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ARRGGHHH!!!!! I need silence!!!!!
I can't work out which is worse, hearing negative voices telling me to hurt myself all day long, or people talking in the library/on public transport.
ARRGGGHHH!!!!!
Be QUIET people!!
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I can't work out which is worse, hearing negative voices telling me to hurt myself all day long, or people talking in the library/on public transport.
ARRGGGHHH!!!!!
Be QUIET people!!
In response to: ARRGGHHH!!!!! I need silence!!!!!
Blitter2016Senior Contributor
Headphones, earphones are a God send for me. Quite often I will wear them and not even have anything playing. When I am really stressed or need quiet, I can put on music that will calm and distract me, and if I don't feel like listening to anything but don't want to interact, I leave them in. People don't expect you to interact with them when they see the earphones, and they drown out noise of others whilst still allowing you to hear a little, such as in the supermarket. Might be worth a try. I used to pretend to be doing something on my phone, but this helps me even more.
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Hello @Former-Member
That sounds extremely intense, has that become worse of late? Is there anything that is making you feel this way at the moment? When I am stressed or overwhelmed I get very irritable and aware of small noises and things, it can be really hard to ignore them and relax.
Lunar
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