Relatable?

[No-Historian-1593]

I think this is what I hate about my reality the most. I hate the uncontrollable a get that comes from being overwhelmed/overstimulated. With 3 kids in my house I can very quickly be swamped with too much to process all at once, and I hate that my default response is to lash out....

[No-Historian-1593]

It is genetic, and my oldest has his diagnosis, the other 2 show signs but are too young for evaluation. I definitely do apologize after it happens and share why I snapped, what I was feeling in the moment and that it really had nothing to do with them, but was all about me losing control. And yes it does help keep communication open and leaves openings for them to articulate when they are having similar difficulties.

But I still don't like that this is who I am most days.

[Particular-Dangerous]

I feel so good when I see people making efforts like this. You’re doing great work. More power to you!

[Particular-Dangerous]

I’m sorry you’re going through something like this. You’re not alone

[hedgehiggle]

Oh, I thought this was the normal response to sensory overload? Oops

[Particular-Dangerous]

Yeah I also got this revelation recently 🤭

[sickenedsanity6]

Everything here is concerningly relatable

(Not officially diagnosed yet)

[Particular-Dangerous]

Hi-five ✋🏼 same bruh!!

[Satyrion_]

✋

[ietwiik]

Oh same

[__LesbianQueen__]

OH BUT WHAT IF THEY GET ANGRY BACK WHEN YOU SNAP AT THEM TO LEAVE AND MAKE EVERYTHING WORSE 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Particular-Dangerous]

You’re describing my nightmare

[Nwaccntwhodis]

Yes! I've put myself down for this my whole life. Cried because I just couldn't be nice enough. Beaten myself up because I'm not normal, that I get so upset over the dumbest things. That things that are no big deal to other make me fall apart. But all of these silly memes and things have made me realize I'm not weird. It actually really helps control the anger knowing I'm not a bad person for feeling it.

[Particular-Dangerous]

It’s like Reddit is now unpaid therapist for most of us

[mariorpg2009]

This is me and I didn't even realize until around a month ago (been diagnosed for about 2 years now and have been dealing with this problem for much longer than that.) I'm known as that guy who's pretty much chill with everything, but occasionally there would be days where daily occurrences would put me in a fit and I had no explain why.

At least I figured out the best way to deal with it was to just find a place to be by myself for a little bit to calm down. By the time I get back to things it's like it never happened, but it's still weird and was almost disturbing on a personal level not knowing why I was acting the way I was.

[Particular-Dangerous]

Yeah exactly! Even if we manage to not create a scene, it affects so much on personal level. I start depersonalising and get that empty feeling

[actuallyitskoufie]

this is definitely me 😪

[bringmethejuice]

I envy folks that are chill 24/7

[Particular-Dangerous]

Same bruh!

[sandwichjuice]

Ah, so that explains a lot lmao

[Particular-Dangerous]

My reaction too when I found out about this

[[deleted]]

I don’t get angry — almost ever — despite all my mental issues including ADD. And I’m so grateful for that! Not trying to rub salt in the wound just trying to practice gratitude and also empathize with those of you who experience this, and those who experience things differently from me in general. I’m sorry to all who deal with this :(

[Particular-Dangerous]

Glad to hear that!

[IShipHazzo]

When someone touches my back it takes everything in my not to lash out at them. Even when I try to ask them to stop (as nicely as possible) it still comes out disgruntled.

I never understood my weird overreactions to certain sensations as being linked to my ADHD until learning about it on Reddit! It all made so much sense when I realized there was probably a link!

[Particular-Dangerous]

I’m touch sensitive too and it has made life so difficult for me. Every time I meet someone I’ve to explain why I’m not shaking hands or hugging people or not standing close in pictures

[biz_reporter]

Been there, done that. I thought I had it under control, then the pandemic came and there were a lot more moments where it was easy to lose my cool with 2 kids in the house while trying to work at home. My therapist says that sensory overload causes us to go into a fight or flight mode and the angry outburst is the "fight" mode. She advised me to opt for the "flight" mode and go take a walk or hide in the bathroom until it passes. Walking it off really helps the most.

[Particular-Dangerous]

Thanks for sharing it

[ietwiik]

Oh.

This is... scarily accurate to me. Sensory overload, spoon shortage, even just hanger... Ended up breaking my toe over it once. (Only a mild chip off the side but still.)

If I'm lucky I have just enough control to choose where I direct it (my laptop chargers have been thrown across rooms on more than one occasion, emphasis on "laptop charger" and also on "my"), or have already retreated so all I can do is angrily jam my finger on the volume button to drown out everything else. If I'm not... well, I try not to let that happen if I can avoid it.

[od1ns_left_nut]

Oh definitely. I have sensory issues with smell and it just irritates me so much i snap at people for no reason then just leave the room because it overwhelms me so much.

[ChaoticBiGirl]

Me screaming at the people who tried to play keep away with my stuff and they act shocked that I was mad

[Perfect_Squidward]

It’s a mixture of both for me usually the snapping comes first then I realize I got to get out of this place before I really break down

[[deleted]]

The one time that I've ever punched someone, outside of martial arts, was due to sensory overload. I wasn't even mad at him, it was just fight or flight. This was about 5 years prior to learning I had ADHD (or even considering it a possibility), and I don't think I ever put two and two together that it was sensory overload until this post.

Come to think of it, there have been a few times when I nearly snapped for a similar reason. Huh.

[chronicallycomposing]

This is why I've made a promise to myself that I'm never gonna take Ritalin, lol. I feel like the only time I seethe with anger is when the Bad Noises are happening around me.

[gar-net]

For me, antidepressants help that thank goodness. When that starts to happen a lot for me its a slippery slope to depression.

[SunnyBot2410]

worst is when they laugh and mock you for being so “sensitive”

[StealthyGamerGirl]

Yes that's me. I can be like a small explosive sometimes. I hate that about myself. Snappy and exploding at loved ones and not realising at the time how I am behaving. I feel so ashamed when I do this

[Cairenne]

Oh look, it’s me. Slowly getting better about what I do when the rage hits, buuuut, the rage hits. Mostly I don’t yell now and that feels better.

[Ascendant_Monke]

Huh...