[Aspies32]

Hello everyone,

I thought I needed to ask for some advise about anxiety. I've been having issues with what I call sensory overload. Sounds get more louder and light is more sparkly than usual I also have issues with my skin I can feel everything. I try to do things I'm comfortable with and I seam to do okay but sometimes it just doesn't work. I'm very smart and I do get board easy so finding something to keep myself busy is heard to find at times. I'm hoping it goes away or at lest calms down soon. But doesn't anyone have any ideas on how I can calm this?

Thank you Aspies32

[manwithnofriends]

Deal with it. Oh, and your spelling

[redbandit]

Be nice manwith nofriends. Aspies, have you ever heard of sensory processing disorder? My friend's little girl has it, it sounds similar to what you are describing. Have you mentioned this to your doctor?

[rosska]

I suffer sensory overload several times a day. I didn't know what it was until recently so knowing came as a sort of relief in its self. The only way I've ever found to deal with it is to isolate myself in a room, turn out the lights and stim to my hearts content until it calms down.

If I can't do this, then it usually leads to a 'meltdown' where I just feel like the world is about to crash in on top of me and I start really panicking, I lose the ability to speak and if people come near me I freak out completely, hit things, run away etc. My family and friends used to think I had anger issues, turns out I don't, it's because the sensory overload causes our flight or flight responses to become hyper stimulated.

Like I say, half the battle is knowing what you're dealing with. I'd highly recommend reading this blog article, I found it very informative and it helps to identify the warning signs of overload and how best to deal with them.

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[Aspies32]

Originally Posted by redbandit

Be nice manwith nofriends. Aspies, have you ever heard of sensory processing disorder? My friend's little girl has it, it sounds similar to what you are describing. Have you mentioned this to your doctor?

Aaa I know my spelling sucks

Yes I have heard of sensory processing disorder I had a feeling I might have it after reading about it.
I did talk to my Doctor and my counselor but they don't know much I have weird things happen to me a lot of the time so I thought this was one of those things. I can hear a bug if its crawling on the sidewalk and my cats fur moving but things like that have been more intense lately. LOL
I just thought I was losing it. But I always think that. My mom says I need to go into my room where its quite in tell it clams down.

Originally Posted by rosska

I suffer sensory overload several times a day. I didn't know what it was until recently so knowing came as a sort of relief in its self. The only way I've ever found to deal with it is to isolate myself in a room, turn out the lights and stim to my hearts content until it calms down.

If I can't do this, then it usually leads to a 'meltdown' where I just feel like the world is about to crash in on top of me and I start really panicking, I lose the ability to speak and if people come near me I freak out completely, hit things, run away etc. My family and friends used to think I had anger issues, turns out I don't, it's because the sensory overload causes our flight or flight responses to become hyper stimulated.

Like I say, half the battle is knowing what you're dealing with. I'd highly recommend reading this blog article, I found it very informative and it helps to identify the warning signs of overload and how best to deal with them.

Thank you so much so I'm not going nuts. I knew I was having a sensory overload I also think that a quite room would do best my mom told me the same thing over the phone the other day. I will also read the blogs it might help me out.

By the way I just found out this year that I have Asperger syndrome. Me and my family are just happy to know what it is. I thought I might have high functioning Autism. I think I'm glad I don't because I have relatives who have Autism that are not high functioning and its not fun.

[The_little_didgee]

Originally Posted by Aspies32

I can hear a bug if its crawling on the sidewalk.

Really? How far away can your hear the bug or is this an illustration of how sensitive your hearing is?

[rosska]

Originally Posted by Aspies32

Thank you so much so I'm not going nuts. I knew I was having a sensory overload I also think that a quite room would do best my mom told me the same thing over the phone the other day. I will also read the blogs it might help me out.

By the way I just found out this year that I have Asperger syndrome. Me and my family are just happy to know what it is. I thought I might have high functioning Autism. I think I'm glad I don't because I have relatives who have Autism that are not high functioning and its not fun.

You're very welcome. I too was only diagnosed with AS recently, so I know how much of a relief/unknown it can all be. It's nice to know we're not alone in it though and that the things we're dealing with do have an explanation behind them.

[anxiousdove]

I just want to thank both of you for discussing this. I am not on the spectrum, however my nine year old is ; and seeing this explained from a first person view has helped me understand a little better what he might be dealing with at times.

Again, thank you. :-) just wanted to say that.

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[rosska]

Originally Posted by anxiousdove

I just want to thank both of you for discussing this. I am not on the spectrum, however my nine year old is ; and seeing this explained from a first person view has helped me understand a little better what he might be dealing with at times.

Again, thank you. :-) just wanted to say that.

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Really glad you found it helpful.

If you're interested in more information, I'd highly recommend that entire blog that I put some links to further up. I stumbled upon it one night and ended up reading the whole thing back to front, over and over again (I get stuck in a loop sometimes) and after I was done I actually printed some of it out to let my family read. It's like somebody handed me a user manual for my own brain after all of these years of just hitting buttons randomly hoping for the desired response.

It may be more suited for Adults but there is still some useful information for people not on the spectrum to help them understand and better cope with some of the things we deal with on a daily basis.

[Aspies32]

Originally Posted by The_little_didgee

Really? How far away can your hear the bug or is this an illustration of how sensitive your hearing is?

I can hear the bug from at lest 3 feet away and it was also an illustration of how my hearing is. How about this if there was a fly in my living-room window I could hear its buzzing in my bedroom and that's with the door closed and having the door closed can make it louder.

Originally Posted by rosska

You're very welcome. I too was only diagnosed with AS recently, so I know how much of a relief/unknown it can all be. It's nice to know we're not alone in it though and that the things we're dealing with do have an explanation behind them.

I know and plus I now know why I feel tingly a lot and everything is really spirally, and I'm not alone or going nuts. I feel like I've found relieve I was looking for for along time.