New Member Introduction

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

I am new here and just wanted to introduce myself. I am so happy to have found

this

group after years of suffering from this strange syndrome and feeling like I was

the only

person on the planet with such strong reactions to sounds that others did not

even notice.

I have already learned so much from others' posts, and feel so much compassion

for you

all. I also have to admit that I feel a bit down having learned that there is no

treatment or

cure for this condition, because as time goes on it has seemed to become more

and more

intense and debilitating for me. I am 38, and I first noticed it in my

adolescence. I was

sexually molested when I was around 8 (?); don't know if that has anything to do

with it,

but I do feel a sense of violation when exposed to sounds that I can't stand to

hear--it

feels literally traumatic to me. My first trigger was the sound of my father

clearing his

throat, which he did constantly due to some post-nasal drip problem or

something. It

used to irritate me to the point of madness; I could not bear to be in the same

room with

him. We had always been close before that, and it completely ruined our

relationship.

My main triggers now are people sniffing and coughing repeatedly. At work this

can be a

problem. I work in a library where students (or sometimes colleagues) will sit

in the room

where I work and sniff and sniff repeatedly without blowing their nose and I

just want to

yell and scream and run out of the room, but I can't, so it's kind of a form of

Chinese

water torture.

My main problem now, though, is barking dogs in my neighborhood. I bought this

house

several years ago, and all was fine and dandy when suddenly last year, I got new

neighbors whose backyard adjoins mine, and they have a dog they leave out all

day and all

evening, and it barks its head off constantly. Then my other neighbors down the

street

decided two children wasn't enough, they had to have two big labs as well, and

they leave

them out in their yard all day too, to bark whenever someone walks by. Does

anyone else

get bothered by barking dogs? My house is currently on the market now, because I

am so

distraught by the constant barking. It has gotten so bad that now I have

actually

developed a phobia of dogs barking, and am constantly on edge, waiting for the

next bark

to occur. I cannot spend time outdoors in my backyard or go for a walk in the

neighborhood without noise-canceling headphones on. Instead of feeling relaxed

in my

own home, I feel nothing but constant anxiety, irritation, fear, and rage.

Anyway, thanks for reading, and thanks for all of your posts. They have really

helped me

feel less alone with this terrible syndrome.

Best,

[Guest guest]

Welcome . So glad you found us! Your situation sounds pretty bad right now. I hope you can find a better neighborhood for your 4's, one without dogs barking.

New Member Introduction

Dear All,I am new here and just wanted to introduce myself. I am so happy to have found this group after years of suffering from this strange syndrome and feeling like I was the only person on the planet with such strong reactions to sounds that others did not even notice. I have already learned so much from others' posts, and feel so much compassion for you all. I also have to admit that I feel a bit down having learned that there is no treatment or cure for this condition, because as time goes on it has seemed to become more and more intense and debilitating for me. I am 38, and I first noticed it in my adolescence. I was sexually molested when I was around 8 (?); don't know if that has anything to do with it, but I do feel a sense of violation when exposed to sounds that I can't stand to hear--it feels literally traumatic to me. My first trigger was the sound of my father clearing his throat, which he

did constantly due to some post-nasal drip problem or something. It used to irritate me to the point of madness; I could not bear to be in the same room with him. We had always been close before that, and it completely ruined our relationship. My main triggers now are people sniffing and coughing repeatedly. At work this can be a problem. I work in a library where students (or sometimes colleagues) will sit in the room where I work and sniff and sniff repeatedly without blowing their nose and I just want to yell and scream and run out of the room, but I can't, so it's kind of a form of Chinese water torture. My main problem now, though, is barking dogs in my neighborhood. I bought this house several years ago, and all was fine and dandy when suddenly last year, I got new neighbors whose backyard adjoins mine, and they have a dog they leave out all day and all evening, and it barks its head off

