Re: How to stop the sensory assault?

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Travelpigeon – I’ve always been very sensitive to stimuli. I remember as a kid getting spankings for hiding in the garage to get away from the noise of TVs and radios in the house. No matter how low my brother would turn it down I could still hear the murmur of voices when he’d listen to ball games and it drove me nuts! My mother is a TV addict and has a TV in every room of our large 5 bedroom house and they’re all on whether she was in the room watching it or not. I’d complain to my parents and because they couldn’t hear anything in my room they’d say I was being overly dramatic and needed to stop seeking attention. Sitting in a car in the garage was the only place I could find peace and quiet to study.

I’ve never liked to wear pantyhose, lace or wool because it’s too itchy. Refuse to touch wire hangers, towels that have dried on the towel rack or anything with rust because the texture makes me dry heave. TMI but I sleep naked because I can’t stand the feeling of clothes bunching up during the night and I’ve been known to get up multiple times to smooth out the sheets. College was a nightmare and I found myself drinking just to dull the sensory assault of dorm life.

There are days when the sensory overwhelm is SO STRONG in the morning that I’m afraid I’ll go totally mad by 9am. This typically happens when the noises of city life are louder than usual. You’d be surprised how much you can still hear on the 37th floor. I’ll give the morning dance party of one a try.

Pete-puma – I love the idea of drapes but I’m renting and my landlord won’t allow me to drill into the wall. Asked that after my first morning of the sun winning the battle with the vertical blindes. My unit faces east over Lake Michigan which is a stunning view but bright as I don’t know what when the sun rises in the morning. The HVAC unit doesn’t have a timer, it’s a huge metal box in the wall with an odd thermostat (doesn’t have degrees, just an up/down lever and on/off switch) will the vacation timer work with something like that? That’s an awesome idea so I hope so!

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