Reged: 06/01/04
Posts: 7013
Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
Very interesting stuff... and yep, I was reading the list at the end and thinking, wow, that sounds like me!
A good example: I can sit here at home, working, knitting, whatever, in complete silence all day. I almost never put on music, and even more rarely do I turn on the TV. I know my boyfriend thinks I'm weird because of it, but I find the noise actually irritates me to a point where I just want to scream and go hide somewhere quiet. Nine times out of 10, if he flips on the TV or puts in a movie, I go upstairs and hide in my office.
It's not that I hate music, TV, or movies, but the noise overstimulates me sometimes.
For a very little while, going on an anti-anxiety medication seemed to help, but I think that was coincidence. I'm still feeling the effects of the med, so I know it's still "working", but I'm back to wanting to be in silence all the time.
Interesting... I'm going to have to read more about this!