Baby_Cactus

532d

Does anyone else think they’re hearing things? Like alarms or buzzing from the phone or fire alarms in the distance or things like that. I feel like every time I’m in a quiet environment, my brain invents all this chaos. Once I stop whatever I’m doing to hear it, I can tell it’s not there, but it’s enough to peak my anxiety for a second and it’s just stressful and odd. Then I start to freak out thinking I’m starting to hallucinate sounds…

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    • Neya

      270d

      @DarcyD That’s how I felt as well

    • lavendergal

      532d

      this happens to me too! its like our brains looking for the familiarity/ “comfort” in our environments. it’s super hard but know you’re not alone! 🤗

    • BHC

      532d

      I hear a constant ringing in my ear. I always hear a phone buzzing though and it makes me check my phone and I see nth so I think I'm always tripping

    • GreenBoyTag

      532d

      I hear a noise that sounds like the sound the old box TV's made when they were on. It's almost nostalgic.

    • vickielove

      532d

      I get the high pitch in my ear for like 4sec then it goes away

    • fxrest.faxrie

      532d

      Omg yes all the freaking time! 🤗 literally even me, being HOH I still hear it so it's exhausting lol

    • 0_Shinigami_0

      532d

      Yeah. It's extra weird bc I'm hyper sensitive to sound, so sometimes it's nothing and sometimes it's a small buzz a phone charger is making or something. I hate it

    • Schaeffer

      531d

      https://www.mindandsoulfoundation.org/Articles/486124/Mind_and_Soul/Articles/Anxiety_Fearing_Psychosis.aspx

    • Schaeffer

      531d

      That article is incredibly helpful. They’re called dysperceptions. I have em too. They’re totally harmless and this article explains why. Enjoy!

      • Baby_Cactus

        531d

        @Schaeffer thank you!!!

        • Schaeffer

          531d

          @Baby_Cactus happy to help. You’re definitely not alone!

      • Seeking

        531d

        @Schaeffer thank you for that wonderful article.

    • zahavah

      531d

      I have auditory illusions a lot and it’s so embarrassing when I ask others if they hear it and they don’t

    • Seeking

      531d

      I hear my name being called

      • Schaeffer

        531d

        @Seeking read the article I posted above. That’s super common. Nothing to worry about.

    • MPaulahCastro

      531d

      Omg, yes! I always hear buzzing and ringing on my ear!

    • DarcyD

      531d

      I have tinnitus - it’s when you hearing buzzing/ringing sounds often or constantly. I didn’t actually realize I had tinnitus my whole life until very recently because I always thought that it was just hearing electronics ringing at a low pitch in the room around me - and I usually only hear it when the room is quiet enough. I ran some experiments where I blocked out all sound or spent time in rooms without electronics at all and discovered that it definitely was coming from ME not from any external source of sound despite what I had always thought. So I recommend looking into “tinnitus,” especially because I think it also has links to anxiety.

      • Neya

        270d

        @DarcyD That’s how I felt as well

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