David Brown wrote:
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 09:52:42PM -0700, Bob La Quey wrote:
> I guess it may depend upon how you were raised.
Nonsense. I grew up around blaring TVs. Once I got out of the
house, I
finally made the connection that if I got rid of the infernal
racket, I
didn't have to live with a constant headache.
Nonsense? That is a bit harsh. I simply said I "guess."
Sorry, yes it was too harsh. It's just frustrating when it extends to
people telling me that I need to "learn" to ignore the TV, or something
like that.
Some people can, some cannot.
So you cannot. I can. Sorry you have this problem.
I wouldn't go so far as to call it a problem. I'm sorry that other
people
seem to ignore everything that goes on around them and miss much of what
happens. When I'm in a good environment, I've found I'm able to
concentrate better than many people are in any environment.
A lot of neurological differences are about differing tradeoffs.
And no few are about pain. I'm frequently in pain (I have severe
arthritis of the spine, particularly of the upper spine). I do know that
when I'm hurting badly, about two days a week, I become exceedingly
difficult to live with and I find it very difficult to ignore any
nuisance. That my wife is still with me after being barked at so often
is a testimonial to her endurance.
I can't use Aspirin or NSAIDs because I'm a bleeder. Tylenol doesn't do
much for me but is sometimes my only recourse. I burn alcohol off too
quickly for it to do much good. Opiates make me constipated. When I hurt
I become anti-social. Then I try to find someplace to hide until the
pain goes away, someplace dark and quiet. It takes very little to set me
off when I'm hurting. When I have a migraine, any light or noise can
drive me up the wall.
When I'm pain-free, I can tolerate a lot, even Spanish-language
television. All too often, though, I can't tolerate anybody or anything.
James
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