This is going to probably sound childish but that is okay!
As a child, I was always terrified of loud noises. To the point where I honestly still hate balloons, poppers, confetti cannons, anything and everything else of the sort.
I did not have the most supportive family in the world when it came to this fear. A couple of people would actually make fun of myself and my sister for always covering our ears during firework shows and haunted houses.
That being said, I eventually wanted to get more comfortable because truth be told, it is exhausting holding your hands up to your ears for an extended period of time lol.
I remember one such fireworks show at my grandparents’ house. Luckily, we could watch them in the backyard so we were all just chillin there watching the show. I am sitting kind of in the back so no one would notice me covering my ears. Something in my mind kind of clicked to where I would slowly uncover my ears after the initial blast, just taking baby steps to get used to the noises.
Eventually I managed to go a full quarter of the show completely hands free lol. I did have to cover them back up for the obnoxious finale but that was the first time I did not consistently cover my ears for fireworks and I was pretty proud of myself to say the least.
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