constantly. Then my other neighbors down the street decided two children wasn't enough, they had to have two big labs as well, and they leave them out in their yard all day too, to bark whenever someone walks by. Does anyone else get bothered by barking dogs? My house is currently on the market now, because I am so distraught by the constant barking. It has gotten so bad that now I have actually developed a phobia of dogs barking, and am constantly on edge, waiting for the next bark to occur. I cannot spend time outdoors in my backyard or go for a walk in the neighborhood without noise-canceling headphones on. Instead of feeling relaxed in my own home, I feel nothing but constant anxiety, irritation, fear, and rage. Anyway, thanks for reading, and thanks for all of your posts. They have really helped me feel less alone with this terrible

syndrome.Best,

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[Guest guest]

Hi ! I'm so glad you shared your story! Our stories are almost

identical!!! You sound just like me!!! How you feel about it is the

same too. I just recently found this group as well and have been

asking alot of questions. I have been at the point where this problem

was leaving me completely dysfunctional and unable to work on some

days. I have found a psychotherapist that is one of the first people

to show interest in helping me, he akso does hypnosis. I want so bad

to find a tape that will play during the night and maybe convince me

that the sounds don't invade me. I do feel I am being

invaded/violated and then feel dirty even until I can go get clean.

It has been such a humiliating thing for me. I use to love to be

around people and now am almost a hermit with little social life. I

want to get control of it so I can help others that suffer too. I

work with autistic and/or ED kids that suffer from sound sensativity

as well. Since I know there pain and torment .. it gives me even more

reason than myself to find answers. I'd love to share any ideas with

you and I hope you will free to write me. I appreciate your letter so

much! Thank you! Kristy

>

> Dear All,

>

> I am new here and just wanted to introduce myself. I am so happy to

have found this

> group after years of suffering from this strange syndrome and

feeling like I was the only

> person on the planet with such strong reactions to sounds that

others did not even notice.

> I have already learned so much from others' posts, and feel so much

compassion for you

> all. I also have to admit that I feel a bit down having learned

that there is no treatment or

> cure for this condition, because as time goes on it has seemed to

become more and more

> intense and debilitating for me. I am 38, and I first noticed it in

my adolescence. I was

> sexually molested when I was around 8 (?); don't know if that has

anything to do with it,

> but I do feel a sense of violation when exposed to sounds that I

can't stand to hear--it

> feels literally traumatic to me. My first trigger was the sound of

my father clearing his

> throat, which he did constantly due to some post-nasal drip problem

or something. It

> used to irritate me to the point of madness; I could not bear to be

in the same room with

> him. We had always been close before that, and it completely ruined

our relationship.

>

> My main triggers now are people sniffing and coughing repeatedly.

At work this can be a

> problem. I work in a library where students (or sometimes

colleagues) will sit in the room

> where I work and sniff and sniff repeatedly without blowing their

nose and I just want to

> yell and scream and run out of the room, but I can't, so it's kind

of a form of Chinese

> water torture.

>

> My main problem now, though, is barking dogs in my neighborhood. I

bought this house

> several years ago, and all was fine and dandy when suddenly last

year, I got new

> neighbors whose backyard adjoins mine, and they have a dog they

leave out all day and all

> evening, and it barks its head off constantly. Then my other

neighbors down the street

> decided two children wasn't enough, they had to have two big labs

as well, and they leave

> them out in their yard all day too, to bark whenever someone walks

by. Does anyone else

> get bothered by barking dogs? My house is currently on the market

now, because I am so

> distraught by the constant barking. It has gotten so bad that now I

have actually

> developed a phobia of dogs barking, and am constantly on edge,

waiting for the next bark

> to occur. I cannot spend time outdoors in my backyard or go for a

walk in the

> neighborhood without noise-canceling headphones on. Instead of

feeling relaxed in my

> own home, I feel nothing but constant anxiety, irritation, fear,

and rage.

>

> Anyway, thanks for reading, and thanks for all of your posts. They

have really helped me

> feel less alone with this terrible syndrome.

>

> Best,

>

>