Do you AS adults still have issues with noises, crowds, etc.

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When I was young I definitely had worse problems with crowds, loud sound, etc. than I do now. I hated going to Disney World when I was 9 for that sort of reason. I would have to cover my ears at school assemblies that involved lots of cheering/chanting and sometimes had to fight tears and nobody understood why I was like that.

Now I think I've long since grown out of it. Heck, where I work, I am in a pumicing room just outside a larger room with lots of machinery. And the conveyor/dryer I use is even louder and is turned on most of the time. If that gives you an idea of how much more easily I deal with it now.

I was put on Paxil five years ago and it changed my life. My doctor gave it to me for depression but it cured my social anxiety. No more panic attacks in crowds or around strangers and groups of people!

I used to, but not anymore.

Tim

Still sometimes. Maybe more than when i was young. I dont know. I grew up in a quiet environment

I don't cover my ears or anything but loud noises and crowds and such do bother me especially when I'm trying to follow conversations and all.

I do if it is crowded enough that a lot of people are touching me/bumping into me. Otherwise...it makes it easier to disappear.

Annabel Lee

I hate the sound of mopeds, especially souped-up ones, and I often change the train compartment (and once even got out of the bus in a queue and walked) when people are talking and laughing too loudly. Also, I have a stronger sense of personal space than others - if I'm standing in front of a shelf in the supermarket and somebody walks up behind me, perhaps even reaches past my head for an article, I step aside quickly.

Yes, when I was a small child it was actually easier to cope with or I was in my own little world so deep that I could block things out better...

Loud Noises can certainly still cause me problems, but it's certain KINDS of noises that cause me more trouble than others. The sound of a crowd of people is one of those, especially if they are in a restaurant or bar watching a sporting event. The cheers and exclaimations still give me panic attacks. Other noises that give me anxiety are scraping sounds, loud jangling sounds, and thunder (not as much as when I was young, but it's still there).

While it's not as bad as it was when I was young by any stretch, it still has a profound effect on my moods and can cause anxiety or even panic at times.

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Yes.

It's never really bothered me, although the big metropolises (London, New York, Paris a bit) always felt really, really uncomfortable. I'm getting better on not focusing on what's going on around me, and even New York doesn't bother me too much, though. I've got a friend who just visited Tokyo, and by the sounds of things that might be too much on the other hand.

Yes, although there has been some change in terms of what I find discomforting/overwhelming (less issues with physical sensation for instance but worse with crowds).

YES, I think that my hearing sensitivity has changed. When I was little there noises that bothered me and I couldn't tell anyone. Then when I was twelve, I mentioned it to my father and he said me too but there's no point telling people. I instantly agreed because I always felt that if people knew, they would go out of their way to make noise.

However, I got a pair of contractor's headphones from Amazon.com for $20 and I wear them in my room so I don't have to hear my mother's voice. And this is really unbelievable ... after wearing them even to sleep for about a week, I found that when I wasn't wearing them, I was now immune to noises that bothered me before. Wow, I am so glad I survived the years of irritation.

But also if I am in a work place like a building site or an office, I am also totally immune because I am focused on the job. At one place, my desk was right behind a door that constantly opened and crashed close every few minutes but no problems. I'm kind of thinking that it was emotional and psychological because I always controlled myself. I think kids who are more demanding would have made a stink about it but I didn't. Also, I changed my diet and I think the more junk food I ate, the more sensitive during PMS.

Anyway, I never expected that this immunity would ever happen. I'm really amazed.

It used 2 affect me more wen i was younger but it sumtyms affect me such as crowded places but nowadays i can get on wid it such as loud music in 2 me ears.

I used to have that issue, but not anymore.