Are you hyper sensitive?

[Hugh Mann]

"Are you hyper sensitive?"

Yes I am and I believe it may be genetic and/or blood type. I have super hearing and it seems to run in my fathers side of the family. Certain types of noises drives me nuts. Sounds like a dripping faucet, a watch ticking, people smacking their lips while eating, a dog licking itself, dog barking, someone cracking their chewing-gum, clipping finger/toe nails, loud music, music with the base too high, etc. As a young child sounds would cause me to go into tantrums. I seem to be able to hear sounds that most people don't. I can hear a watch ticking from another room. I can hear a nest full of ants when you stir them up. When sitting quietly, my ears have a subtle harmonic ringing. I have no idea what it is or where it comes from. I isn't internal ear-ringing because I can hear subtle changes in the harmonics and it changes when I turn in different directions. It comes from nowhere and everywhere.
One of the reasons I believe this may be genetic or blood-type related because I purchased a book about eating according to your blood-type. My type is A- and according to the book, it listed several traits common among those with type A blood. Being sensitive to sounds and crowds were just a few. People with type A blood also tend to have type A personalities. A guy I work with has type A blood and he and I have too much in common to be coincidence. I scored high on the test, having one or two that were marginal/questionable symptoms.

Thanks for starting this thread. It's very interesting.

[Cearna]

I hope I am not taking this off topic, if so, I apologise. My blood group is A+, and I also rated very high on the hypersensitivity test. When I was trying to find my way, through Leukaemia, one of the therapists I went to spoke as if the A blood group,tend to be more open in the way they approach life,and she said, just look at the letter A, there is an opening at it's base, whereas, the O and B group are enclosed circles, with out that tendencies to see in round about ways, for your sight begins in one space and is so enclosed ,it takes fits and starts with the B group as well because of the shape of the B. This made sense to me, but she didn't correlate it to hyper-sensitivity as well. This was all I knew about this, but she must have been using the same sort of list as you had.

I won't go into my hypersensitivities, but I started with 4 allergies to grasses, gradually it went to 27 grass and tree pollens, all from around the district where I was, and the list then went to families of foods until, I had to test all foods in the shops with a pendulum, to see if they were safe for me or not, as my immunity became less and less and the Leukaemia advanced. Now I tried to be immunised with the Commonwealth serum laboratories mixes of the things I was allergic to, but eventually had to give that up, as they were killing me instead. My Homeopath, specialised in allergies and began treating me with the Homeopathic remedies for allergies (he even treated race horses, and they picked up so well they began to win races, instead of losing), so that is always one to think about, they did work on me and my husband. I felt a bit of a dill though trying to catch coal smoke in a bottle so that he could make a mix up for us specially for we live in a coal mining town, and I had to take the fluff of cat & Dog fur, and whatever else was in the dust in our home (we had 7 persian cats, and 5 long haired Tibetan Spaniels).

I nearly go nuts with modern music especially when it is played too loud, and most of the rest of the things others mention.

[grannyfranny]

Since last I wrote, had a kidney stone attack and while picking some flowers for my recuperating sister, I tumbled down a slope into a fence which stopped my fall. It was a rather uncomfortable few days.

I went to see my sister who was fairly mobile but suddenly her face has aged. My word, I did not know they blow up your body with gas to pull out your female organs. She is content with pain meds instead of angels but I do appreciate the offer. Like most of us, I am the only family member with metaphysical leanings.

It is very comforting to hear how many of us seem to have hypersensitive and/or autistic spectrum qualities. As so many have expressed, we are made to feel abnormal. Same is true of introverts. We live in a culture that thinks everyone should be extraverted.

This weekend a visiting friend and former mate went to the corner bar/eatery. It is usually pleasantly upbeat but this time I was growing more and more uncomfortable. Thanks to all of you, I didn't bite my lip and endure it. We did an eat and run. This thread is teaching me a lot.

Oh, and by the way, my comment at the hypersensitive site was finally moderated and allowed. I was surprised because my comment was not positive and was left hanging while later posts were approved sooner than mine. I find it hard to tell people to stop tapping their foot, turn the TV sound down, shut the car radio off and play some cheerful mellow CDs, etc. I tend to think it is my fault and that I have no right to object. How do you handle situations were the cultural norms seem intrusive to you?

