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LWolf

(46,179 posts)
21. I live in silence.
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 08:10 PM
Mar 2018

I'm not ADD/ADHD. My mother, my grandson, and many years of students, though...

I need complete silence because I'm an introvert, and I recharge by shutting out the world. So I live on some isolated acres at the end of a private dirt road accessed by a county dirt road, next to miles and miles of public land. Silence. It's golden.

In my experience, many ADD/ADHD people are uncomfortable with silence. I look forward to reading other responses.

sometimes i do and so do my dogs...i can really see them relaxing... samnsara Apr 2017 #1
mine are sleeping under the table as I type this Phentex Apr 2017 #2
I need silence too lunatica Apr 2017 #3
I need people time too though... Phentex Apr 2017 #5
It's not that I don't like people lunatica Apr 2017 #8
Exactly. My bf left today to work for 10 days in LA. I was Alice11111 Apr 2017 #10
Interesting. My husband is the quiet type... Phentex Apr 2017 #13
I do enjoy a good conversation...miss it! However, I have Alice11111 Apr 2017 #14
noise drives me bonkers oldcynic Apr 2017 #4
I especially want to clobber anyone using a leaf blower... Phentex Apr 2017 #7
Jet skis, dirt bikes, and snowmobiles should be banned Alice11111 Apr 2017 #11
when I have a really bad headache MedusaX Apr 2017 #6
we cacophonyphobics need a new word for silence oldcynic Apr 2017 #9
The "sounds of nature," sounds good to me. Alice11111 Apr 2017 #12
I need "white noise" to focus meow2u3 Apr 2017 #15
Silence is Golden LindsayE Jun 2017 #16
Welcome! Phentex Jun 2017 #17
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Good question Phentex Jun 2017 #19
the same problem elmerh Jan 2018 #20
I live in silence. LWolf Mar 2018 #21
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