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Sensory Processing Disorder Struggles (Need advice from anyone who has it and understands)
6 months ago · 5 · Need Advice ASAP, +4
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Hi. My name is Ashe. My pronouns are currently She/They. I am sixteen years old and I have sensory processing Disorder. It affects my day to day life and usually I leave school feeling overstimulated, drained, and socially overworked...We had out EOC testing in school today and it was so quiet (without me listening to music to help drown out those noises that overstimulate me) to the point where I could hear every little sound and it overwhelmed me...I kept telling myself "Stay Calm" and "just breath" and "its okay, you're okay" cause it usually helps but it didn't today....I really just feel like going home and lay in bed curled up in a ball...
I haven't found healthy ways to cope with it yet...If your out there, And you struggle with it and understand it and you have helpful ways to cope with it, Please let me know! Thanks.
-Ashe
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Hi Ashe, I was never diagnosed but I had something like this for years. It was mostly auditory stimuli (same as you?) that gave me problems. One thing that helped, like you mentioned doing, is listening to music. But I also took it a step further. When I listened to music I would try to identify and separate every intsrrument… with pop music it’s easy enough but it gets tricky if you try orchestral music. Anyway I think this helped train me to process sounds better without getting overwhelmed. Eventually you can apply the same trick to everyday noises. You might even be able to identify frequency ranges, like the noise of cars vs. the noise of water or wind. I’m no longer bothered by sounds as much because it’s like a game trying to identify them. Could something like this help you out?
ReplyNo. I have never purposefully tried to identify different things like that in music, my brain automatically does it, and it feels like every sound is in a different part of my mind and like I can feel it. And yes, it is auditory stimuli but also physical and sometimes emotional. One thing I know that works for me is counting higher and higher until my mind is else where, as I mentioned already. I sometimes find listening to 8D songs helpful cause of the way it does, it helps me focus on something else.
ReplyPlus, my mind automatically picks up on the smallest of sounds, for example, dog whistles and stuff like that, like, things someone else may not be able to hear..
ReplyWow, that’s actually a rare talent, if you can figure out how to control it. I know audio engineers are in high demand if they can hear high ranges like dog whistles and stuff. I guess most audio engineers have fried their ears from too many loud bands over the years. Weird tangent, but maybe not. I believe a lot of disorders like this can be tuned into strengths. Because when you get down to it, it’s like you’re suffering from hearing things nobody else hears or cares about. You just need to learn how to focus like you said you do with 8D songs or counting. If you can’t shut out the distractions, the next best thing is to put them in some kind of order. Kinda like cleaning a messy room. I hope you can figure something out, or maybe take up the violin :)
ReplyI've considered playing violin, My 5th grade year I played the cello and I am currently playing the piano and writing songs. Another thing I find that helps with the sound thing is rain, I like the sound of it. It's actually raining now, and it's my favorite thing to listen to. I also like to just, like stand in it. I like the way it feels on my arms.
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