Yes, in early WD it was gargantuan, the feeling like I had no skin, no protective barrier to defend me against all of the outside world's stimuli. Though it's undoubtedly improved, any unexpected sound (telephone, doors, car engine, etc ad infinitum) makes me jump up in my seat. Also, metabolising this, and other things (even those that would be considered but a silly, very short-lasting nuisance, by others), takes ages, which the very fact renders the metabolising proces a trauma itself (you just obsessively keep thinking "why won't it just go away, why a particular thought scenario is being turned over in my head again and again?".
What are your experiences on this one?
PS Very important; one more time - there's no doubt it's still improved for me, and it will keep improving, so those who may be reading this thread, and who're in earlier stages of WD, please do remember, it's only temporary.
