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2/2/2015 10:28:12 PM
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Does silence bother you?
In a society like that which most of us live in today, silence is an arguably an unusual thing. Televisions, computers, phones, various portable music devices. Very rarely are we ever truly isolated and left with nothing but silence, and with the noise pollution that comes with living in an even mildly populated area, even when we have nothing specifically around us making noise, somewhere at a relative distance something is going on that regardless of how faint, you can still hear. Unless you have your own little sound-proof space, live in the middle of nowhere, or have earplugs that actually work (damned if i've ever heard of them), you're not going to be left in a completely noiseless environment for very long.
But we're all had that experience at least once, found a place or had a time where we couldn't hear anything at all because there wasn't anything to be heard. How did you feel? Or if you encounter relative silence on a constant basis, how does it make you feel? Isolated? Frightened? Peaceful?
Personally, I don't ordinarily mind silence, I think it can be very relaxing and make focusing easier, at least in an average, every day sort of setting. There are some environments where it can have just the opposite effect and make things seem ominous or haunting.
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I like silence in certain scenarios, like when I'm trying to relax or when I'm just tired. But I'm more productive when it comes to school work or making my game when I'm listening to classical/orchestral music. It gets me in the groove.
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Depends on what kind of silence. If I'm just sitting in my room I can't stand it. However, if I'm in the middle of nature all alone, then I really like silence (I'd you can call it that anyway). Nature silence is peaceful and calming.
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Edited by CoherentBadger: 2/4/2015 2:45:28 AMNo. I prefer silence over being in a large room full of chatter. Also, that's one of the reasons I love running, youre engulfed in silence.
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Comfortable silence is a pretty lovely experience, actually. Often it makes me daydream like crazy, though. So if I'm supposed to be doing something, it never works out for me.
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No I prefer to work in silence then put my music on
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I love silence
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I enjoy silence sometimes
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I had a client who came to me for therapy for twelve one hour sessions over twelve weeks. He didn't speak a word for all of them, we just sat in silence. After the twelfth week he stood up and said "I think I got what I needed". So I guess what I'm trying to say is that silence can be healing.
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I like silence
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The high pitched buzzing you hear when everything is dead silent annoys me
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The sound of silence is too loud for me.
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I felt isolated, Peaceful, calm. The shadows also give me a similar feeling though.
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Silence is the greatest weapon you can ever use
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I can't sleep without some obvious background noise...
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I enjoy silence in most circumstances.
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Interesting watch about this topic.
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Silence is golden
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Yes very much
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3 RepliesIf I'm alone, I don't mind silence. But if I'm around other people (I.e. work, in class) and there's a lapse in conversation, I get nervous. I'm not sure why.
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I love silence
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I get headaches when theres TV on in the background etc. so silence is great for me
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Nothing is better
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Unsettling silence is going into one of those quiet boxes that they do hearing tests in. Its unnaturally silent.
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3 Replies[quote]or have earplugs that actually work (damned if i've ever heard of them)[/quote] What are those? /s The only time I ever find to be really quiet is at night, so it often has that negative effect you were talking about, but other than that it's hardly ever entirely silent wherever I am, be it my own room or in a classroom taking a test, or even my school's library. So, I think that I really, really like near or total silence, whenever I get it, at least most of the time. I bet total silence would be so peaceful and relaxing..
