Im just hypersensitive to noises.

As somebody with autism yeah its pretty accurate. My sensory issues are milder than most people on the spectrum but they’re still there and still cause problems

I’ve never been diagnosed with ADHD or Autism, however lately I have been wondering if I might have at least one of them (possibly ADHD). I have anxiety and depression. I hate the alarm and tea kettle sounds (I have an alarm like that too that I wake to most work mornings and it’s awful when my hands end up numb and I can’t shut the alarm off quick enough. I’m a hypocrite as the sound of people coughing, sniffling, and blowing their noises disgust me, yet doing it myself isn’t as bad (I do sometimes get anxiety blowing my nose around others and used to get embarrassed about my dry cough as a kid though). I also got annoyed by the conversations of the people in front at the door leaving the class… Just wanted to tell them to shut up and move, lol. The birds were comforting to me (at times I can get annoyed by bird chirps however usually I find them more on the comforting/calming side. Not sure if that’s how I was supposed to react to this video simulation? Not sure if my reactions were normal or not? I did get overwhelmed by all the noise at work Friday and today as I was more aware of it, I think, and already on edge. It was multi-directional for me, bouncing around back and forth. I think I had a small meltdown Friday because I rand out back when I could and cried.

I made it up until 2:23.. I had to stop 😭🤦🏻‍♀️

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If you want to show this to your friend whom you ssulect is sensory sensitive, without them knowing that's why until afterward, I suggest starting at 0:37

Yeah basically. - AuDHD girl Perfectly what it's like on bluetooth Bose headphones after pressing the volume bottom up 3x on the phone, starting at 0. Can you please do one next of what it's like NOT to have that? Thanks!

*establish a new republic because!*

When I’m feeling overloaded I start sweating and become hyper aware of EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE!!! I start thinking that everyone is looking at me and having secret conversations behind my back!!! ITS VERY STRESSFUL… I always experience this when I first walk into my job first thing in the morning!!! So what works best for me and my over stimulated nerves/feelings… is to just put my things down in my job… And then I literally just leave!!! 🤷🏾‍♀️… I DONT really leave from work obviously lol… but I go and have some “mini ME time”… I say affirmations and go outside to get fresh air!!! I try to remind myself that other ppl have their own lives to pay so much attention to!!! And if that doesn’t work… I just find a more secluded quiet space to do my work for the day!!! BUT TRUST ME ITS A HORRIBLE FEELING TO BE OVERLY STIMULATED ESP WHEN IN VERY CROWDED PUBLIC PLACES like the dreadful/EVIL place most HUMANS call “THE AIRPORT”!!! EEEEK!!! 🥴🤢🤮😬😵 🥹😢😩😖🫣😓😵‍💫🥴

I wish that was it. Aspergers is so much worse than this.

I keep seeing video like this saying this is what people with autism hear and it's a lot of adhd people that experience this everyday as well

Are there any that show what it's like being neurotypical? I can't imagine NOT seeing things like the video above and am curious.

For normal people no autistic person daily

What autistic feels like

I don't get this as bad bit I am extremely sensitive to loud sounds and bright lights. I have been called a coward multiple times for covering my ears when balloons pop and with fireworks. Also, fun park rides are extremely overwhelming.

Hey there

I have autism spectrum disorder but I am an high functioning autistic person and I suffer from anxiety tho.

Sometimes there's just so much noise that the lights get very bright and I need to sit down. Does that count as overstimulation?

The lights need to be a LOT brighter, with areas not in dark light being completely black.

It blows my mind that this isnt normal and yet most people can hear their thoughts, which is odd to me. I have the tinnitus cherry on top which makes it extra fun.

I get extremely overstimulated due to noise- for example today I had to go round my house turning off all the non-essential electrical appliances because I could hear the electricity in them and it was pretty much physically painful for me to hear. I haven’t watched this video yet due to being overstimulated currently but I’m definitely going to later :)

I didn't even get two minutes in because I don't want to start my day with sensory overload. (But I don't like a three year old so I can't possibly be autistic, so says my mom)

add to this the hell of people wearing pungent perfume or some other strong smells that can’t even be mitigated with covering ears or closing eyes :’)

So i always thought it was supposed to be painful with light. I hate those summer days where i try to go outside but cant because its void white and it takes like so long to jist try to adjust. I have been thinking im autistic for the past few years and im waiting to get an assessment. Im not going to try to convince anyone in here but I relate to a lot of the sensory experience although mine changes through time and right now its really bad to almost getting meltdowns or panic attacks. I feel like my brain and body hates me.

