late teens. I am struggling to process a lot of things at the moment but my biggest challange is noise. I wonder if anyone has any suggestions please.

As i'm getting older i'm finding that my tolerance for noise is getting lower, to the point it has me in panic mode, running for any safe space that is quiet. I have got some Sony noise cancelling headphone as well as some Loops but these don't always help me. Just this weekend the noise was intense from mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters, dogs barking, motorbikes and those awful back firing cars...that i became so upset i was wishing i wasn't here anymore.

How do you cope with noise...Any tips or recommendations would be very gratefully received.

Thank you

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  • in reply to Gardengirl

    I've inadvertently got him well trained on how to down a pint of water in a near silent manner.

    And your thread has reminded me to send some "feedback" to two shops on the volume of their music which I could still hear really clearly through my earplugs. I don't know why loud music in shops is the norm. If people want to listen to music, everyone has earphones these days.