Hello everyone. My name is Joe W and I am a recovered drug addict. I have been clean for 2.5 years so far. I believe I have some form of autism. My younger brother has Aspergers. So it’s definitely in my genes and could be very possible. As of late, I have been having a lot of sensory problems. Completely overwhelming me and not being able to control the feeling that comes over me when triggered. Unit has been thinking about two objects being rubbed together. Like a cloth and a table for example. I hear it, think about the sound, then my entire body feels like my skin is crawling and I become irritable and upset. I have to walk away or I will completely overload. Have any of you ever experienced this before? Please tell me I’m not going crazy.
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My name is Joe W. I am glad to be here.
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Hi and welcome, this sounds difficult. Is there a possibility you can not think about the sound? Kind of reprogramme yourself to immediately distract yourself when the sound happens?
Do you have any idea why it started? Did something change? Or make you more than usually anxious or stressed?
Sometimes/often addictions act as a distraction or attempted solution to other issues, then after you succeed in getting free of the issues caused by the addiction there are other issues to look into. That could be why you are here I guess. I hope looking into autism more may be helpful to you in finding strategies for some of what you are up against.
Do you have any idea why it started? Did something change? Or make you more than usually anxious or stressed?
Sometimes/often addictions act as a distraction or attempted solution to other issues, then after you succeed in getting free of the issues caused by the addiction there are other issues to look into. That could be why you are here I guess. I hope looking into autism more may be helpful to you in finding strategies for some of what you are up against.
Thank you for responding. I wasn’t sure if people were even on forums anymore. . But I’m glad you guys are here. I’m not sure why, but I’ve been struggling with social anxiety and a lot of sensory disorder things. I didn’t have any issues with things before. So I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do going forward.
I don’t believe that there was anything particular that’s happened. With the whole quarantine nonsense I’ve been in my house a lot more than usual. Hand I’ve never had any sensory issues before. My mom told me when I was a kid, loud noises would make me run away. But as an adult, it’s never been an issue really. But now, I can’t shake it. I am unable to get rid of the sound/sensation from my brain unless I walk away. And I can’t always walk away from my kids when something is happening.
If you can try some earbuds and your favorite music to drown out the sound. It's the only reason I'm still alive I think. Seriously. My environment is often VERY noisy and chaotic.
Being locked down, you may be getting cabin fever which can cause a lot of problems for people as well. Even though it's a fiction, Stephen King's "The Shining" is a good example of it.
That is very true. I think I’m going to look into some cheap ear buds that are super small. So when I wear them, and have music on low, nobody would even notice i had them in. What sort of chaos is it like around your way? My chaos told 3 kids, two of which are small children, it’s often very loud and noisy. My oldest, will be 14 next month, is usually pretty quiet. He has aspergers and is on ASD. These very very high functioning though. He has actually been my ear mostly since he knows what I’m going through better than I do.
I have a son with ASD-3 I'm also on the spectrum as well (ASD-1). I have severe sound sensitivity. My son is very vocal and is always running and jumping. Unless he's asleep. I also live in a foreign country and have no friends. The country I live in is very noisy compared to home. I.E when you watch a tv show it's 3x louder than it should be.
3 kids would be a challenge indeed. Hold your head up high and listen to some music, it will definitely help.
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