sensory overload

[ryanactive23]

The last couple of days my sensory overload is becoming overwhelming, noises, people talking, people walking slowly, its setting me off, is there anyone that's the same and anything that helps?

[Hidden]

Sometimes I feel like that too. Bright lights and a lot of loud music and noise can be rough on me too. Try listening to some calm or classical music. Works for me!!!

[ryanactive23 in reply to Hidden]

I hate it, I feel like I have to do everything to stop myself from having a massive breakdown once it happens, sounds good thanks!

[Hidden]

I have a pair of noise-cancelling headphones that helps calm me when out.

[ryanactive23 in reply to Hidden]

I'll look some up! Thanks

[Hidden in reply to ryanactive23]

You're welcome. Bose is a good brand. They aren’t cheap, but they are very high-quality.

[ryanactive23 in reply to Hidden]

Better quality the better, thankyou

[AnxiousSilver]

In some ways I'm glad that this got brought up, because I suffer from this condition big time. (with my severe GAD, PAs and depression swings)

Unfortunately, I'm not ready to talk about this yet, since my life is a little messed up "trying" to help out my family at the moment. (but I'm grateful that they are alive)

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This is one of these topics where I can't help, but I know that eventually I will probably need help from others here with this.

It's really more of me really raising my hand, (for now) and acknowledging that I too suffer from it.

[ryanactive23 in reply to AnxiousSilver]

Hey! I'm sorry to hear you are struggling with it to, can always message me if you ever find yourself in the future ready to talk

[AnxiousSilver in reply to ryanactive23]

Thank you.

[Dell12345]

I'm glad you brought this up, I have felt the sensory overload thing too. I wondered if I had some sort of autism as it seems to be a symptom of that. But it only happens to me occasionally.

I think I'll give it some more research.

Reading helps me, so do breathing exercises.

[ryanactive23 in reply to Dell12345]

I was told at the hospital when I had a psychosis assessment that its highly likely I have autism, already done an initial assessment waiting to hear back, I become quite overwhelmed and erratic when it happens like I cant control my mind at all

[Dell12345 in reply to ryanactive23]

I've been reading today that it is also a common symptom of ADHD, which I have.

[ryanactive23 in reply to Dell12345]

Yes it is a common trait, have you ever spoke to a doctor about it, I know here it's a long process, hope you're okay

[Nothing_but_books]

For me, it's fingers rubbing together. The sound makes me want to scream. Sorry, I don't have a solution except to get away from it.

[ryanactive23 in reply to Nothing_but_books]

It's okay it happens on the train a lot and I work in busy places just looking for little coping mechanisms really

[Isinatra in reply to ryanactive23]

It happens on the train. That’s a difficult place to find quiet. The headphones sound great. I was going to suggest spending time in the train’s bathroom. But that might look weird. If it was me, though, I’d go anyway. It stops the stimulus. Noise or not, just being around people is a problem for me.

[ryanactive23 in reply to Isinatra]

Do you experience the same sort of issues then? Hopefully I can find a way this week of controlling it a bit more!!

[Isinatra in reply to ryanactive23]

Definitely yes, but now, I’m lucky enough to control my environment that I don’t get crushed with too much stimulus. I push myself through some situations because it’s necessary to connect even though I have to deal with the consequences. Keeping in mind that I’m older than you, the consequences could be more serious than yours. Not to take your concerns lightly, though. I usually need rest, quiet and put things on hold . Bottom line, time needed to recuperate. Usually a day or two. When I was younger, I didn’t have the luxury or time to recuperate. I wish I had headphones way back then. 😊

[leftbehind]

I feel that way quite a bit and I get overwhelmed with too much in coming information and noise and I play a very quiet piano music can that helps me calm down that's my big thing is playing some quiet music not too quiet because that's nerve-racking too.