Guest guest Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Unfortunatley I think it is a lot harder for a man to express his emotions with regards to 4S. It is a simple the fact that men are supposed to be strong. This combined with the fact that many men feel that women are irrational to begin with, cuses issues for us men with 4S. Therefore it is much easier for a man to accept this problem from a women, than vice versa. A women who doesn't understand the problem would think we are crazy. Where as a man might just think the women is being strange like many other times. No offense meant to women. Just trying to explain why it can be hard for us as men with 4S to trust a woman with the secret. Not to mention that we already appear to be the minority with this condition. > > > I can't believe there are people who have > > > experienced the exact same > > > symptoms that I have. I thought that this was just > > > part of being an > > > anxious type of person. My problems started when I > > > was about ten, > > > but I can remember some trouble earlier. Nose > > > sniffing has been my > > > most dreaded sound. I used to think that if certain > > > people would > > > just stop sniffing their nose so much, I could go > > > back to feeling > > > normal again. I don't understand how I never noticed > > > it, and then > > > one day it just became such a big deal. I have felt > > > so guilty about > > > it too. I've hurt people by becoming angry and upset > > > about noises > > > they make, but I was hurting because they wouldn't > > > be considerate > > > enough to stop making those noises around me. Over > > > the years, I have > > > learned to cover up my feelings and sometimes the > > > noises don't > > > bother me as much as they used to, but I still deal > > > with the stress > > > on the inside. It probably affects me more than I > > > know. I also > > > developed social anxiety disorder, and I grind my > > > teeth when I > > > sleep. It seems like I am bothered by noises more > > > when I am more > > > stressed out. I have also determined that the people > > > who bother me > > > by making the noises are mostly people who are doing > > > something else > > > to me that I can't do anything about. For example, I > > > may feel that I > > > am being treated unfairly by someone, and to add > > > insult to injury, > > > that person has to keep sniffing their nose > > > annoyingly. Often, I > > > feel angry and violated. When I was a child, I was > > > made to feel like > > > I was ruining everybody else's life because of my > > > sensitivity to > > > sounds. All I wanted was a few hours of peace and > > > quiet. I can only > > > deal with it for so long and then I just have to get > > > away. I wonder > > > what it would be like if I had never had a problem > > > with sound > > > sensitivity. I also wonder if it somehow caused me > > > to have social > > > anxiety disorder. One thing I know is true is that > > > becoming aware of > > > something you never noticed before can be > > > devestating. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Hi everyone, I have just joined this group. Unlike most of you, I am not an IEQ professional. I am an electronic technician and my company, Atlanta Lab Systems LLC, repairs air samplers and sells refurbished air samplers. We also rebuild battery packs. We have just celebrated out 21st year in business. I receive calls fairly often from consultants and rental companies asking how to operate certain samplers and what samplers can be used for certain applications. I provide info when I can, and I would be glad to assist anyone who might need it. I also want to keep up with the industry more, and this looked like a great group for keeping up with it. Thanks, Phil Danneman Atlanta Lab Systems, LLC www.atlantalab.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Welcome, Phil. It's good to know a source for such things. Glad you're here! Chuck Reaney New Member Hi everyone, I have just joined this group. Unlike most of you, I am not an IEQ professional. I am an electronic technician and my company, Atlanta Lab Systems LLC, repairs air samplers and sells refurbished air samplers. We also rebuild battery packs. We have just celebrated out 21st year in business. I receive calls fairly often from consultants and rental companies asking how to operate certain samplers and what samplers can be used for certain applications. I provide info when I can, and I would be glad to assist anyone who might need it. I also want to keep up with the industry more, and this looked like a great group for keeping up with it. Thanks, Phil Danneman Atlanta Lab Systems, LLC www.atlantalab.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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