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Ravenpaw
How do your sensory issues affect your special interests and vice versa?
One of my major special interests is watching anime. But sometimes my sensory issues make me unable to tolerate watching certain series due to the lighting, animation style and rapid scene changes.
One example of this is Yuri! On Ice. For some reason that I can't quite pinpoint, the entire series feels like it's an assault on my senses and it overwhelms me to the point that I feel like I'm having a panic attack after watching a couple of episodes.
Again, for reasons I can't quite pinpoint, Inuyasha and Rurouni Kenshin have the exact opposite effect on me. In spite of their violent subject matter I tend to feel soothed while watching them, and I can easily fall asleep after watching a few episodes on my tablet in bed.
In addition to the lighting/animation style, voice acting plays another role in whether or not I find a particular series to be comforting or overwhelming. I don't like to pick sides in the dubs vs. subs war because I judge each cast on a case-by-case basis; some series sound better to me dubbed and others subbed.
One of my major special interests is watching anime. But sometimes my sensory issues make me unable to tolerate watching certain series due to the lighting, animation style and rapid scene changes.
One example of this is Yuri! On Ice. For some reason that I can't quite pinpoint, the entire series feels like it's an assault on my senses and it overwhelms me to the point that I feel like I'm having a panic attack after watching a couple of episodes.
Again, for reasons I can't quite pinpoint, Inuyasha and Rurouni Kenshin have the exact opposite effect on me. In spite of their violent subject matter I tend to feel soothed while watching them, and I can easily fall asleep after watching a few episodes on my tablet in bed.
In addition to the lighting/animation style, voice acting plays another role in whether or not I find a particular series to be comforting or overwhelming. I don't like to pick sides in the dubs vs. subs war because I judge each cast on a case-by-case basis; some series sound better to me dubbed and others subbed.