Anemone wrote:
I find if i tell my brain to tune out the small stuff, it can help, especially if it's predictable. Sometimes the brain just doesn't know what to do with the data and needs to be instructed. (I get that for unfamiliar physical pain, too.) But if the noise is over a certain volume, I can't tune it out and so I deteriorate.
Yes, exactly. I used to be much more bothered by this, but as I get older it gets easier. Ticking clocks used to get me, but I could kind of do those since they are more regular. Sudden noises used to completely freak me out, household noises such as the dishwasher clicking on, the furnace firing up, or the vacuum cleaner running.
Now that I know
when to anticipate these noises, they don't bother me anymore.
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