Yesterday (Sunday) I was able to attend church for the first time in over four months!!!! I had to wear earplugs to block out some of the volume; but I did it. Yeah! It wasn't comfortable; but it wasn't as painful and overwhelming as it had been. My therapist hopes that over time my sensitivity to sound will decrease and it will get easier. With the earplugs in I found that I couldn't sing along--that added too much sound in my head, so I just listened. Kind of frustrating not to sing along; but I'm taking baby steps forward!!!!
It's not just church that has been too much for me to handle. Many stores and restaurants are too loud and painful for me as well. I'm not back to listening to music for pleasure yet. That's still beyond me. But hopefully one day I'll be able to tolerate it and then get to the point that I enjoy it again.
Weird; but true!!!
