Overstimulation+understimulation together

[alex398]

Hi everyone I am new here, so I basically have some form of aspergers. In the past decade or so I have found I can get overstimulated, where as before I never really did. The thing is with sound, I am under stimulated(I like to listen to music and so on) but then after I have had alot of it, I can get overstimulated, like if I am in a music concert it can be really bad. When that happens I get anxious, dizzy and feel pretty bad.(it takes a lot to get there though). So already that is different than what I read..your suppose to have an understimulated or overstimulated reaction to whatever sensory problem you have(if you have one) but not both? I am also affected sensory vision wise.

However it is basically only with video games(sometimes a very long time in bright lights can slightly bother me), where as if I play some games, especially certain ones I can feel horrible almost right away. It makes my anxiety rise alot, gives me a bit of pain in my muscles, makes it hard to socialise/talk to people, and that can last for like 1~3 days, with less severity over time. However this is again the same story, nothing bothers me except video games really, sensory vision wise. I can watch tv, go to the movies/cinema all day long and I have no issues.

So I am not overstimulated vision wise , except with video games. Finally, I have found wearing sunglasses while on a video game helps tremendously to prevent the overstimulation. It still happens but its at least 90% less bad. Knowing these things, it doesn't exactly make sense to me that I have aspergers, unless I would be on the NOS(not otherwise specified) autism diagnosis, but my doctor assures me im not and that I am asperger with a touch of autism.
I wonder if you guys have experience with all of this stuff? Also my question is, if I try to wear something like computer glasses for video games(gunnar ones lets say) then, since it has a kind of yellow coating, I wonder if it would still help like sunglasses do to prevent too much stimulation from the screen. Im hoping someone has some thoughts on all of this, thanks for reading!

 

[china autie]

Yes, mixed reactions like you described have happened to me.

Also, in some sensory areas I am overresponsive and in others lacking in stimulation.

Welcome!

 

[Misery]

One thing I'd recommend is switching up some of the games you play. Plenty of games out there are quite demanding of the player, depending on which one you're playing. I myself tend to play alot of games that are *very* difficult or complicated, and require alot of mental effort. For instance, I'm currently really into Factorio, and boy can that game present me with challenges.

But I also have various other games that I play strictly to relax, unwind, or both. For instance I was really into Tomadachi Life on the 3DS for quite awhile, and Animal Crossing. On Steam (I'm mostly a PC gamer) I like the sandboxy hilarity of Goat Simulator. Stuff like that, those games all have plenty of content, plenty of things to do, and they keep me coming back... but they're not at all demanding. I can just relax and get some laughs. Also some stuff in VR that I use for the same purpose but that's not viable for everyone. When I'm feeling too agitated for whatever reason, games like these are often the cure.

But yeah, trying out some new things, relaxing things, might go a long way. Stuff like that can also be used to sort of ease yourself into the more intense stuff with fewer side effects.

But also, do indeed check out the situation with your screen, and lighting, and stuff like that (glasses alone might not be enough, as the causes of such effects can vary wildly, if indeed it is something with your surroundings). And lastly: Drink water. ALOT of water. It's amazing just how much of an effect that has, which is something I only truly realized recently. In fact, that should be the FIRST thing you do. It's hard to get into that habit, but holy heck can it improve your mood and the way you feel.

And if you have any other questions or anything, you've certainly found the right place to ask them in!

 

[the_tortoise]

So already that is different than what I read..your suppose to have an understimulated or overstimulated reaction to whatever sensory problem you have(if you have one) but not both?

You can have both reactions, at different times or in response to different stimuli/different amounts of stimuli.

Or you can be overstimulated in one sensory channel and uderstimulated in another, at the same time.