[Liberty]

Hi Grannyfranny,

So sorry to hear of your health problems and that of your sister. I live alone but can understand your sensitivities to foot tapping, tv sound, and wanting cheerful or mellow music. I feel it would be a problem for me to share space with someone who does not share my introverted ways. Cearna, I enjoyed your comments on blood type. I am 0 Negative, the universal donor. I read a book once on blood type and it said that we were the hunters way way back and need meat! That is/was so true of me. I used to eat and crave meat every day. When I become ill with some kind of sickness after returning from New Mexico in 2003, I could only have soup for the longest time. I lost weight and when my appetite started to return to my amazement I could no longer eat any kind of meat, except chicken. I have craved it in any form (chicken salad, thin/trim chicken breat, or a large chicken breast where I sliced it myself.

That all changed 2 weeks ago when I suddenly felt bored with it and really wanted to let it go. I have no craved it anymore to this day and am happy to say I use cage free eggs (any style) and plain mediterranean yogurt (for smoothies) as my source of protein. So, this is huge for a type 0 negative person but I am happy I no longer eat meat after the documentary I saw on Food, on PBS a year ago.
I am pretty closed now to socializing and create each new day anew. I am not a mother or grandmother so have no children and am grateful for the health I now enjoy. It will not last forever and I remember how lonely and isolating it was for so many years to have no energy.

I am glad to read this thread because I feel I am hypersensitive, introverted and a dysfunctional type 0 negative blood now, lol!!

Thanks for all the wonderful contributions to this thread,

Today

[grannyfranny]

Hugh and Cearna both mentioned blood type and I know Dr. Mercola does seem to suggest foods based on blood types. It certainly could be a contribution factor to hyper sensitivity. autism, introvertism.

Tolec was discussing how the Andromedans balance things within all the body's systems so the person can maximize their abilities. Sounds like a better approach than trying to achieve a standardization for all human beings. This current approach does, of course, suit TPTB better. I think that is why the combination of humans and computerized robots is so appealing to them.

[Aragorn]

Hugh and Cearna both mentioned blood type and I know Dr. Mercola does seem to suggest foods based on blood types. It certainly could be a contribution factor to hyper sensitivity. autism, introvertism.

I doubt whether blood types would be valid as an indicator of autism, hypersensitivity or even an introverted personality type, even though a few participants of this thread have stated that they have blood type O Rh-. Yet, the very fact that I myself have blood type O Rh+ and that my mother -- who also showed signs of being on the autism spectrum -- had blood type A Rh+ statistically disproves this claim. Furthermore, genetic research has shown that so-far, all genetic identifiers for an autism spectrum condition appear to be situated on the 23rd X chromosome, which is why there is a suspected link with the so-called Fragile X Syndrome.

Also, in light of the speculation in this particular thread with regard to blood types, one has to understand the mechanism behind blood type inheritance. For one, we generally list blood types by way of a single alphabetic identifier, except of course in the case of the relatively rare blood type AB. However, all blood types are actually comprised of two blood type identifiers -- it's an identifier pair, just like a chromosome pair. At the point of conception, either parent "donates" one blood type identifier from their genotype to the child, being either A, B or O. Types A and B are co-dominant -- i.e. they can coexist side by side -- while type O is recessive.

Therefore, the following genotypes are possible, with their respective phenotypes...:

Actual Genotype	Phenotype	Comment
AA	A
AO	A	O is recessive
BB	B
BO	B	O is recessive
AB	AB	A and B are co-dominant
OO	O

Now, considering that these 6 genotypes are possible for either parent, there are 36 possible outcomes for the blood group of each of their respective children, with some overlap. And then we're not even taking the Rhesus factor -- i.e. Rh- or Rh+ -- into account yet.

[Dreamtimer]

Aragorn, it sounds bloody confusing. BTW, I see you've gone into stealth mode. I find your responses thoughtful and informative so here's a general thanks.

