Collie Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 On 8/3/2023 at 6:48 PM, DragonWithAQuest said: Opinions on this on a pin? I like it. But the puzzle pieces… If you like it, go for it. The puzzle pieces would give me pause for certain, but I've seen stuff with the puzzle piece that made me wish I could reclaim the imagery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 7 hours ago, Collie said: If you like it, go for it. The puzzle pieces would give me pause for certain, but I've seen stuff with the puzzle piece that made me wish I could reclaim the imagery I've heard people try to reclaim the puzzle piece as the final piece of us, what completes us, rather than the missing piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Sensory issues suck ass. There are days I can't even feel good in a dark room with as little noise as possible, because I can feel the chair pressing against my back too much or something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstrophelDragon Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 11 hours ago, Collie said: Sensory issues suck ass. They really do. Like now when I'm starting college and I want to find new friends here and there are meetups where I could easily find new people to talk to but it's too loud with too many people and so someone comes up to talk to me and I'm unable to say anything...(unfortunately that is what happened yesterday) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 3 hours ago, AstrophelDragon said: They really do. Like now when I'm starting college and I want to find new friends here and there are meetups where I could easily find new people to talk to but it's too loud with too many people and so someone comes up to talk to me and I'm unable to say anything...(unfortunately that is what happened yesterday) I experience that at walmart, too many people around and I swear I can hear everything every single one of them is saying. That and the other ambient noises make me get close to meltdown. I don't seem to experience speech loss episodes though. edit: I do experience partial speech loss when I do go into meltdown actually, so I take that back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Sensory overload is the worst. I had an episode at my grandpa’s house where a car honked at me or something and I completely flipped. Then I couldn’t focus on anything for the next half hour. The only (and I do mean only) upside of sensory overload is that I have an excuse to get this plushie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstrophelDragon Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Does anyone else here have both Tourette's Syndrome and Sensory Processing Disorder (or like, sensory things from something like ADHD or autism)? I was wondering if anyone else feels like their tics get worse when they are overstimulated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Not Tourette's, but I do have minor tics. I've noticed that they seem to act up more during times of lots of stress 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 Diagnose w/ ADHD, PTSD, dysthymia, and derealization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 (edited) I have no idea why I need to feel certain textures sometimes and need to say or do certain things, and if I don't I go nuts, and it becomes the only thing I can thing about and focus on, and why I hate specific textures, but all I know is that it sucks. A lot. Edited October 9 by BloodLust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 On 10/9/2023 at 10:30 AM, BloodLust said: Diagnose w/ ADHD, PTSD, dysthymia, and derealization. Nope, not ADHD. Diagnosed with OCD, and realized it wasn't ADHD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 I think my current list is ASD (autism), OCD, R-SAD, and BPD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 I just want to dress up for Halloween. It’s my favorite holiday. But I’m struggling finding a costume that won’t trigger my sensory overload. And then when I google “autism friendly Halloween costumes” all the results are for children. I’m not a child anymore! I just want a costume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewy Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 (edited) I can't get a diagnosis so it's taken me a long time to accept it but I'm pretty sure I'm autistic. Multiple professionals have brought it up as a possibility and it explains so many of my problems. I'm still working on accepting it. I'm currently coming out of autistic burnout from continuously ignoring my needs and pushing myself too far and that was definitely a wake up call that I need to make some changes. Hoping I can get diagnosed but, well, American healthcare, and I'm not sure when I could get tested. I'm just focusing on learning more about my needs and how to improve my life for the time being. Edited October 18 by dewy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Getting a diagnosis is so hard. I had to take out a loan to afford mine, and I'm still paying it off. (I've only get a few more months of payments to go.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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