This is how my brain always sounds

When I have sensory overload it’s like as if suddenly everyone’s talking in loud volume and it gets unbearable sometimes. Normal light settings can also be blinding. Or, when I’m talking to a person one-on-one, even if they’re in front of me, I get so attuned by the sound around me it’s like they were speaking on lower volume incoherent speech.

I'm stressed out just listening to this!

I tend to get sensory overload due to my aspergers syndrome. For the most part, I learned how to control it. But during the times it becomes too much, I either block everyone out and continue my normal work without assistance (And I get upset if people do. I do apologize afterwards.) , or I'd just shut down and do nothing. No in between.

Is there any cure for this?

I call that a pretty average day

Okay why did I insist on touching myself before bed

Usually my eyes roll back when I’m having an overload.

Me watching this video: "isnt this just normal hearing?" Realising holy shit i have auditory sensory :-)))

Woah, i thought everyone experienced all these sounds to that intensity? I guess i suffer with sensory overload way more than i originally thought. I am quite baffled by this. Is this really not what neurotypical people hear all the time?! 🤯

I really thought all this was normal.

Are you saying that this level of awareness/perception isn't normal?

Wait this isnt normal? Dawg this is just my every day experience i wasnt aware that other people are able to tune out the sounds😭

Nope can’t listen to what I deal with arrg I need quiet!!! 45 seconds was too much already!!!

I'm mostly bothered by barking dogs, high pitched screeching sirens and very loud music.

i turned the sound off lol but do ppl really just chill

Am i the only one who can't have a working clocks in there room like i have to take the batteries out the ticking is to much

Well done

As someone with autism and ADHD this hit home

I have OCD and this!

This doesn't feel like what sensory overload is. It's much louder, much more painful than this.

As I was doing some research I have come across sensory overload. If I do have ADD (which I suspect) it explains a lot about my burnout experiences and how sometimes I need a full 24hrs to reharmonize myself with my environment so im not on edge. Also while im at my fast food job why I feel so overwhelmed when its busy and I make the stupidest mistakes imagineable. The amount of times I walk to get something and end up just staring at the wall increases in times where I think I have experienced sensory overload.

bruh im not even 10 seconds into the actual simulation and im already screaming from the ear ringing LMAO

My sensory system is even worse than what’s portrayed in this video. It’s horrible. Every sense freaks out constantly and it’s so overwhelming and exhausting. For example, my eyes are incredibly sensitive to light. I try to stay inside if I can on sunny days cause even sunglasses don’t completely help. I’d have to have such dark ones that I wouldn’t be able to see probably. I get headaches and my eyes burn and feel like they are going to explode from the intense pain. If there are no clouds and the sun is very bright, I am literally unable to keep my eyes open unless I have sunglasses and even then I need to look at the ground or shield my eyes with my hand. It feels like my eyes are being stabbed. 😵‍💫😖 Certain indoor lights affect me more than others. Fluorescent lights are not good because of the tire of light and because a lot of times the lights flicker so quickly that you almost can’t see it but I do. Blue screen light is really bad. Especially if it’s dark out and that’s the only light. Darkness makes light even brighter because of the contrast. Even reading can be painful. And that’s only my eyes. All my other senses are also very sensitive so imagine how bad it is when you put it all together! I couldn’t even finish watching this video because it got too overwhelming. Is anyone else this badly sensitive and if so do you have any advice on how to calm everything down?

I must have sensory overload because this seems normal af

This video is very well made, and now I'll explain why: it's super bad to see and listen to it for a person who feels exactly this sensation in his life, it creates discomfort for a moment, but that means that you represented it really well. Well done, keep making these videos, so that other people can understand what is happening internally.