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Sensory overload. Can anyone relate?

Confused39
over 8 years ago

Hi all.

This morning I went with my family for breakfast and met my mum and dad. We then went in the amusement arcade with the children (which I hate due to the noise, lights, people etc etc. ) in total we were out 3 hours.

I am now in my bedroom with the curtains closed and laying on my bed but the vibrations and noises still feel like they are surrounding me.  I feel like my body is still anxious and I can't shut it off. I hate this feeling. Can anyone relate? 

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  • over 7 years ago

    Yes. It's exhausting. When it happens to me it sometimes feels like either I've put my sking on inside out or I've got gravel trapped just inside my skin. It feels like the world is just turned up too loud/bright and it's exhausting.

    For me, I find baths work. I've always loved immersion in water; sea swimming is my favourite (but as we are in the UK that is a very occassional pleasure), but a bath, especially with epsom salts, is an acceptable alternative. Sensory deprivation works as well, although I tend to use music to block the noise in my ears and stop my brain from fixating on stuff.

    I don't know how old you are or when, if, you got diagnosed but I am pushing 40 and got diagnosed relatively recently. I was trained out of stimming  as it wasn't lady-like or acceptable but since my diagnosis I have been allowing myself to stim (my husband informes me that I've stimmed for as long as he's known me I just did it totally unconciously and in really small ways or in private) anyway, I've been experimenting with stimming and have found that it can be very soothing and calming.

    I also have a sensory first-aid kit for me and the kids for when we have to go out anywhere that might have sensory triggers. In ours we have noise cancelling headphones, sunglasses, fidgit toys, a soft piece of velvet, my knitting/crochet, a book, colouring things and a hair brush (that last one is for my daughter, she likes having her back gently scratched with it). You could try something like that?

    I hope you feel better soon, give yourself as much time as you need.

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  • over 7 years ago

    Yes. It's exhausting. When it happens to me it sometimes feels like either I've put my sking on inside out or I've got gravel trapped just inside my skin. It feels like the world is just turned up too loud/bright and it's exhausting.

    For me, I find baths work. I've always loved immersion in water; sea swimming is my favourite (but as we are in the UK that is a very occassional pleasure), but a bath, especially with epsom salts, is an acceptable alternative. Sensory deprivation works as well, although I tend to use music to block the noise in my ears and stop my brain from fixating on stuff.

    I don't know how old you are or when, if, you got diagnosed but I am pushing 40 and got diagnosed relatively recently. I was trained out of stimming  as it wasn't lady-like or acceptable but since my diagnosis I have been allowing myself to stim (my husband informes me that I've stimmed for as long as he's known me I just did it totally unconciously and in really small ways or in private) anyway, I've been experimenting with stimming and have found that it can be very soothing and calming.

    I also have a sensory first-aid kit for me and the kids for when we have to go out anywhere that might have sensory triggers. In ours we have noise cancelling headphones, sunglasses, fidgit toys, a soft piece of velvet, my knitting/crochet, a book, colouring things and a hair brush (that last one is for my daughter, she likes having her back gently scratched with it). You could try something like that?

    I hope you feel better soon, give yourself as much time as you need.

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