Anyone else had a breakdown due to noise?

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Years ago, after having specifically been moved after being diagnosed (so they had no excuse of not knowing, just carelessness or worse) to a really busy street I had a breakdown and at one point was having these sort of daily mini panic attacks due to the fact I was seemingly trapped in this hellish traffic. Then they were somehow surprised that I reacted by threatening them... ruin people's life with years of noise? No problem! A few angry words? No!! !

And I thought they relented after going elsewhere that was quieter... for one year, until they purposefully brought out these demonic jackhammers and tractors which practically made me homeless... if this isn't intentionally ruining people's lives what is? After months it returned to a better state, but was never as good as that solitary year due to the stupid people the park attracted. I've had a single relatively quiet year in my life. One! And this is why I'm aggressive... what else can I do against these f***s who think they have the right to destroy people's lives simply because they're loud obnoxious s**ts?

Oh, and now I'm back to the traffic, except it's not as close as years ago but not as far as the more recent years... what ever can I do in my life? Apparently, after having no clue that I threatened them years ago not in a vacuum, that it was due to something they themselves did (or why would I threaten them?) - they return with a sequel. I'm just wondering now how long it'll take before I start feeling trapped again....

I'm really sorry you are going through that and to answer your question, I do. On another thread I was asking for help with panic attacks and someone said something that made me realise mine are usually set off by sensory things, especially sound.

I am currently in full time education and when classes get a little noisy I get set on edge. My main issue was my sociology class and after having a panic attack nearly every lesson I had to ask to just have to learn by myself in the school library. Currently I'm at sixth form college where there are about 750 people per year so things get LOUD sometimes. Luckily I'm only having about one a week (which is still bad for me because I usually have maybe one a month).

Personally I found that trying to reduce all sources of sensory stress helped me deal with what was left. I just bought some sound cancelling headphones, which can be good even if you aren't listening to something (as long as they are turned on) and prescription sunglasses to deal with light. Maybe try to also make sure your clothes are comfortable and essentially, eliminate any source of sensory or other type of stress so that you can easily deal with what's left.

Of course, if this is a huge problem for you, which it sounds like it is, you could reach out to a professional for help with the situation. I hope it works out.

Yes, in fact I nearly had one this morning. One of my sons is the same way. It is mostly a major inconvience for me as I can force myself to tolerate it for a bit. It has caused a couple of odd looks at work when somebody releases compressed gas and I make a run for the door with my hands over my ears. This is one of the few sounds that I can not tune out. There is some irony that I have a fascination with the air braking systems on trucks and trains, both of which release compressed air.