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Anxiety over fire alarms!

NAS69502
over 3 years ago

Hey, I'm a university student and i am currently living in halls of residance at uni. I feel like I made a mistake because I realised that there are fire alarms in each room and I know its there to keep people safe, but whenever I'm in my room, I always have the fear that it will go off. I'm not scared of the loud noise but the sudden unexpected jump scare when it comes, and it creates this uncomfortable feeling.

At the moment, I'm at home but living at uni means I can focus well on my studies and improving myself. I'm waiting for support but does anyone have any tips?

Thank you so much x

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  • over 3 years ago
    NAS69502 said:
    Hey, I'm a university student and i am currently living in halls of residance at uni. I feel like I made a mistake because I realised that there are fire alarms in each room and I know its there to keep people safe, but whenever I'm in my room, I always have the fear that it will go off. I'm not scared of the loud noise but the sudden unexpected jump scare when it comes, and it creates this uncomfortable feeling.
    In assuming you mean one of these sorts of ceiling fire alarms:
    Are you imagining perhaps that they just go off randomly rather than expectedly on account of smoke, keeping in mind that it takes a build-up of smoke to set them off ~ such as for instance the thin 'grey' smoke of an incense stick or two will not activate such fire alarms, whilst the 'thicker' black smoke of burning food usually does and of course material and plastics etcetera catching and being on fire do?
    .
    Maybe (if the alarms are as pictured) do a smoke test with an increasing number of incense sticks where the objective 'is' to purposefully set the fire alarms off (warn everybody of course before hand), and then deactivate them by turning them off using the centre button ~ so that you are in control and know what to do if you accidentally set them off.
    .
    Possibly use ear plugs and ear defenders or headphones to minimise the sound of the alarm/s if you do the activation and deactivation practice run or runs. Maybe do a number of practice runs at home until you are all causal and well practised with fire alarms.
    .
    In this way you may be able to establish an experienced and purposeful relationship with fire-alarms as being master or mistress of them as being your servants ~ rather than the roles being reversed as having a panicked and inexperienced anxious relationship with them, sort of thing. 
    .
    If any of that helps perhaps?
    .
    Oh and of course welcome as member to this website of forums! Relaxed
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  • over 3 years ago
    NAS69502 said:
    Hey, I'm a university student and i am currently living in halls of residance at uni. I feel like I made a mistake because I realised that there are fire alarms in each room and I know its there to keep people safe, but whenever I'm in my room, I always have the fear that it will go off. I'm not scared of the loud noise but the sudden unexpected jump scare when it comes, and it creates this uncomfortable feeling.
    In assuming you mean one of these sorts of ceiling fire alarms:
    Are you imagining perhaps that they just go off randomly rather than expectedly on account of smoke, keeping in mind that it takes a build-up of smoke to set them off ~ such as for instance the thin 'grey' smoke of an incense stick or two will not activate such fire alarms, whilst the 'thicker' black smoke of burning food usually does and of course material and plastics etcetera catching and being on fire do?
    .
    Maybe (if the alarms are as pictured) do a smoke test with an increasing number of incense sticks where the objective 'is' to purposefully set the fire alarms off (warn everybody of course before hand), and then deactivate them by turning them off using the centre button ~ so that you are in control and know what to do if you accidentally set them off.
    .
    Possibly use ear plugs and ear defenders or headphones to minimise the sound of the alarm/s if you do the activation and deactivation practice run or runs. Maybe do a number of practice runs at home until you are all causal and well practised with fire alarms.
    .
    In this way you may be able to establish an experienced and purposeful relationship with fire-alarms as being master or mistress of them as being your servants ~ rather than the roles being reversed as having a panicked and inexperienced anxious relationship with them, sort of thing. 
    .
    If any of that helps perhaps?
    .
    Oh and of course welcome as member to this website of forums! Relaxed
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