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Coping with Overstimulation: Tips and Tricks

Johannes

555d

Went to a really overstimulating environment today and did okay. Wearing a comfortable outfit helped me a lot and playing Pokémon Sword on the way there helped as well. What's one thing you do to help prevent overstimulation or at least ease it in some way?

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    • Tinabunneh

      553d

      I’ve turned my Facebook into a “safe space” for when I need a quick escape from being overstimulated or anxious. It sounds like it’d be positivity and cute things—which there’s some—but it’s mostly memes haha

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    • Tinabunneh

      553d

      I’ve turned my Facebook into a “safe space” for when I need a quick escape from being overstimulated or anxious. It sounds like it’d be positivity and cute things—which there’s some—but it’s mostly memes haha

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    • serendi

      554d

      If I can’t wear ear plugs because I need to be able to hear people, I use the weather or airplane ear plugs. They dampen sound without inhibiting your ability to hear people speaking or things like that.

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      • DitsyDiabetic

        554d

        @serendi that’s a really good idea, thanks 😇

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        • serendi

          553d

          @DitsyDiabetic also, I just thought of this because I only recently started doing it, but sunglasses, even lightly tinted fashion ones if you get too self-conscious with it. And sometimes certain smells overwhelm me, so I carry a small tube thingy of a gentle scent that calms me or reminds me of a safe place.

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    • DitsyDiabetic

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      Weed weed weed. And fidgets. But mostly weed. I can’t go without it in a public place or i lose it. I get overstimulated very easily. If you don’t live in a legal state, like me, delta 8 and delta 10 products really take the edge off, and they’re legal everywhere. If you wanna talk about anything, my inbox is open 💜

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