Post by RosieKat on Nov 20, 2023 17:10:04 GMT
I don't have it officially, but I definitely have it and just an overly sensitive sensory system in general. The only thing I canNOT tolerate is the sound of my DH or my dad eating, as they both have echoing heads. I don't know how else to describe it, but they chew obscenely loudly (with mouths closed, it's not a smacking thing). We don't even try to eat together at home any more, and if we do, I wear headphones.
I can't stand most noise in general, and light bothers me. I love seeing and visiting nice sunny houses, but if I stay there for a while, it actually exhausts me. My house is quite dark and dreary, lol.
And I must agree with this.
I posted before I saw that— sorry. I know he is your son and you love him, but please, please 🙏 understand that this is his problem to deal with, not yours. Like others have said upthread, people leave the room when they feel triggered.
He needs to learn to adapt, and also not to get angry at you for existing. Much as I want to kill my DH for eating, I realize it's my problem and he's doing nothing wrong. He does have a tendency to grab a handful of nuts for a snack and then stand right behind me eating them - then I tell him to get the hell away from me, lol, and while he doesn't understand, he accepts. It sounds like you are trying to be as accommodating as you can.
Don't eat handfuls of nuts around him. Play background music if you're trying to eat meals together. Think along those lines, but you sound like a considerate person already. Do what you can, and support him in learning to adapt to a world of people he has no control over.
I can't stand most noise in general, and light bothers me. I love seeing and visiting nice sunny houses, but if I stay there for a while, it actually exhausts me. My house is quite dark and dreary, lol.
And I must agree with this.
He needs to learn to adapt, and also not to get angry at you for existing. Much as I want to kill my DH for eating, I realize it's my problem and he's doing nothing wrong. He does have a tendency to grab a handful of nuts for a snack and then stand right behind me eating them - then I tell him to get the hell away from me, lol, and while he doesn't understand, he accepts. It sounds like you are trying to be as accommodating as you can.
Don't eat handfuls of nuts around him. Play background music if you're trying to eat meals together. Think along those lines, but you sound like a considerate person already. Do what you can, and support him in learning to adapt to a world of people he has no control over.
