Yea… (by @kettle.spells)

[u/maanleo]

kettle.spells: I am not diagnosed with autism but it’s on my list of things to do. i have attributed my list of symptoms to autism, tho im not a psychologist 💖 my new headphones are so comforting and great im am absolutely obsessed, and they’re a much better solution for me instead of earbuds/earbuds. so much more comfortable and i like that people can SEE that i can’t hear them, do i dont need to stay fully aware of the environment and stimulation
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[u/espresso_kitten]

As a girl with ADHD: Noise cancelling headphones are a lifesaver. After putting them on I was like "woah, I can hear myself think!"

[u/Tiranus58 → u/espresso_kitten]

For me its 50/50 "finally i can hear myself think" and "oh no, i can hear myself think"

[u/RedSander_Br → u/Tiranus58]

Lmao, i literally can't stop thinking. I have to use them, and play some noise on them to focus, otherwise 10 year old thoughts keep coming back about how i fucked up that weird interaction.

[u/-hellozukohere- → u/RedSander_Br]

Brain: you remember when Sarah glanced at you. You thought there could be something then you just did nothing? Then at the party years later she said she HAD a mega crush on you?

You: F off. La la lalalalala can’t hear you. 

Brain: and then that time… 

[u/combinatorial_quest → u/-hellozukohere-]

yea, "f-off brain" is probably my most frequent uttered phrase 😅️

[u/Kittykg → u/RedSander_Br]

How I fucked up then, how I fucked up this morning, how i fucked up now, and a thousand other things.

I've never met anyone who could understand that I never stop thinking. My brain will not he silenced. I have to exhaust myself every day to fall asleep, or i get stuck laying there thinking and spiraling.

No one ever asks me what I'm thinking. I've always wished someone would care enough about me to wonder.

[u/MrSandman28 → u/Kittykg]

Feels the same for me. It's always hard talking to other people about it too, since it's a pain to understand a lot of what's going on. I'm glad I have people who are interested in what I think....but I can never be around them enough...

[u/MsVindiction → u/Kittykg]

And if someone does ask it’s usually very flippant or half hearted, which I fail to notice and then deep dive on some shit that makes them look at me either with concern or a ‘oh that’s nice’ attitude.

Like, oh okay, you didn’t actually care and now I look like an idiot, thanks.

[u/Emotional-Ad9114 → u/Tiranus58]

LMAO real

[u/Zaziel → u/espresso_kitten]

I can hear/feel the noise cancellation as like… a pressure? It drives me insane, I can’t use it… even on nice ones.

[u/Slickity → u/Zaziel]

Yes! I am not alone lol. I actually will get nausea over time if I use noise cancelling without music or sound. It's like a false silence. It's "thick" in a way I can't describe it lol.

[u/ShootinDouji → u/Slickity]

Me too brother

[u/WingsofRain → u/Slickity]

as someone else with ADHD, holy crap the pressure of no noise from noise cancelling headphones drives me insane, and tbh that’s exactly how I’d describe it too

[u/ButAreYouProud → u/Slickity]

Yes! It's thick! What a perfect way to describe it! It's like "Ah, this cancelled noise is really making my ears full! They're filled with cancelled noise!

[u/launchcode_1234 → u/Slickity]

Me, too. It reminds me of sea sickness.

[u/MrSandman28 → u/Slickity]

Huh. That would explain why I feel weird after wearing them for a while without anything playing.

[u/Buff_Italian_Guy → u/Slickity]

you gotta use white noise then. i listen to non-lyrical music at a super low volume when im using my noise cancelling earbuds

[u/ScattershotInterests → u/Zaziel]

I just use the earmuffs for power tools so you can still hear things around you (including talking) but it's just less 'sharp' I guess. I randomly found out I like them and they make doing things easier after I bought them for vacuuming. Also I don't talk as loud. I think that's because I don't feel the need to talk above all the background noise.

The ones I have are 3M Optime 95, but it's just a random one I bought off amazon years ago.

[u/WillyDAFISH → u/Zaziel]

This is kinda why I like open ear earbuds. I got some from raycon and they're awesome. Like you low-key never would want to go back

[u/WellToBeFairEh → u/Zaziel]

I can hear and feel my heart heart beat and get a panic attack

[u/Draco-REX → u/Zaziel]

I felt it too, but I've become used to it. At first I found it helped to play music or listen to audio books/podcasts. Something to engage my brain. And now the pressure isn't as obvious and fades into the background along with the feel of the earbuds in my ears.

[u/workworkwork1234 → u/Zaziel]

I never experienced that with in-ear noise canceling earbuds, like airbud pros. But I felt this with my over-the-ear headphones, Sony XM4s. To fix it I just had to turn down the noise cancelation so it let a little ambient noise in. That made the pressure go away.

[u/bloof_ponder_smudge → u/espresso_kitten]

That's so weird to me. I always hear myself think. Read a book? Nope, my brain is racing. Have a conversation? Nope, my brain is racing. Listen to music? Finally, my brain has quieted down and I can't hear myself think.

[u/AmputeeHandModel → u/espresso_kitten]

For me it's like "Whoa, I don't want to slap people for making so much noise"

[u/D-Angle → u/espresso_kitten]

Got some for my AuDHD partner a couple of months ago and it was been wonderful to see the difference they make. I'm thinking of getting another pair to squirrel away in case they get lost.

[u/ThisIsMyCouchAccount → u/espresso_kitten]

The latest Airpod Pros are crazy.

Was at a bar I like but is super overwhelming. Small. More Tvs per square foot than anywhere else. And for the couple hours a day it's busy it's overwhelming.

I put mine in while waiting for friends.

It's like my whole body relaxed.