manicbones:

• Not being able to sleep with the curtains closed
• Not being able to wear noise-cancelling headphones
• Having to know who is in the house at all times (checking whose shoes are there when I come home, looking for lights, etc.)
• Being hyper aware of how much noise I make at any time
• Being hyper aware of everyone else’s emotions
• If someone is angry or anxious i have to be able to fix it, or I have to leave immediately
• Knowing the sound of angry walking
• If I’m sick/hungry/tired I instinctively hide it
• My feelings are Never Important

It’s been 4 years since I moved out. I have my own apartment with roommates who I love who have never hurt me and I still. live. like. this.