People with autism, sensory processing disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, post-traumatic stress disorder and more describe what sensory overload feels like.
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People Describe How Sensory Overload Feels
What Does Sensory Overload Feel Like?
“It just feels like you need everything around you to pause, like a bunch of things are occurring while a bunch of other things are approaching.”
“Every sound can feel like someone took a microphone to it and set it on full blast.”
“My skin is crawling and noises feel like they are crawling in and out of my ears.”
“Imagine walking into a room filled with TVs that are all playing different movies.”
“It feels as though I’m trapped and restricted in a glass case that I can’t escape.”
“It’s like when your computer freezes and your brain hits ‘Ctrl-Alt-Del’ automatically.”
“It feels like my head is a cup of hot water. My whole body starts to overheat.”
“Imagine opening a door, but when you take that first step you are falling down from an airplane with no parachute.”
“It’s like taking a bite of cake, but your brain decides that it needs to identify every single ingredient/texture/flavor of the cake all at exactly the same moment.”
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