What would you do if your mother constantly shouted?

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I contemplated suicide at one point, as I was unable filter out any of the pain. I couldn't do anything about it because she wasn't even shouting at me, but a sibling!

Regardless of whether I physically threatened or *begged* her to stop, she wouldn't!

I ran away. I was constantly being abused too though. I would seek help from the government. That sounds like verbal abuse to me.

Mom didn't actually shout, but she does have this voice that came across as overly intense, which felt like shouting.

I would tell her to stop shouting and she would say "but I'm NOT shouting!"

She has some trouble with modulating her voice, I think. It's always so intense.

I have meltdown after meltdown when my family members start shouting at me. I feel as if I'm physically attacked (due to sound -> touch synaesthesia) and I either shout back (as if my life depended on it) or start crying, shaking, grunting, throwing things around. They're always so surprised when I do this, but they lay all the blame on me, although sometimes I beg them to stop shouting. The worst is that my Aspie-like dad usually shouts when having meltdowns of his own, so it's horrible to have both of us melt down at the same time...

Today I tried to explain to my aunt how I felt when she shouts at me and asked her to stop doing it when I request her to do so, so as not to make me have a meltdown. She was angry, unimpressed, but she said she's gonna think about it. I hope she does...

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Aspie score: 138 of 200 / NT score: 78 of 200 => Very likely an Aspie.

My parents are both shouters. When I lived with them, I'd lock myself in my room, stim and crank up my music. If that wasn't feasible, I would get my bike and ride to a friend's house or go to the creek and play with the crayfish. My mother has a painfully sharp voice, while my father always sounded enraged; it's just his normal voice. Usually the yelling was about my sister getting into trouble or some trivial issue (stressing out over forgetting to fuel the car or buy cigarettes).

There was one small apartment building I lived in in NY where this mother used to yell at her 2 year old constantly. It was LOUD! The mother was filled with such hate and rage. When she yelled it was like her lungs would fly out, that's how loud and abrasive it was. Eventually, I called Child Protective Services. They said they couldn't do anything about yelling, just hitting. I said I didn't know if the child got hit. They said their hands were tied. I guess there's no such thing as verbal abuse.

I developed post traumatic stress disorder...
Seriously, aged two, then three etc. I was seriously convinced she'd snap completely and just choke the life out of me for good.

My mother still shouts. It seems her only way to deal with our often unruly dogs. She was bad about in my childhood too. Sometimes I feared her more than my father, who was quick with a belt, strap or switch. Both parents borederd on abusive, but somehow fell just below the threshhold. My mom does have tendency towards being verbally abusive, demeaning others. I never knew why, my aunt is not like this! My grandparents were not like this. No one else is in the family. WHY???
Anyway, she thinks she somehow is stonger if she can out-match the problem by being louder. To dogs, though, she is merely a pack member being louder than they are. It certainly does not work. Now she sometimes screams. This is WORSE. And not effective either..
I wish I had a solution, since I can no longer simply pick up & leave like I did in the past.

Sincerely,
Matthew

Video games.

My mother doesn't exactly shout, but she has a very loud voice. When she's made, it feels like it's just pounding in my ears and gives me a headache because she just won't stop talking louder than usual. When I was little I used to cry, but that would only serve to make her madder and she would then taunt me. Now I do my best to filter it out, but it's a very hard voice to filter out. It really leaves me exhausted.

I grew up in an abusive home, and had the same problem...if I reacted to the shouting, it got worse. I used to try to drown her out with music, or stay out of the house a lot. They sell noise canceling headphones that work surprisingly well, maybe you could try that...or ear plugs.

I usually shout back or dissapear

Well when I was a kid I'd cry or get upset.......Now if someone was yelling at me I think I'd just leave.

This is pretty much the case with my father. I distance myself from him but he isn't home during the day so this is a good option for me. I do not drive with him as a passenger. I try not to reason with him because this usually makes things worse. I just keep my distance and if I feel as though a situation is escalating I excuse myself from the situation if possible, if I cannot do this due to extenuating circumstances I usually have a meltdown as a result. I actually believe that I have PTSD or some form of anxiety disorder from my father yelling.

@EstherJ: my father also says that he doesn't shout. I believe that I am sensitive to sound but I am not sure if he even realizes it. My grandfather shouts a lot to (probably learned it from Him).

My mother yells very often. She also speaks mostly with a loud voice. Nothing I've ever said or done has helped - only made her yell more.

My mom has a loud voice that really bothers me when she's mad at me, it feels like her voice touches my soul. I'm shocked when she starts crap with me just for doing something or saying something that's not even rude (at least for me) I'm over-sensitive so I do feel the need to cry, even if I hate it. I get sad and start having these random thoughts of self-hate. I just feel like I need to be the perfect.