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Any tips on how to deal with sensory overwhelm?
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Anonymous 18h

floor time with door closed, dark, blanket and Teddy and no other audio or visual stimuli

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Anonymous 1d

sit on the floor whacking at your ears until noise goes away

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Anonymous 1d

What kind of sensory issues?

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Anonymous 23h

Blue light glasses might help with the lights as for scents wear a lava bead with a scent of your choice so if there’s an unpleasant scent near you, you can just huff the one you want to smell.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

jk. remove yourself from the situation. if that’s not an option, drink water. you might be overheating, and hydration never hurts. a lot of the time sensory overload is exacerbated by focusing on the sensation, so try grounding yourself by focusing on one thing at a time. stop trying to take everything in and just focus on one thing. coping strategies are usually very situational, so you might need to find what works for you. i like using noise cancelling headphones, even if they can look dorky.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

Like lights, several noises at once, smells

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

For reference, I am a college student and am wiped by the end of classes

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

Thank you!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

I’m a college student as well. I also have sometimes get a little self conscious about the outfits I like to wear everyday because of the attention they draw 🤦🏼‍♀️ 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Like I akways get weird looks

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

Yeah no I agree. I’ve been told that I don’t dress in a socially appropriate way. But for me it’s comfortable and helps

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Yeah same. I wear those matching windbreaker tracksuit sets everyday. The materiel is 100% nylon so they are really noisy when I walk everywhere. They are so comfy but I get mean looks 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

I wanna keep wearing them because they are so comfy

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

Keep wearing them if they are comfy. Your comfort matters just as much as other people’s

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Even if my tracksuits are noisy when I walk everywhere? Idk if you know what outfit I’m talking about that’s why I tried to explain 😭 sorry

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1d

No you’re good. Who the heck cares if they’re noisy. That’s their problem

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Yeah I always get some other people that call me a troublemaker because of it 🤦🏼‍♀️ 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

I don’t mean to cause trouble so I usually say sorry about the noise 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

I mean I did get in trouble a few months ago at target off campus and other people saw unfortunately 😭 🤦🏼‍♀️

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