Overstimulation

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Axial
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Joined: April 7th, 2016, 1:14 am
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Issues: Social phobia, eating disordered, depression, anxiety, alcoholism
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Overstimulation

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:roll: how come a quiet dinner out with two friends turns into a stressful situation?
Major weather event, including a large branch from overhanging trees now in the car windshield vision - had to drive through! On the way home passed a fire truck attending to a car - flames from said car leaping into the night sky ....! Armageddon in suburbia....
And I wonder why my anxiety has peaked !!! Felt safe only when inside my unit
Vow to stop drinking tea to help stop anxiety. Realize the anxiety must be a sugar spike from yesterday's Overeating session :roll:
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mfanton2016
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Joined: May 28th, 2016, 6:29 pm
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Issues: Major depression, Generalized anxiety
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Re: Overstimulation

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Sorry that you had to deal with that. My anxiety peaks a lot when there's a lot going on. I'm visually impaired and I can't stand when I'm in a restaurant and the music is going and people are talking. My senses get overloaded.
When those things happen, I try to take a deep breathe or just excuse myself and go to the restroom and splash water on my face. If I can't excuse myself, I just listen to the music, because that's a coping skill I use.
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