I haven't taken the test yet. I don't feel I'm hypersensitive. Having said that, my mom used to criticize me all the time for being too sensitive. I'm pretty sure she was engaging in some reflection, she was very sensitive herself. Personally, I worked hard to be able to deal with difficult or unpleasant situations, mostly because I felt I had to. I felt it was my job to learn how to deal.

I've reached a point in life where I have decided that I don't have to put up with a lot of crap that I used to. I stay away from people and situations that are unnecessarily negative.

I'm most sensitive to my husband's moods and when he's in a bad one, I'm likely to be as well. This bothers me, I feel like I should be able to stay in my own good mood. Clearly we're connected and his feelings affect me. It's often hard to see, but I'm pretty sure my positive moods and attitudes have a positive effect on him. Sometimes the outcome is just that he's less negative.

I have family and friends whose children are on the autism spectrum. They're all unique, creative and artistic.

My sister-in-law was talking about a psychiatrist she knows who sees three patients an hour, all day long. She prescribes lots of meds. I called it going to the drug doctor.

When I had to go to the hospital for a procedure, the nurse needed a list of any meds I was on. Iron supplements was all. She was amazed and said to me, "Good for you! Good for you!" I was being congratulated by a hospital nurse for not being on a laundry list of drugs.

I have bad feet, something that was noticed by a podiatrist when I was in my twenties. He asked, "Do your feet hurt?" I lied, "No." He said, "They will." They actually had been since college. But a couple years later, the pain stopped. After that I just made sure I wore shoes that would not exacerbate the problem. I can only imagine the pain and surgeries I might have gone through.

I have fibroids and my cycle has never been normal. 25 rather than 28 days. I had a doctor once look me in the eye and tell me that "Women cycle for 28 days, not 25." As if I'm a liar or deluded or diseased. Just because I didn't fit into the norm. Good thing I didn't let him cut out the machinery.

I could go on for paragraphs about being in the hospital for childbirth. It wasn't a horror story, just too many waiters and no chef. Not good communication between people. The left hand often didn't know what the right hand was up to.

Our personal sovereignty comes into play at every moment in life. We need to be sure to question the experts because ultimately it's our responsibility to make sure we and our families are taken care of properly.

[grannyfranny]

Personally, I worked hard to be able to deal with difficult or unpleasant situations, mostly because I felt I had to. I felt it was my job to learn how to deal

Dreamtimer, it does seem that from a young age, we are trained to accept the cultural norms. Some support for my personality type and some help learning to stand up for my needs in a pleasant tone of voice would have been nice. My snarly lip was not the answer. I guess I felt animal like but an actual growl would not have gone over well.

You mentioned your mother was sensitive. I guess she hadn't learned how to stand up for herself so she couldn't pass on any tips to you.

[Dreamtimer]

My mother's biggest hindrance in life was the inability to accept her own fallibility. She couldn't be seen to be wrong. She saw any mistake she made as some kind of failure. Thus, she couldn't have an open, honest relationship. It ended up killing her.

She learned that from her own mother. She was never good enough for her mother.

The good thing is that cycle ended with me. I faced my own humanity while I was growing up. By the time I had a child I was able to raise him with love and support and honesty and trust. I was able to teach him to be confident without being arrogant. I was able to let him go when the time came. I don't try to control him. My mother could never get past that. She always tried to control. She wasn't able to trust.

[Liberty]

Hi Aragorn,

All that is confusing to me also, but I am an only child and neither of my parents were 0 negative but my grandfather was.

Today

[Aragorn]

Aragorn, it sounds bloody confusing.

Wait until you see the table with all the possible variations.

BTW, I see you've gone into stealth mode.

Um, no, I don't have stealth mode activated here. I was simply off-line.

I find your responses thoughtful and informative so here's a general thanks.

Why, thank you! I really appreciate that.

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I've reached a point in life where I have decided that I don't have to put up with a lot of crap that I used to. I stay away from people and situations that are unnecessarily negative.
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Oh, I can relate to that. It has taken me a very long time to get there, but at this point, yes, I no longer devote any of my energy to people who cannot treat me with respect.

[Dreamtimer]

Aragorn, my stealth mode comment was referring to your avatar presentation as Strider. I know, it's a bit of a delayed reaction, but I didn't see a good earlier opportunity to make the comment.

