BirdInFlight wrote:
I didn't find this "true to life" because it was very orderly. In real life, for me anyway, the sensory overload happens because all of those sounds or sights are happening in random, irregular and chaotic patterns, which makes for a lot of sudden surprises and stuff all happening in a jagged way, audio-wise. This video has everything marching to a predictable beat, all at the same time, which is actually more comforting to me because it's rhythmic. It's when real life sounds all clash chaotically that is the real sensory nightmare.
This. The things that cause sensory overload in me are much more random and sporradic; they are unpredictable sounds crashing startlingly on top of current persistent sounds that fluctuate in number, volume and intensity. That said, the persistent beats of noise in this video were rather unsettling; they felt like pins sticking me every time; not pleasant. I don't know why they added the visual effects though -- my sound sensitivity in no way affects the way I see things, unless it is persistent and pushing me toward a meltdown, in which case lights will seem uncharacteristically intrusive and bright.
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