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Overheated brain

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Greeting from Australia :) I’m diagnosed with autism, and notice that sometimes at work for several days my brain gets overheated almost and I freeze up and get stressed and feel teary. It’s so weird, does any one else have experiences of their brain just “nope”-ing at work. Glad to join this forum :)

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  • My head overheats a lot, whenever mental and physical activities happen together, about 5min after begining them. Possibly that is the reason why 95% of sweat my body excretes happen on my forehead, Profusly at those moments. Making me unable to wear glasses, they get covered with liquid and vapour in 5sec, and I can't wear lenses either, so I can forget about reading anything during those moments.

    To the point - as long as I can sweat I stay below critical overheat threshold. Without replenishing by drinking water I can last like that for 1.5h and then I start seeing black spots, and get feinty, and dizzy.

    To cool down I need to stop completely, not even pacing allowed for at least 30min.

  • in reply to Mariusz

    I'm sorry you experience this. I get this at times as well. I've been working in the Nursery and it's happened to me, I have to sit down at times and 'cool down', wait for everything to settle.

    Hope you're ok xx

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  • in reply to Mariusz

    I'm sorry you experience this. I get this at times as well. I've been working in the Nursery and it's happened to me, I have to sit down at times and 'cool down', wait for everything to settle.

    Hope you're ok xx

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  • in reply to Luna

    I've not heard of an anxiety bracelet, it sounds interesting. Glad you've found something to help. X

  • in reply to Luna

    Don't run of sweat, it's you natural cooling system, so it means I have to drink often, and I carry a water bottle strapped to belt all the time, taking a sip, or few sips every 5min or so. 

    Don't overheat beacuse you start rushing to much, it takes few minutes before your body receives a heat wave friom it, so increase level of exertion steadily and slowly, don't go from zero to your maksimum in a flip. If you're already hot, don't go running around.

    Simple things right?

    Cooling down is more complicated. For me it's either stop activity for 30min, e.g. go somewhere where I can sit down and rest without being bothered, or go outside if it's less than +10C, at those temperatures if I stop I need only 10min to cooldown. And don't rush back in at your maksimum speed after I cooled down.

    I would rather have sweat dripping from the tip of my nose than feint, or worse, it's possible to get a heat stroke that way.

    All that with minimal interaction with people, just physicaly active. If I had to interact  on top of that more often than answer a question once every 10min, I can last 1h, and my mind is fried.

  • in reply to Pikl

    I've been taking some time out and also have my anxiety bracelet which helps comfort me x

  • in reply to Luna

    Working in a nursery can definitely be a bit overwhelming. Hope you've found things that help you through your day.

  • in reply to Mariusz

    That's great. What's your best strategy? If you're ok to share it - I could do with something that helps, I usually end up on the floor overwhelmed but it's awkward and embarrassing. X

  • in reply to Mariusz

    My preferred short version:

    It is what it is.

  • in reply to Luna

    I developed strategies to cope. You can't change nature.