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20 Jan 2014, 9:04 pm

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ive had a few things like that, i never understood it, like, i always knew why i dont like going for walks in the city is because of the loud cars hurts my ears, and i dont like sunny days but because it hurts my eyes. but i also get some anxiety and discomfort when Lunch time at school was mentioned and i think thats because of the noise. its the only thing that comes to mind.
I hated lunch in the school cafeteria because the smell would always make me feel sick.


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20 Jan 2014, 9:08 pm

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I think you're onto something here. Might explain why I get migraines after going to social events / parties / crowded places.
Definitely, that would not surprise me one bit.


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20 Jan 2014, 9:09 pm

Dianthus, I was really glad to read your story. It is so similar to mine. It makes me feel good to know that there is someone else who went through similar situations that I did growing up.


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20 Jan 2014, 9:12 pm

I go out for a few hours in the city and I come back exhausted. At the time I was there I felt ok but there was a lot to take in and all that light coming from everywhere, and I'm usually wearing sunglasses too.

I don't like going to the beach because I can't swim, I hate big crowds, the sensation of sand and that after-beach dirty feeling, and I hate the bright hot sun which which skin is allergic to. It's bad enough my skin is already reacting to it without me having gone to the beach.

I realised that I can't go on my iPad and watch TV or be on it and be around people chatting. I get angry but I also get this spinning head feeling. No more of that. And if someone chats while we watch a movie I will bite their head off.

Sometimes it's like I forget about my sensory issues and get this major surprise, other times I remember and can better prepare. I hate social exhaustion though. Most people don't get that and can keep going but I can barely put up with a few hours.


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20 Jan 2014, 9:27 pm

skibum wrote:
Dianthus, I was really glad to read your story. It is so similar to mine. It makes me feel good to know that there is someone else who went through similar situations that I did growing up.


Likewise, I'm glad to know someone else could relate to what I went through.



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20 Jan 2014, 10:36 pm

Norny wrote:
I don't really have sensory overload that comes 'crashing down' like you describe though, if I have sensory overload (which I'm assuming I do) it's a sudden feeling of irritability that builds and then I gradually get more and more annoyed and/or unsettled. Bad example, but I could be out with my mum at the shops having fun and suddenly my mood seems to plummet at one point and I just want to go home. I'll start acting accordingly and tend to start walking around and feeling stressed. I'm not sure if this is laziness or sensory related, or something else entirely.


Yeah, this is how most of my sensory overload experiences turn out; I start to notice that I'm becoming irritated, annoyed or overwhelmed and the sensation gradually gets worse the longer I stay in that environment. Situations like that are preferable because I can feel them coming and plan accordingly.


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