[TrailRunner14]

I was just curious if silence bothered/triggered anyone else.

Complete silence sends me into a panic state. It’s total panic.

I don’t know why and I haven’t figured out where the panic comes from.

Also, on the other end of the spectrum, too much noise or too loud noise puts me in the same state.

Does anyone relate to this and have insights on it?

loud noise certainly does put us in a panicked state, and more often than not we need to try and find a way of escaping it.

funny thing, if it's us making the noise, we're not triggered by it (weather that's because we're in control, or another reason) we don't really know

total silence for us usually leads to depression- and yes, in certain settings, anxiety.

[amandalouise]

no silence does not trigger me to dissociate, not even before I was integrated. though I do have to say after integration it did bother me, not in an upsetting way more in a wow this feels weird way. I have heard voices all my life of those I had some sort of co consciousness with. going from hearing a voice when I was having my dissociation symptoms to not hearing the voice that came with what ever was causing me to have dissociative symptoms was a bit not normal for me...

example before integration thunder would case me to feel numb, spaced out and disconnected, then I would hear rainy's voice as she took control to handle that situation. now that I am integrated when a clap of thunder roars i have that moment of wow cant hear rainy weird oh yea I dont need to hear her because she and I are one whole person now, what do I need to take care of myself right now, I feel like making a sandwich, putting on a fun movie maybe a comedy so I dont hear the thunder so much.

see what I mean its a moment of weirdness but it passes, its silent as in no rainy voice but its not a major trigger, just a thats weird moment.

now if you mean like sitting talking with a friend and both the friend and I are silent, no, the same with when I am in therapy or with my treatment providers, the silence is usually very welcome and comfortable.

i guess it all just depends on the trust level for me, if I know someone well and trust them the silence is just silence comfortable but if I dont know someone very well and have feelings of mistrust then the silence is a bit uncomfortable. then it may be a verbal silence but not a mental silence as I start asking myself questions... what are they thinking, what are they up to, what should I do or say now...

Hadn't given this a thought. But...first thing in the morning turn on TV, first thing returning home turn on TV, last thing at night, turn it off. Always kinda thought it was a way to measure time. But could be as you say. Thanks...Will have to check it out for us.

I can’t stand silence. We never have silence because the Others just don’t know when to quit- even when the body sleep parts stay active.

Also, tinnitus in both ears keep a continuous ringing in stereo that puts it right in the middle of our head. I can hear it right now over the t.v.

“Silence” does cause us to dissociate into a daze and the focus goes inward to our personal mental asylum.

I think silence is a microphone to the cray cray that goes on in our head.

We always have the t.v. or radio on.

[Sophia-Marie]

Completly the other way around for me.

Silence is heaven for me.

[ruh roh]

If it's another person who is being silent, as in not talking to me or distancing themselves, then yes. It's like everything has gone dark and there's an overwhelming feeling of dread and fear.