I feel grateful to be able to stay away from the negative people. Many cannot, due to their life circumstances. I try to bring happiness or at least laughter to people whenever I can. There's more than enough negativity to go around.

Happily, I can say I'm observing more than one family member making a concerted effort to have a more positive attitude, be less stressed and controlling, stop and smell the flowers, be less judgmental.

Hats off to the hypersensitive, we need their different way of seeing things. Homogeny is not strength.

[Aragorn]

Aragorn, my stealth mode comment was referring to your avatar presentation as Strider. I know, it's a bit of a delayed reaction, but I didn't see a good earlier opportunity to make the comment.

Yeah, I grew tired of my old avatar, in part because it was the same avatar as I had been using on another forum in the past, so I felt that a new avatar was warranted.

[Dreamtimer]

I like it. It means you're making strides. I haven't tried invisible mode. I'm afraid I might lose myself...

[Aragorn]

[...]
Also, in light of the speculation in this particular thread with regard to blood types, one has to understand the mechanism behind blood type inheritance. For one, we generally list blood types by way of a single alphabetic identifier, except of course in the case of the relatively rare blood type AB. However, all blood types are actually comprised of two blood type identifiers -- it's an identifier pair, just like a chromosome pair. At the point of conception, either parent "donates" one blood type identifier from their genotype to the child, being either A, B or O. Types A and B are co-dominant -- i.e. they can coexist side by side -- while type O is recessive.

Therefore, the following genotypes are possible, with their respective phenotypes...:

Actual Genotype	Phenotype	Comment
AA	A
AO	A	O is recessive
BB	B
BO	B	O is recessive
AB	AB	A and B are co-dominant
OO	O

Now, considering that these 6 genotypes are possible for either parent, there are 36 possible outcomes for the blood group of each of their respective children, with some overlap. And then we're not even taking the Rhesus factor -- i.e. Rh- or Rh+ -- into account yet.

Aragorn, it sounds bloody confusing.

All that is confusing to me also [...]

Okay, I'm going to try and explain...

That which actually defines whether one has blood type A, B, AB or O is the presence or absence of an antigen, or actually two separate antigens, namely the anti-A antigen and the anti-B antigen. The blood test is then performed by adding the respective antigens to a few drops of blood and observing whether the blood agglutinates or not.

• If the blood agglutinates when the anti-A antigen is added but not when the anti-B antigen is added, then the blood type is A.
• If the blood agglutinates when the anti-B antigen is added but not when the anti-A antigen is added, then the blood type is B.
• If the blood agglutinates when either antigen is added, then the blood type is AB.
• If the blood does not agglutinate with either antigen, then the blood type is O.

Now, keeping my explanation higher up in mind -- see the quoted section and the table -- the above is why O is considered recessive. To explain further, with the exception of blood type AB, one's blood type is commonly listed as a single alphabetic character, being either A, B or O. That alphabetic character is the phenotype, i.e. "how it manifests", "what it looks like". However, just as in the case of AB, the three other blood genotypes -- i.e. "what it is actually made up of" -- are also comprised of two blood type identifiers, as shown in the table quoted above.

For example, someone with the "official" blood type A can actually be either AA or AO, but because O is recessive -- i.e. it does not react to either the anti-A or anti-B antigens -- the A becomes the dominant blood type. Yet, there are always two identifiers, because only one identifier is passed on to the fetus by either parent. With O being recessive, that means that the genotype for O must always be OO, and thus, that either parent gave an O to the fetus via their respective DNA in the egg and the sperm.

As a practical example, the fact that both my brother and myself have blood type O -- and thus OO -- and that my father also had blood type O while my mother had blood type A, means that my mother's genotype must have been AO, because if she had been AA, then, with O being recessive (or A being dominant, if you will), my brother and I would both have had blood type A as well, albeit that it would have been AO, in our case -- A from my mom's genotype and O from my dad's genotype. But that is not the case, because my brother and I both have type O (and thus the OO genotype), and the only way that could have been possible is if my mom was AO, not AA.

I know it sounds complicated, but if you read the above very logically, then it should be self-explanatory.