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<blockquote><div class="quotetitle">Quote from OCDAnon on April 2, 2021, 7:45 pm</div>Hey I have this theme for over a year now and I don't see it discussed anywhere. That's why I want to bring it up.
Here is a quick background: For the longest time I had a compulsion where I would rewind while watching movies or series. My brain told me that I didn't get something right and I would rewind to no end. This took all the fun and enjoyment out of watching movies. Luckely I've manged to get rid of it with ERP (mostly at night) by purposfully watching shows while not rewinding.
The theme: I have a high sensitivity to noise. Specifically noise outsite my room/house. Everytime I have to concentrate on somehting or do any leisure activity and there is noise around I get a huge feeling of uncomfortableness. I get annoyed and can't focus anymore. This then leads me to either quit the activity and wait until it's quiet again or avoid it all together. (It's mostly the later) It has got so bad that I just sit it my room all day doing anything but the things I actually want to do. I also get a little paranoid since I already know most of the time when the noise will occur. The noise I'm talking about is regular all day noise like children playing outside and screaming. Dog's barking. Car's driving through etc. however for me it's painfull. I talked with my therapist about it and it seems like it's some kind of perfectionism OCD. I tried doing ERP but it's just too difficult. Leisure activities should be fun but once the noise comes in the anger starts and sucks all the fun out of it. It's a paradox for me. I see no way out. I just want to have fun doing my hobbies again.</blockquote>

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