Why Do I Lose My Shit When There Are Too Many Sounds At Once?

Episode 10: Why Noise Feels Like Too Much – Trauma, Triggers & the Overstimulated Nervous System
Ever feel like you might explode if you hear one more sound in your home? In this episode of The Trauma Queen, Jessica Ella breaks down why everyday noise—kids yelling, dishes clattering, background music—can feel utterly unbearable, especially for women and mums. Spoiler: it’s not just sensory sensitivity. It’s trauma.

Jess dives into how emotional wounds, early childhood conditioning, and a dysregulated nervous system all contribute to a low tolerance for chaos. If you were raised in a household where you were told to be quiet, to suppress your emotions, or where stress was constant, your current triggers around noise may be rooted in more than you realize.

🔍 Inside This Episode:

• Childhood Imprinting: Learn how your caregivers’ reactions to noise shaped your own—and how these patterns are tied to your deeper trauma story and sense of identity.

• Nervous System Overload: Discover how chronic stress and unhealed trauma shrink your window of tolerance, making everyday sounds feel like full-blown attacks.

• Trauma & the Vagus Nerve: Jess explains how strengthening your vagus nerve can help calm your nervous system and transform how you experience sound, stimulation, and life.

• Practical Tools for Healing: From quitting caffeine to swapping true crime for calming inputs, you’ll walk away with real-world changes that can lead to feeling more healed, grounded, and in control.

This episode is a trauma-informed permission slip to stop blaming yourself for being “too sensitive”—and start honoring what your nervous system is trying to tell you.

💫 Want to reclaim your calm and expand your capacity to thrive? Connect with Jess here: https://linktr.ee/jessellaainsworth