
Anyone else says ‘huh’ or ‘sorry?’ every time someone speaks to you?



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I literally got my hearing tested last year because I was saying “what” and “could you please repeat that?”. I thought I needed hearing aids. The doctor and specialist said I had perfect hearing. I then asked the if my ADHD could be the issue and they said - 100%. It’s a processing issue, not a physiological problem with my hearing. Lucky me! ☺️
If someone gives me too many instructions at once I stare at them with a dumb look for a few seconds too long trying to properly process it all. It’s horrible especially at work because I feel like I look dumb when I’m just lagging a little but I can’t tell them that or properly explain myself because that’s too personal for coworkers
Yes! I didn’t realise that’s what that was! I always have to ask people to repeat themselves. So often my husband will say something and I’ll say “what”? and then when he starts repeating himself I’ll actually involuntarily tune him out and process what he originally said and then say “oh no wait, I got it”.
Anyone old enough to remember Max Headroom? My dad used to joke with me that instead of being 20 minutes into the future, my ears worked about 3 seconds into the past. Anyone else with the buffer experience auditory overstimulation regularly? If there’s more than one auditory input, my brain hears everything and processes none of it.
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