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Excessive noise

Godschildtoo
Godschildtoo
I don't know what to do. I have 2 young kids ages 5 and 3 1/2, and an ex husband with multiple mental health problems. I have PTSD. When they all talk at once I feel like exploding. I feel like the world is spinning out of control. The little ones are too young to understand what is going on inside of me and my ex just doesn't care. I try to do what the preschool teachers do about one at a time but when an adult doesn't even heed that and continues on with the excessive noise and creates this chaos for me on a chonic basis, my coping strategies really get tested. I quickly get short-tempered and snappy with everybody and become a person I don't want to be. Please help me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i to am oversensitive to certain stimulation, noise, to many tasks, to many people around me... i find time to be quiet and alone each day and focus on brining that serenity with me everywhere, sometimes i tell myself when things get to loud who is making the noises, its just my loved ones talking to me. hope this helps
deleted_user
deleted_user
I can 100% relate,its awful feeling like this. x
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have PTSD and experience this as well. Example: I walk into a room and I have two people (my husband and my 7 yr old son) that seem to think I should'nt get snappy when they are both trying to have two separate conversations with me at the same time.

Then sometimes, just the noise of the TV's video games, then chatter its all too much and I retreat. So excessive noise issues are definitely not uncommon and you aren't alone.

I have a couple of coping methods that work for me.
1) Just going and reading
2) Playing on my computer one of my favorite games
3) Walking away and saying I need a min, I can't deal with this right now.

It took me a long time to learn but some days aI just ahve to say "I can't do this, I don't feel well guys so I am going to rest."
Seashells1
Seashells1
Just a thank you from me also. I never realized this was something based on PTSD, but I also have a problem with noise and crowds. If there are too many people in a confined space, I just get very anxious. I can't have my tv on at night either because the noise bothers me. Wow, this group has been highly educational in just a short period of time.