I just need to rant. Am currently in sensory hell and I have no problem removing myself from the situation(s) and spending time alone. I’m just tired of my family being annoyed/upset/making comments about “if you’re anxious, xyz”. In the bathroom crying alone atm bc I’m just overwhelmed and need a break.
so i just found out that highly sensitive people do exist, it’s just more likely SPD. i’m going to take whatever tests i need to take with my psych and therapist this month but im also a research writer so im looking for any book/research recs yall have about SPD (bonus points if they connect CPTSD and SPD ✨)
yay reading and needing to know EVERYTHING hahaha
My parents (who were both state champ swimmers- one was also a lifeguard for a few summers) tried to teach me swimming when I was in third grade. It didn't work out well.
They gave up and tried again in highschool. Still didn't work.
Now, in my 20s, my community pool is offering a free summer swim class, and I'm actually learning a lot so far. I've made a lot of progress in just two weeks and it's definitely worth it.
BUT. I still have major sensory difficulties. I absolutely adore being in the water. UNDER the water? Not so much. And when they have me do the breathing practice I always feel like I'm drowning when I'm actually not.
Backstroke is fine because I'm not underwater. But how am I supposed to get over being underwater so I can actually learn freestyle swimming like everyone else my age? It's driving me crazy!
Hello! I apologize if this isn’t the correct place to be posting/asking these questions but I’m terrible with my phone and social media in general and I might forget to post this if I don’t post now 😅.
My daughter is 8 and verbal, however language is a major deficit for her so unfortunately we cannot communicate to solve the following questions.
Side note: her ears are also sensitive to the touch…
Any advice here in general on how I can help her to be more comfortable would be greatly appreciated! She does really well with adjusting her life if it’s more comfortable for her body.
Any advice on pooping daily is welcomed too! We try to reduce stressors for all of us as much as possible, believe me!!! But life be stressful for everyone 😂
Thank you!!
Hello! I apologize if this isn’t the correct place to be posting/asking these questions but I’m terrible with my phone and social media in general and I might forget to post this if I don’t post now 😅.
My daughter is 8 and verbal, however language is a major deficit for her so unfortunately we cannot communicate to solve the following questions.
Side note: her ears are also sensitive to the touch…
Any advice here in general on how I can help her to be more comfortable would be greatly appreciated! She does really well with adjusting her life if it’s more comfortable for her body.
Any advice on pooping daily is welcomed too! We try to reduce stressors for all of us as much as possible, believe me!!! But life be stressful for everyone 😂
Thank you!!
I have been married for 5 months to the love of my life of 5 years. We didn’t do a lot of sexual things before but we still did some. I have always thought i identify as asexual i never masturbated or had sexual relationships in my life until I met my husband. And I liked it I did however I hated the kissing I HATED the nipple play it always made me feel great guilt and sadness I researched people said it’s SNS sad nipple syndrome. I hated everytime he licked me in anyway I hated blowjobs so so much I also hated handjobs. I also generally hated the feel and taste of all these fluids. On the other side kink has been one of the very few things that turn me on mostly power play spankings and very few things. I like to dress up i like to dress sexy and take nudes of myself I like to dance for my husband and give him lap dances i love setting up the mood and lighting candles and making dinner and cuddling but that’s it I barely move past this point.
On the other side my husband is very honry he is so into everything I mentioned he gets disappointed when I push him away he doesn’t force me it just shows. I really love him sooo so much and I don’t want our marriage to end over this but I feel like it will either always be me forcing myself do things I dread or him prevented the things that give him biggest joy in life and it makes me sad and I really wanna change I don’t wanna accept me for who i am and all that great talk. Also we’re not open for open marriages for religious reasons.
Please help
Hello! Unrelated to IHSS, but I was doing some organizing and I have a brand new bounce house and gently used sensory swing with a stand. My son is too big for both now and I want to give them to someone else who might get use out of them. If you are in the Riverside/San Bernardino county area I’m willing to meet. I know this probably sounds really odd on this thread but I don’t use social media and I’m not looking to sell them online or anything of the sort. Just thought maybe I could find someone in this group who can use them. I’ll include photos and links of the swing and bouncer. ETA sorry I’m a posting newbie and couldn’t figure out how to add the second photo but here is the link for the bounce house
SPD and anxiety are the only diagnoses I have, but I rarely see people talking about SPD without also talking about something like OCD, ADHD, or autism.
I remember seeing one person on here who got diagnosed by doctors with SPD but not autism who said the doctors said it was the most extreme case of SPD they had seen in an non-autistic person.
I wonder if it is possible that SPD can occur without anything else happening, or if it always comes along with something else. But thats a question for the researches.
Look at my new bathing suit! My old one was only one piece with the zipper in the front and when it got really wet it wasn’t very easy to get on and off to go to the bathroom and had no built in bra but it’s almost completely worn out so I decided to buy a new one and ended up finding this three piece one instead and I’m so excited!
