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The entire week around "4th of July" is such a nightmare.
Random explosions going off constantly. Unexpected bright flashing light in the sky. Unqualified people handling explosives.
For my sensory sensitive homies:
😎🤝😎 I hate it here with you
Being sensitive to sound can be painful or even triggering if you have bipolar disorder. In addition to adjusting to life with these conditi
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Unwanted noise can be a real pain in the ear. In the medical field, noise sensitivity (or noise intolerance) is called hyperacusis. According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, hyperacusis arises from a problem in the way the brain’s central auditory processing center perceives sounds.
As a result, noises that don’t seem loud to someone else will feel overpowering. Something as innocuous as shuffling papers or running a faucet could be as jarring as a jackhammer. High-frequency sounds may be especially troublesome.
In the general population, hyperacusis may be caused by exposure to a loud noise, some medications, and a few medical conditions. Although it hasn’t been formally linked to bipolar disorder, there is a recognized association with other neurologic conditions such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, extreme fatigue, and migraine headaches. (Migraines, by the way, have a significant crossover with bipolar).
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Anecdotal evidence suggests that a significant slice of people with bipolar experience an almost-painful reaction to noise, especially during mood episodes—usually mania. When it comes to scientific proof, however, no one’s doing the research that would validate that connection.
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Here are coping suggestions from people who grapple with noise sensitivity, whether individuals or medical experts:
Be prepared. Do some problem-solving with your therapist and make a plan for the next time noise intrudes into your life.
Know your triggers. Once you understand what sets you off, you can do your best to avoid those situations or at least “mute” the effects. For example, use earplugs to eliminate unwanted noise, or earphones to listen to something you find more pleasant. (Something neutral like white noise or the sound of a waterfall may be especially helpful.)
Check your state of mind. When sounds are starting to bother you, analyze where you are mood-wise. Putting your noise intolerance into the context of symptomatic hypersensitivity may highlight the need for some overall self-care.
Consider the source. If someone, not something, is creating an intolerable noise, try to ask yourself if the person actually intends to aggravate you. Chances are, the answer is no. Remembering that may help keep you from overreacting.
Set up quiet zones. Create a designated area in your home where silence reigns supreme.
My mom, who knows that I have hypersensitive hearing, when I ask her to turn down the tv: "Youre so sensitive! The world isnt going to coddle you like I do!" i guess watching that shitty soap opera is more important than my well being, huh.
Translation: I am human excrement, who is so wrapped up in my disregard for others that I do not care about the pain I am causing my child. You are clearly ‘coddled’, because I give you… what again?
~Mod Eo
I know yall won't believe me when I say this but yknow that frequency that supposedly only dogs can hear? Well, I can hear it, and it has caused an odd amount of problems. An old My Little Pony toy is currently making this noise in my apartment and I am the only one who can hear it. Yeehaw.
nahh but why is hypersensitive hearing so fucked?
why is it midnight and my brain goes 'whats that fucking noise' at every little thing??
you're telling me i had to exile a bottle of sparkling water from my room because the sound it made set off my fight or flight??
Zima whined as the fire alarm went off and it was loud in her ears *
sometimes I wish I could just turn off my hearing
Like, why does everything have to make a sound?!
I close a cupboard and it feels like a clap of thunder. I flick on a light switch and wince at how sharp it sounds. And don’t even get me started on the washing machine when it’s on the spin cycle—let’s just say I was hunkered down in a corner with my hands over my ears.
I have noise-resistant headphones, but I can’t wear them all the time. They hurt my ears if they’re on for too long. I’m sorry for the rant. It’s just that… it absolutely SUCKS that existing hurts sometimes. I just wish it didn’t.
I cannot function w any single noise atm it’s so fun, I have to have my defenders on all the time but it was such a save to realise I needed them 4 years ago after 20 years of screaming ears and hypersensitive eyesight and I haven’t looked back, idk what to do about my eyes though as sunglasses are grim to wear all of the time. Shuts curtains and never leaves is the idea so far. Legit if the clouds are white outside I feel dizzy lmfao. Forget about the sun. Just a vampire. My teeth are natural fangs so that’s great. I’m also anaemic.
