Post AwcZu0CgHYK9MUWyJM by jaycee@toot.community
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 (DIR) Post #AwcZu0CgHYK9MUWyJM by jaycee@toot.community
       2024-02-09T16:32:48Z
       
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       @marnanel @hosford42 @bobjonkman I get it! My horror noise is ANY vacuum cleaner! It’s not too bad if I’m doing the vacuuming (I do for two reasons, the fact the horror noise is less for some inexplicable reason, and housework isn’t just my wife’s responsibility), but if not I find it most scary! (Aka terrifying).  For clarity I’m a 72 year old man who has never been diagnosed with any ‘condition’, but I’ve had this fear from early childhood.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwcZu1OPrPIz3B1rF2 by hosford42@techhub.social
       2024-02-09T16:41:58Z
       
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       @jaycee @marnanel @bobjonkman I can tell you the reason it's easier if you're the one doing it: You're in control.I saw an article calling for more research into why autistic people have such a difficult time with auditory sensitivity in particular, when all our senses are cranked up and unfiltered. This is the answer, at least for me. I can close my eyes. I can avoid touch. I can move a short distance to escape a smell. I can avoid unpleasant foods. But for sounds, even if I put earplugs and earmuffs on and move to the far end of the house, I can still hear many of the things that I find overwhelming. I lack control over that, and so it torments and terrifies me regularly.