Posted by JonW on May 26, 2002, at 21:52:18
In reply to Re: ADD and Overstimulation » JonW, posted by IsoM on May 26, 2002, at 21:10:35
> The sensory stimuli can come through any of our senses, even touch. There's clothes & fabrics that I simply can't wear as I'm aware of them touching my skin the whole time. I want to rip them off. So touch, sight, hearing, & smell all can be affected.
Thanks, IsoM, for the great description. I wonder what you think of this. Sometimes everything seems to overload me and I'm supersensitive. For example, I'll be eating dinner with my parents and the sounds of them chewing and eating and every idiosyncrasy or the sound of a happy voice that rises in pitch -- all of this is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I just want to get away to a dark, silent room. Do you think this could be "overstimulation" or does everyone with a mental illness get this way?
Thanks again,
Jon
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