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NewTime
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10 Oct 2017, 3:08 pm

Are you afraid of fire alarms and smoke detectors?



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10 Oct 2017, 3:14 pm

Not really but my girlfriend is afraid of them going off because of sound sensitivities. We also been alittle afraid because we live in a townhouse apartment & there's been a couple of fires not rite next door but along our chain. The 1st was cuz a roommate left a candle on near the window & it caught the curtains. The neighbors on both sides of us set the alarm off fairly often. I think sometimes it's cuz someone is smoking.


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10 Oct 2017, 6:14 pm

Not afraid of alarms but they bug my ears. I have to plug my ears whenever an ambulence goes by.



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10 Oct 2017, 6:30 pm

Only when they make a noise :P

But really. I do jump at loud noises, and it can trigger an anxiety attack if I was already in a bad mood. If I wasn't, I'll come down again pretty easily, even if the sound is still on.



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11 Oct 2017, 5:37 pm

When they go off suddenly, yes.



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11 Oct 2017, 6:00 pm

When they go off, I'm always startled so badly I'm shaking for half an hour or more afterward.


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