The fact that the shorts are separate from the long sleeved top will make bathroom going so much easier for me and it has an actual bra part too finally so I can stop using a water resistant sports bra (or none at all) underneath and if I ever go swimming indoors I don’t have to use the long sleeved part if I don’t want to which is a total game changer for me, but even more amazing is the fact that the shorts also have pockets too 😍.
I don’t just use use my suit for swimming, I also use it for cycling and other outdoor activities in the spring/summer to help with my sun sensitivity so having pockets like for my phone, wallet, keys etc. when doing those activities is an absolute game changer because then I don’t have to use my fanny strap thing to hold them around my waist anymore which completely annoyed me for sensory reasons and am happy not to have to deal with it again.
Before discovering my current one piece long sleeved bathing suit and “Sunday Afternoon” hat I frequently struggled with sun poisoning, heat exhaustion, and fatigue etc. at the beach, even when most of my time was spent in the water, but most of those issues almost went completely away ever since and I can actually enjoy the beach again on hot sunny days and it’s been amazing so now I’m excited for it to be even more amazing with my new suit!
Hello to anyone reading this. I just created this account because i never thought to asked people on reddit for advice however i thought it give it a try.
I (16)F struggle with misophonia. I didn't know what I struggle with had a name until I started using the internet a few years ago. I don't know or remember how something like misophonia developed but for me It started when I was little, I'd be at school and the sound of someone drinking water from their water bottle made me want to cry and I didn't know what It meant at the time. As I got older my intolerance for mouth breathers and chewing got more intense. At the dinner table all I could focus on was the sound of the food squishing in their mouths and the lips smacking after each bite. The sound would make me angry, it makes me want to hurt people. It's difficult to go day to day and live on when there's so many noises that irritate me. Even sounds like people talking to loud, my pets cleaning themselves, typing, drawing, scratching, whispering and many more that I can't think of in this exact moment make me angry. But the main thing that causes me the most anxiety is the eating.
I don't want to think these things or have these feeling of hate towards my loved ones or friends, however I can't control it. I'm nervous that one day I'll break and I won't be able to take it anymore. I don't know who to talk to because it makes me feel crazy even typing this out let alone actually mentioning it to someone face to face.
If anyone has help of has dealt with this i'm completely open to any advice or coping mechanisms that worked for you. While apparently misophonia doesn't have a cure maybe there was to lessen the intense feelings that come from the triggers. Please reach out.
Does any one here have issues with specific socks? Like if I wear boot socks or just tall socks with my sneakers, my feet are really tight and uncomfortable the entire day. Its caused me to be miserable all day long or feel like my feet just aren’t working. I know that all sounds nuts
Sorry, einfach nicht genug Geld für den Sozialstaat übrig...
Title says it all. I need to desensitize myself to vestibular sensations so I can learn to do stuff I've been wanting to do, like drive and more importantly skateboard and ride a bike and stuff. But how am I supposed to do this? I don't want to practice on any of these things with the current levels of overstimulation because that makes me associate the bad sensation with the thing I was working on ("oh skateboarding is scary it overstimulates me".)
Ideally I'd just go to an amusement park and force myself on a few rides until I stop having issues but obviously that's not a practical solution. So what is?
Hello everyone. My 3 year old boy is diagnosed with autism recently. He has struggled with oral hypersenstivity since birth like he wouldn't breastfeed and only took bottle. When he was an infant, he would hypertaste his milk, he was difficult to wean and gagged on foods for a bit then stopped. He has always had trouble with oral hygiene and won't brush himself or let me brush. I have tried all kinds of brushes and toothpaste. Nothing works. He fights me when I brush his teeth.
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He goes through days where he will eat his safe foods, that too not himself, I have to run after with spoon to make him eat. He wouldn't touch food and won't eat with utensils (even tho he can). He has to rub food on lips to feel the texture. He hyperchecks his safe foods too everytime and gets scared like he is trying them for the first time but he would eventually eat them.
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Then he goes through periods where he can't tolerate any oral input at all, brushing feels like it hurts him physically. He takes 2 bites of his safe food, then starts spitting and won't eat again. He constantly cleans off his tongue to get rid of any texture or touch random parts in mouth to get rid of the stuck food. He also experiences sensory overload with liquids, take 3 sips then he is done. Can't take more, starts gagging. Screens/distraction works sometimes but not always. If he accidently gets food/any wet thing even milk on his fingers, he would be immediately be disgusted and gag.
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Then we go back to days when will eat his safe foods again but I have to feed him or he won't touch it. He also sometimes stims while he has food in his mouth like starts jumping or pacing to self-regulate.
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His pediatrician did nothing and only prescribed pediasure which he sometimes takes and sometimes does not. His issues are purely sensory. He has no problems with chewing food or anything
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The waitlists for OT where I live is 3-4 years and I cannot afford private. So basically, we've got no help. I can't deal with this anymore. I literally have to throw loads of food in the bin daily and I can't afford it anymore. Everyday is stressful, because what he ate yesterday, he might not eat today.
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How to solve this issue with oral sensory processing at home? Are there any tools I can use? Any exercises? Please help.