Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, new member here. I've only recently been diagnosed with autism so I'm doing a lot of learning. Piecing together things that I thought was just me being crazy and unlovable a lot of the time was actually undiagnosed autism. It hasn't felt good though and has strangely left me feeling more isolated and stressed.
My housemate is away and last night my downstairs neighbours were playing music so loudly I could basically feel it through the floor. I tried knocking/ringing on their door but they didn't open it, and eventually I got so stressed by it I couldn't eat and completely broke down. I think loneliness and things being really busy at work haven't helped, but is getting this upset over noisy neighbours normal for people with autism or am I just extra sensitive?
Any shared stories or info would be appreciated. Thanks
First I wanna reassure you, first, you are always loveable, and second, you are not alone. I always find it's never just one thing contributing to the melt downs and very often they have actualy been building up for longer than I initially realise too. I realise it feels bad to not get anywhere if your neighbour is being unreasonable and won't even discuss it, and that even discussing it could feel very awkward. I think when your housemate comes back, getting support from them if you need to confront the neighbour would be best, in the mean time and for potential future noise intrusions I would highly recomend some inexpensive ear protectors or noise cancelling headphones. Personally I put calm music in in-ear buds under some muffler headphones that I picked up at a motorcycle race. I will drop a link to the type of protectors I'm refering to, they do not cancel all noise but they do make existing noises a lot quieter, and quiet noises almost undetectable. www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=sr_1_5