u/Ill-Independence1321

On top of having misophonia, I have pretty bad ADHD, so I got noise cancelling headphones to ​work in peace. I have found most white noise actually makes matters worse over time. A lot of the sounds I have tried are not immediately irritating, but after some time my nervous system feels fried. I think this is because my brain can't help but process the sounds I'm listening to on my headphones.

What do you listen to that helps you stay focused on work?

I recently moved to Siem Reap and I am genuinely curious why people like living here? I had been here before I moved here and I wanted to like living here but I don't. I hope I can find something I am missing. The only answer I get from people irl is that it's cheap....well, that is a benefit but it really something that creates a positive reason to stay. I've noticed this keeps a lot of very.... interesting....types of people here who have no other options.

I have been in Asia for 20 years. I have been here for 2 months and I find nothing to like. It's the most phone addicted place I have been, and there is literally no peace to be had here. I have found a few quiet spots to work but mostly they are littered with people watching TikTok or blasting conference calls, and every time I go out chances are my ears will be assaulted. Lol. Trying to find an apartment is also a nightmare because it's noisy everywhere. If it's not a bar then it's a house party, construction, school, funeral.... I wonder if people here ever give their nervous systems a break.

What do people do for fun? From what I gather, they drink and look at their phones. They go to restaurants that blast really bad live music. I don't get it here...at all. Seems like the place to be for people with dissociative disorders.

It may be that it's just not for me, but I thought it's possible people with more experience here might know if I'm missing something. What's there to like? I'm genuinely interested.