Why is silence so loud? Unanswered Like I need white noise or a fan or something to listen to at all times. It's always been this way. Ever since I can remember. Always gets worse at night or if I focus on it. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Sort by: Open comment sort options onlyme1984 • 3 yr. ago [00:00.238] Why does your silence feel so damn loud? [00:06.133] It's like a weight on my chest, it holds me down (Down) [00:12.131] I can't believe that you found somebody else [00:16.945] You're moving on, got me singin' just another love song [00:22.394] Yeah [00:23.576] I know you're tired of the love songs Silence is almost taboo, and society teaches us to see it as something negative. If someone is quiet, it means they're mad, offended, sad, or absent. Silence evokes feelings of loneliness, emptiness, shyness, and negativity. This article defines sound and examines what an experience of true silence might be like. Sound is a physical and psychological experience. If the brain goes without stimuli, it will produce its own in the form of hallucinations. If you fill your free time with noisy activities, you may be missing out on the advantages that silence can provide. Our lives are busy, and many of us don't embrace silence that often. Ml85Rac.