I am scared of silence. Anyone else?

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I have to have either music or fan/rain sounds on the background. Silence scares

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I’m the opposite have to have silence to get to sleep, and only listen to music or watch tv at certain points in the day

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I’m the same during the day. I have music tv channels on in the background all day. When I go to bed though, I don’t need noise.

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I’m the opposite too. I crave silence and get anxious around even routine noise. I can only listen to music sometimes. Honestly, I don’t know if it’s possible for real, but I think I actually hear sounds louder than they actually are.

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I hate the silence especially when trying to sleep. I got so scared the night before last (worrying I’d hear voices) I worked up a panic attack.

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Yes, the silence scares me especially at night
I sleep with the TV on in the background

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I crave silence. Totally hate noise like my near deaf dad talking at the top of his lungs or whatever other noise is going on both inside and outside the house. Always have a fan and music going.

Being in a noisy crowded room with a million people drives me up the wall.

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I can’t sleep without silence

Need it to drop off

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Do you live on your own @Jimbob it might be you prefer company

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Yeah I live on my own @anon67450902

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While awake i always have something going on in the background. Tv or music.

At night i need silence but i do need a night light.

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I used to love silence which is why the voices were initially too much to bear. When the voices got silent 22 years later I missed them terribly. Now I sorta wish I could have the silence back again but not all the time.

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I can’t stand noises like Guinea pig squeaks in my bedroom or a fan noise or TV blaring.

It feeds into my positive symptoms fears

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I switch between hating and liking silence, i dont know why. I think its mood dependent for me

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I’m exactly like you J Bob. I always have my radio or TV on. Especially at night.

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Thanks for posting this, @Jimbob. It validates my habit of keeping music on.

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I think @Jimbob has earned himself a smootchie for being so awesome.

:wink: :kiss:

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My goodness Monte - I am blushing :relaxed:

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Haha!

I believe in giving credit where it’s due, lad.

:wink: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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I’ll always have a tv going. Came from a busy family so I’m used to noise all the time. It feels empty to me if there’s nothing going on in the background at least.

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