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PasadenaTrudy

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21. Yes

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 09:39 PM

Dec 2018

I read it years ago. Really clicked with me. I have trouble with noise, crowds, bright lights, etc. I get overstimulated easily and feel like I lose my sense of self. Really weird. I'm still trying to learn to cope; it's not easy, since I live in a very busy city. Rush hour never really ends. Sigh...wish I could live somewhere closer to nature and quieter Maybe some day ( I'm 54 now).

Good luck with keeping the stimuli out, lol. DM me anytime

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How Restaurants Got So Loud [View all] JHan Dec 2018 OP

Yes.. me too. It isn't like I want a whispering "library" with only soft classical music environ hlthe2b Dec 2018 #1

It's a real turn off, some of my friends don't seem to mind the excitement but I can't. JHan Dec 2018 #5

Thanks for posting. Sherman A1 Dec 2018 #2

Yep, that's a safe-ish bet, tho I remember once choosing a real quiet spot, at the right time.. JHan Dec 2018 #8

Gets obnoxiously loud when they do that Submariner Dec 2018 #3

yes, that's a bit much for me too, though I get why they do it JHan Dec 2018 #7

Nine times out of ten I can prepare a better meal at home Sedona Dec 2018 #4

We wonder why acoustics are not considered part of building accessibility. Deb Dec 2018 #6

If a restaurant is loud, I'll walk out PJMcK Dec 2018 #9

Some people can't modulate their laughter either--as though the louder the environ, the louder hlthe2b Dec 2018 #17

Yeah, like drama queens! PJMcK Dec 2018 #18

My buddy jumped up out of our booth and shushed the people behind us. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2018 #34

ITA brer cat Dec 2018 #10

It's more than just acoustics. Americans never learned how to use inside voices Major Nikon Dec 2018 #11

Absolutely - One can almost always hear the Americans in Europe. GoneOffShore Dec 2018 #31

I'm an HSP and that's particularly frustrating. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #12

Hello fellow HSP! PasadenaTrudy Dec 2018 #15

Earplugs and soothing music! KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #19

Yes PasadenaTrudy Dec 2018 #21

Thanks, Trudy. I know how you feel. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #25

I have the same problem. nancy1942 Dec 2018 #30

Thanks, Nancy1942. You're in good company here. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #35

Check out the music of Adrian Legg. GoneOffShore Dec 2018 #32

Thanks, will do! KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #33

Hey KY_Enviro Guy! smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #22

Thanks, SM - I think we HSPs are more common than we think. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #23

I have read Elaine Aron's books as well. smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #24

SM, that's our re-charge time! KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #27

And tables are jammed too close together FakeNoose Dec 2018 #13

There's an app for that Jim Lane Dec 2018 #14

very cool! JHan Dec 2018 #20

According to family in the restaurant industry crazycatlady Dec 2018 #16

Sells lot of hearing aids too. Every hearing aid ad asks "trouble hearing in restaurants?" Hoyt Dec 2018 #26

I like the food at Cracker Barrel but rarely eat there doc03 Dec 2018 #28

Yes Dave in VA Dec 2018 #29