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Sensory Overload
Do any of you suffer from sensory overload?
When I was really ill, I couldn't ride in a car and look out the windows. I'd either look down or close my eyes. Trying to make sense of the images flooding in would make me disoriented, dazed, and confused.
It's a lot better now, but sitting down to a meal with three other people in a restaurant wears me out from trying to make sense of what is going on and keep up with the conversation.
If I'm talking with someone face to face, like my wife, and there is a TV going in the background, it's not only distracting, it's disturbing.
I just spent an hour at my BIL's house, to visit, and his TV was up a bit loud, and I almost went crazy trying to have a conversation. Three or four times I had to ask what we were talking about. The stupid loud TV was making me want to run screaming from the house. Very unpleasant.
At this stage, I think it's more a case of difficulty in processing information than it is sensory overload, although it was bad enough at one point that the phrase is not an exageration.
I just can't handle unexpected input, and processing input from multiple sources at once is difficult. I don't watch much TV, because the input is always unexpected, and the commercials drive me crazy.
I listen to music, and at high volumn, but only songs I am familiar with. New stuff is unexpected input, and grates on me. If I'm talking and somebody interupts me, it's like a short ciruit happens and I freeze mentally for a split second and it throws me off badly. Almost like an electric shock.
I can drive and chew gum at the same time, but not if the radio is on and my wife is talking. Does anybody know what I'm talking about?
When I was really ill, I couldn't ride in a car and look out the windows. I'd either look down or close my eyes. Trying to make sense of the images flooding in would make me disoriented, dazed, and confused.
It's a lot better now, but sitting down to a meal with three other people in a restaurant wears me out from trying to make sense of what is going on and keep up with the conversation.
If I'm talking with someone face to face, like my wife, and there is a TV going in the background, it's not only distracting, it's disturbing.
I just spent an hour at my BIL's house, to visit, and his TV was up a bit loud, and I almost went crazy trying to have a conversation. Three or four times I had to ask what we were talking about. The stupid loud TV was making me want to run screaming from the house. Very unpleasant.
At this stage, I think it's more a case of difficulty in processing information than it is sensory overload, although it was bad enough at one point that the phrase is not an exageration.
I just can't handle unexpected input, and processing input from multiple sources at once is difficult. I don't watch much TV, because the input is always unexpected, and the commercials drive me crazy.
I listen to music, and at high volumn, but only songs I am familiar with. New stuff is unexpected input, and grates on me. If I'm talking and somebody interupts me, it's like a short ciruit happens and I freeze mentally for a split second and it throws me off badly. Almost like an electric shock.
I can drive and chew gum at the same time, but not if the radio is on and my wife is talking. Does anybody know what I'm talking about?
for me yes i cant stand sensory overload right now exspecial;ly my son he hates any kind of noice
Thypatient said it for me. Everything's really loud, but I feel like I can't hear.
My husband is really hard of hearing and he listens to the TV so loud! I will go into the other room, shut the door, and still try not to scream at him to turn it down. He listens to the new music and I just can't handle it. I'll ask him who sings it and he'll tell me. He always says, "Do you like it?" and I always answer, "NO."
My nephew and I are going to have a parting of the ways over him whistling. OHHHHHHHHHH, it just makes me lose my mind! If he doesn't quit when I ask him to I almost immediately scream at him. I can't handle it at all.
And the number one worst thing for me is: I live in Oklahoma, and we have a tornado cellar. It's really big and solid metal buried in the ground. Now you put 8 adults and 3 kids in this thing. Then add the rain and wind, sometimes hail, and all of them trying to be heard, my husband AND uncle are both really hard of hearing, and then my mom who always thinks she has to yell everything. Wanna talk about losing your mind. Sometimes I stand outside the door in the rain and all looking for a tornado, b/c I don't want to go in unless it is an absolute necessity. The noise just makes me want to run screaming and crying. Actually, last night our son wasn't home so when rest of family went to the cellar my husband and I just sat in the living room and watch the storm blow past. Just couldn't face it.
Glad to know I'm not alone in all this. But feel extremely sorry for all of you having to go throught this also.
My husband is really hard of hearing and he listens to the TV so loud! I will go into the other room, shut the door, and still try not to scream at him to turn it down. He listens to the new music and I just can't handle it. I'll ask him who sings it and he'll tell me. He always says, "Do you like it?" and I always answer, "NO."
My nephew and I are going to have a parting of the ways over him whistling. OHHHHHHHHHH, it just makes me lose my mind! If he doesn't quit when I ask him to I almost immediately scream at him. I can't handle it at all.
And the number one worst thing for me is: I live in Oklahoma, and we have a tornado cellar. It's really big and solid metal buried in the ground. Now you put 8 adults and 3 kids in this thing. Then add the rain and wind, sometimes hail, and all of them trying to be heard, my husband AND uncle are both really hard of hearing, and then my mom who always thinks she has to yell everything. Wanna talk about losing your mind. Sometimes I stand outside the door in the rain and all looking for a tornado, b/c I don't want to go in unless it is an absolute necessity. The noise just makes me want to run screaming and crying. Actually, last night our son wasn't home so when rest of family went to the cellar my husband and I just sat in the living room and watch the storm blow past. Just couldn't face it.
Glad to know I'm not alone in all this. But feel extremely sorry for all of you having to go throught this also.
I didn't realize that the inability to focus was related to thyroid. A year ago I was having a real problem concentrating and the Dr. prescribed Welbutrin - boy did that help!! Plus, I am HAPPY!
I've only been "sick" for about 7 years so i guess I haven't gotten to this stage. I do have a problem with my eyes and light, esp. flickers like the TV. I can still watch though, sometimes my belly gets queasy and I'm unsure why really.
I have bad anxiety in crowds like at the mall. I don't associate it to the loud noises or multiple noises, but I could be wrong. I associate it to paranoia or some sort of phobia. And I used to be a compelte mallrat when I was a teenager : (
I have bad anxiety in crowds like at the mall. I don't associate it to the loud noises or multiple noises, but I could be wrong. I associate it to paranoia or some sort of phobia. And I used to be a compelte mallrat when I was a teenager : (
What I get are those "brain flashes". Don't know what else to call them. When I was in the hyper phase & before meds, as I was trying to close my eyes to sleep, the slightest noise would put a high pitched whine right through my ears. And though my eyes were closed, behind them I would see a flash of what looked just like snow on an old back & white tv. And I was not stressed or jumpy or anything that would cause this.
I get them few & far between now - thank heavens - but they are a bit of torture.
Saw something about them on a Mystery Diagosis about a woman with a Pituitary gland disorder.
One of the theories is that all of your hormones are linked and dependent upon each other, and as we all know, if one goes out of balance, the others can go a little crazy trying to keep everything else going.
Just wehn they thyriod gets under control, menopause starts. Geeze! No rest for the weary. :)
I get them few & far between now - thank heavens - but they are a bit of torture.
Saw something about them on a Mystery Diagosis about a woman with a Pituitary gland disorder.
One of the theories is that all of your hormones are linked and dependent upon each other, and as we all know, if one goes out of balance, the others can go a little crazy trying to keep everything else going.
Just wehn they thyriod gets under control, menopause starts. Geeze! No rest for the weary. :)
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