Noise sensitivity

I hate all this noise I just want everyone to shut up. My mom keeping talking I can’t deal with it omg there are kids outside being loud as ■■■■ I feel like everyone might as well be screaming directly in my ears. And my mom keeps moving and doing things and it’s driving me insane. I want to put on my headphones but I can’t Cause she’ll get mad and aaaaaaaaaaaa.

Does anyone else have these problems?

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I used to have this problem when I woke up and it would last for hours. Since I upped my intake of L-theanine it went away. Might be worthwhile giving L-theanine a try ?

Maybe explain to your mother that you have a sensitivity to noise and need your headphones sometimes.

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What is l theanine Is it something you have to use everyday? Is it a pill or something else? Sorry bout all the questions I googled it but I’m still confused.

I’ve tried to tell my mom but she’s not super supportive to put it nicely. And now my dad’s home and he’s so loud :persevere: :cold_sweat:

I’m so uncomfortable right now

Why would your mom get upset with you wearing headphones? :confused:

Maybe get some foam earplugs?

I get this a lot. Sometimes I’ll go into a busy place and get overwhelmed. I need to start bringing headphones everywhere I go.

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Yes!!! The noise drives me nuts, especially since, in my house, there tends to be more than one sound going on simultaneously. The TV will be running while the computer is on. Or someone will be playing a video game while the radio is going. It is overwhelming!

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Gabapentin has helped me with sensory overload.

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It might not even work for you. But if you’re in the USA you can get it here

https://www.iherb.com/pr/Doctor-s-Best-Suntheanine-L-Theanine-150-mg-90-Veggie-Caps/12959

That’s the one I’d recommend.

If you’re in Europe then this is the one I’d recommend

https://www.naturesbest.co.uk/amino-acids/theanine-200mg/

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My mom doesn’t understand that I get overwhelmed she takes it as an insult and thinks that I’m just “rude, hate her and don’t want to listen to her”

I recently convinced them to let me wear them when people are eating cause the food noises led to a couple of melt downs. But even then they still tell me to get over it.

I guess it might not hurt to look into are there any withdrawals if you don’t do it everyday? cause I don’t think I could do it all the time I’m sorry

Thank you for the links

Yep. All the time. The worst is that I’m a loud person to begin with so it doesn’t make sense to anyone when I complain about all the noise.

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Bright lights really get to me, too.

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Omg yes I have light sensitivity too I hate it. Florescent lights are the worst it just makes everything feel like it’s magnified by like 100000

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Screens are the worst for me. Especially after dark.

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If you take large quantities over a long period then from what I can see there are withdrawals.

But you should be ok with 300mg a day. I take a whopping 1200mg a day and I would have to taper off it if I wanted to stop it I think.

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I always keep my phone on lowest brightness cause of it sometimes I feel like I should just wear sunglasses all the time.

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I’m the same way. It kills me when my husband has his phone on at night. He keeps the brightness all the way up. It hurts me face.

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Omg my parents always have their brightness up all the way too and then they keep trying to show me stuff they found on facebook and they just shove the phones in my face and it’s just like I feel my eyes burn

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I had this problem but now I’m starting to get so stoned that I don’t care anymore.

I noticed I had sensory processing problems during the course as the same time my psychotic symptoms occurred. Being on an AP seemed to kill it off or reduce the overstimulation though. I just find it interesting how my sensory overloading may have been part of my psychosis.

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