First of all, rude.
Second of all, how dare you.
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Tinnitus gang where you at.
Mynoise.net is great.
I have had a fan running nearly constantly since middle school I am now 25. I fear the amount of cat hair glued to the blades, it’s one of those tower ones with the conical blades. I will not open it to clean the blades for fear that it’ll die.
Feels real is real!
I find it disturbing that people can’t seem to be in a room without a TV on, even if they’re scrolling on facebook. People probably think I avoid them when I’m really just avoiding TV.
Its infuriating to be visiting some family member, having a conversation with simeone, and have to talk over the noise of a TV that they have almost always on. I usually take the remote and at least lower the volume. But eventually someone comes into the room and goes “why is the tv so low?” and raises it again… Why?? We’re having a conversation, youre not even watching this shit… So frustrating
TVs make people feel less alone, its a coping mechanism.
I had a coworker who considered anything below 160BPM not as music. My flair of music is more like Jean-Michel Jarre’s Waiting for Custeau. And the apprentice thought that there was a reason for rap to exist.
What do you mean by that last sentence?
Kind of depends and changes depending on a lot of factors, to be honest.
When I worked in an office, I discovered that headphones + music was the key to productivity for me. When I transitioned to work at home and had a more or less quiet home office to work in, I found that having music going was a bit irritating at times and totally not helpful at the best.
So I guess the deciding factor is whether I have to deal with the ridiculous noises other people make or not?
I feel like if we continue down this particular meme street, at the end of the road everyone will be considered neurodivergent.
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If everyone is neurodivergent then everyone is neurotypical.
This, tbh.
I think neurodiversity vs neurotypical is the wrong way of looking at things anyways. I think neurodiversity is a term that describes how diverse the different neurotypes are. Just as with other types of diversity, you can’t say there’s only one type that’s normal and the rest abnormal.
So we’re all just on the spectrum? 😉
“The spectrum” usually means ASD, but neurodiversity is much much larger and encompasses other neurotypes as well.
I know, twas joke
We did it reddit!
But is everyone saying they must have background noise either 100% of the time or 0% of the time?
I think the meme was worded reasonably well. It could easily have said it in a more broadly relatable way like “I like to listen to music while I work” where many neurotypical people would agree. It’s like how people like to say they have OCD because they clean up after themselves and put things away.
I cannot concentrate with music playing.
Literally anything else? Like a truck crashing through the window or someone literally trying to engage me? Zero lost focus, to the extent I was initially diagnosed with a hearing disorder.
Not that that helps get stuff done…
I’m the opposite
Depends on the music for me. Anything slow or super lyrical tends to break my focus, while more upbeat stuff I’ve heard dozens of times can help me hit a flow state (or at the very least drown out the goings on around me enough to focus on something). I’ve had good luck with video game soundtracks, like Bastion or FTL because they tend to be lively without demanding attention.
Are those traits neurodivergent or do they just fall into the “people are different” category?
- A fan in the background, cool
- TV in the background, cool
- Children playing in the background, cool
- Music in the background, cool
- a dripping water faucet in the background, drives me utterly insane
- Music on repeat, drives me insane
Where do I stand if, (regardless of my choice in the track or ability to affect said audio emenations) that background noise more or less just scene dressing for the “going insane” bit that’s rolling ahead with or without it?
Crickets are okay, but only when I feel like they’re okay.
Everyone around me finds crickets to be super soothing but all I hear is a very loud, high pitched ringing noise. 💀💀
I used to get really annoyed by noises that were out of my control, but after years of meditation practice, I learned to accept them (among other things) and am a much happier person. Just remember that these parts of you aren’t fixed and can change if you want them to, or sometimes totally unintentionally.
If you have the luxury of time to do so, I suppose.
30 minutes one day a week
That ten-thousand hours’ll be finished in no time!
The great part about meditation is you don’t have to be an expert to enjoy its benefits.
Yeah, just possess the ability to stop the multiple planets of worry hurtling through your brainspace. Easy peezy. 🤌🏼
You’re not in a space where you’re ready to try, and that’s ok. When I started, it was very difficult for me to tolerate trying, but in the end, all I ever did was what I was able to do with where I was at, 30 minutes once per week, and it made a huge difference for me. Let me know if you want any tips on how to approach meditation.
Patronizing is your reflex? That tracks. Good luck with that.
Have you all just tried getting a grip?
“Just stop having ADHD dumbass”
Thanks I’m cured.
Didn’t ask you to stop having it. Just to overcome it.
Hmmm…No. Not very wise.
What if the background noise is in fact a series of overlapping, never-ending streams of thoughts in your own head?
I put on podcasts so my own thoughts shut up for a minute
It’s one of the reasons I’m listening to music so often, and even that doesn’t help sometimes. It affects my sleep too :(
I alternate back and forth all day long.
