Social Anxiety Support

Cool SAD sufferer · 11-03-2009, 12:06 PM

I always have to watch loads of films in my classes. I'm currently watching a war film in History, and whenever there's a gunshot, loud noise etc, I jump out of my skin lol. It makes me really self consciess and people usually laugh if they notice. Is there a way to stop jumping at those moments in films?

odd_one_out · 11-03-2009, 01:20 PM

Probably not. But being generally relaxed could help. You could also sit as far as possible away from the speakers or use earplugs (I have to wear these at the cinema or if someone has a TV on loud).

gold132 · 11-03-2009, 01:21 PM

I think i sometimes get this too

Efsee · 11-03-2009, 01:48 PM

I once jumped from a loud noise while watching harry potter in one of my highschool classes. that was embarrassing. You could desensitize yourself, or if it's tied to anxiety the only way to stop it would be to relax, I would think.

Prakas · 11-03-2009, 02:22 PM

Depends...Somedays I'm more jumpy than others. But yes, I've jumped to things like that before.

11-03-2009, 12:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cool SAD sufferer Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 356	Sensitive to loud noise I always have to watch loads of films in my classes. I'm currently watching a war film in History, and whenever there's a gunshot, loud noise etc, I jump out of my skin lol. It makes me really self consciess and people usually laugh if they notice. Is there a way to stop jumping at those moments in films?

11-03-2009, 01:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
odd_one_out Status: Active-but-odd Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 1,215	Probably not. But being generally relaxed could help. You could also sit as far as possible away from the speakers or use earplugs (I have to wear these at the cinema or if someone has a TV on loud).

11-03-2009, 01:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
gold132 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 155	I think i sometimes get this too

11-03-2009, 01:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Efsee Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Gender: Female Age: 19 Posts: 333	I once jumped from a loud noise while watching harry potter in one of my highschool classes. that was embarrassing. You could desensitize yourself, or if it's tied to anxiety the only way to stop it would be to relax, I would think.

11-03-2009, 02:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Prakas Status: Failure - Life Sucks Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delaware Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 434	Depends...Somedays I'm more jumpy than others. But yes, I've jumped to things like that before.