I was sitting next to my BF last night while he was watching football. I was kind of listening but mostly concentrating on my crochet. He can get ‘animated’ about football at the best of times but at one point he shouted ‘what?!’ at the referee super loud and I jumped out of my skin. I felt my pulse start to race and a cold feeling move from my head down through my shoulders and arms. I felt really shaken and ended up with tears streaming down my face. My BF apologised for making me jump but then got annoyed that I was upset because it took me so long to get over it. I think he thought I was exaggerating but it was more like an automatic response. I went to bed early after it happened and I’ve woken up still thinking about it. 

I’ve also burst into tears at times when a siren has started suddenly nearby or if I’ve heard a loud firework that I wasn’t anticipating. Does anyone else have this extreme reactions to everyday sounds?!