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Recent content by pazasaurus

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    How do you cope with sensory overload?

    I'm just wondering because noisy and/or busy environments, people talking and/or making mouth sounds like lip-smacking etc. are a huge trigger for me and often cause sensory overload and meltdowns, shutdowns or are just very annoying. I currently still live at home, I have plans to move out...
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    Does anyone else get physical symptoms?

    Thank you for your response. It is very helpful. Do you ever experience shutdowns? If so, how do they affect you? What does it look/feel like for you?
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    Does anyone else get physical symptoms?

    Thank you for your response. The pain symptoms you are describing sound very similar to my own. I experience mild base-line chronic pain in the same places on my body and it can be greatly exacerbated by stress. Do you often experience sensory overload or have shutdowns? If so, how does it...
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    Does anyone else get physical symptoms?

    Thank you for your response. I'm not asking anyone to attempt to diagnose me, I'm just simply curious about what other people's experiences might be. It's interesting that you mention anxiety - as a teen, I suffered from anxiety and occasionally panic attacks (I am 23 now) and I am still a...
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    Does anyone else get physical symptoms?

    So whenever I become stressed, anxious or get sensory overload, I get a lot of physical symptoms. Some of them are so bad that they are severely disabling - and I am so confused about this and wonder if it is actually related to autism or if it's something else entirely. I have spoken to my...
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