Sensory Issues

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Being weird is never a bad thing . My teacher always called me serious, but laughed when I wore a Mickey Mouse watch lol.

I have a lot and they have gotten worse as I've gotten older. Most of them have to do with clothes, noises, and lights. For example, stiff fabrics bother me and I don't like sudden loud noises or bright lights that flash.

I have been called too serious as well, StampySquiddyFan. I think it hindered me a lot when I was in school because I got too nervous. I did well in school, but could have done better if I had been more relaxed. I think having a more well-rounded life would have helped, too. Oh, well, as Denis Istomin says, "I'm here now."

As for sensory issues, I think smell is the one that affects me the most. I also jump out of my skin when people touch me from behind or someone talks to me when I can't see who is talking to me.

Visual - shadows, watching things in motion, difficulty focusing, straight line reading - going down to the next line (recent); recognizing people's faces has gotten so bad, people joke that I could get kidnapped and they wouldn't even need to worry about masks. I tag people by hair and clothes and voice and a whole ton of features that causes a big lag. Most times, I just go on with the conversation anyway, keeping it vague.

Smell and taste - food in general. Dry bread or crackers is the only safe food. Everything else is a bit of an adventure. Pizza is my proudest accomplishment. Lobster is my worst failure. Generally it's based on the texture, colour and scent. The last major thing I lost was milk about 2 years ago. It was always the shakiest, but I would make it very watery... and put a lot of cocoa. I can barely look at it now without vomiting. I've failed the basic scent recognition test. I've been near open sewage and asked "Coconut?" What I eat that taste normal to me has been deemed inedible by the rest of the people in the house.

Hearing - people talking fast if I can't see their mouths or more than 1 person at a time. I need subtitles for TV. Audiobooks are still easier than reading with my eyes, tho.

Touch - numb/tingly fingers; I can't tell the shapes of things with my eyes close; I don't let people touch me if I can help it. I do a fist bump with my brother every other night to keep myself from complete withdrawal.

Vestibular - Let's just say, I wait until 3 am to go to the gym. Balance and coordination skills aren't stellar.

So many damn things, my family must be sick of me.

-Crowds, restaurants, shopping centres and public food eating areas are usually difficult to deal with.

-Sounds of people eating (chewing, grinding- especially at the sight of people chewing with their mouth open)

- Vacuums, coffee machines, mixers and blenders- just the sound of them. Doesn't help that I used to zuigerphobic as a child, and admittedly still am a bit- I still have a strong hatred of them anyway.

- Motorbikes aren't great, but I've gotten more used to the sound of them these days.

- Gum, the smell and sight of gum- I just can't stand it.

-Speaking of smells I hate, the smell of cucumber, gherkins, pickles, salad dressing, HP brown sauce, red, green and yellow peppers, and vinegar.

-Open market food stalls and places where there are a lot of food options laid out near each other, just the amount of smells at the same time is a bit much for me and I find it overwhelming.

- The look of lettuce. I hate how it curls around and it makes me feel sick just looking at it.

-Whistling, especially high pitched whistling, ugh.

-A lot of people talking at the same time.

-Loud music.

-Sharp and spicy, sometimes sour tastes- especially citrus-I usually have to put water in my drink when I have lemonade, and I can't even drink that Fanta lime stuff- I tried once but I found it difficult, I had to water it down a lot.

-Scratchy clothes

-When people lean too close to me, it freaks me out.

- I'd be here all day if I listed all the foods I hate, I'm definitely a picky eater.

Sound, smell, taste, and pain are the most severe for me. I can't tolerate fire alarms, but I don't dare cover my ears; that would lead to...err..."questions" from people who saw me. From elementary school through high school, they would call me to the office when there would be a fire drill, which I was very grateful for. But you can't really do that in college.

Smell and taste lead to my extremely severe food aversions that I would give anything to be rid of. I hate not being able to eat "adult" foods, and when I go somewhere that serves food, I usually can't eat any of it, and people are like, "Aren't you hungry?" And I'm just like...yes, but I can't eat any of it. And that requires a long explanation.

I'm also hypersensitive to pain. Had a blast in elementary school when kids would poke me for fun to hear me say "ow."

My sensory problem is usually aversion to taste... And cold.
I prefer heat more, so I tend to wear longer clothing -- I almost never leave anything shorter than knee length, or anything sleeveless.

Sometimes, occasional auditory problems.
Sometimes, it's my sense of space -- perception depth particularly, gets a bit glitchy...
Sometimes it's just me and focus -- Forgot to sleep, forgot to eat, forgot to drink... Forgot to take a break even if I'm beginning to shiver.

My sense of smell had been 'muffled' by sinusitis and rhinitis for most of my life. Although when there are times that I could breathe and smell clear, it's more sensitive than most. And I could still take much input.

My sight too usually. I just recently got my glasses -- I'm nearsighted and I've been wearing weaker diatoms for years. I could still take more stimuli even if I have to wear it all day. I kinda prefer not wearing any glasses though.


The rest is good. More sensitive, and wider range of comfort than average. And I have more threshold and tolerance than most to the point that I accommodate others' comfort. Not that I mind usually... I could take days of discomfort and degrees of pain, and I rarely get sick. And if I get sick, I usually handle it better than most.

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