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Annabannana

Updated 10mo ago

Preventing Sensory Overload: Tips and Tricks

What do you do to prevent sensory overload?

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Zoru

2y

I use grounding techniques, like the 54321 method. Sometimes it will still happen, but grounding myself and reassuring that it's okay and i'm okay tends to help me out a bit.
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bugboy

2y

Whenever i can, i try to step away and stim really hard to get the frustration/overwhelmingness out. (i.e shaking hands, pacing, head shaking, etc.) even if its for just 2 minutes and usually be mindful of my breathing at the same time to kinda calm my nervous system. Sometimes it works better than others so im still working on it.
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Emmy8

2y

I wear earplugs called downbeats.
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AshandFyre

2y

I wear overhead headphones that are noise canceling to sort of tune down or down out the thongs that stress me out the most.
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Jolene

2y

I would say find somewhere that’s quiet and try to take deep breaths while you can that always helps me
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Carolm

2y

Step away, take a break, breathe

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