Sensory Overload Simulation - What is it like to be extremely sensitive in daily situations?
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- Sensory Overload - What it is like to be extremely sensitive in daily situations
This was a video that we created to simulate what people with autism or other sensory issues go through on a daily basis. We also used this video in addition to a dark room with physical effects such as vibrations, flashing lights, and even the wind blowing from the A/C in the car. The physical simulation was held at the Anchor of Hope festival in Forsyth, GA.
*When you're so high sensory, you can tell when somebody is coming because you can hear a sudden change in the way the air near you sounds. Like, you can just tell. And you can feel it in the ground, even if they're tiptoeing*
I'm not sure if I have Autism, but is it normal to be able to tell who is walking towards you by the sound of their footsteps? I can easily tell if my mum is walking towards me rather than my dad without looking, is that ordinary?
I used tell by the sound of keys or foodsteps if my dad or mom were in a good or bad mood . I can tell by the way the footsteps sound who's coming or going up the stairs. I guess it's an autistic trade. I always believed i was alone up untill 10 years ago . Now i know my those thing what makes me autistic.
Yes! Or I can tell right before someone enters a room bc I can feel it. Ya know?
is that not normal?!!!
Bro right on 😂😂
They need to show how loud it sounds when other people are chewing and chewing and breathing hard and clanking their utinsils and clanking their utinsils on their bowls and plates and sloppily schrarffing down their food.
I have autism which causes sensory overload and chewing and breathing are the worst things to hear because you can’t bring is up because it’s rude to ask someone to stop breathing
Especially when they're smacking like they're eating fucking peanut butter
It's played as a joke but there was a scene in Metalocalypse that portrayed the feeling very well.
Oh fuck I hate it
Ughhh chewing sounds and pen clicking are the worst...and nail biting!
my sensory overload is like watching an asmr video with headphones on full volume that doesnt turn off when i close the app
That's the most accurate description I've ever read and I'll definitely be using it to explain stuff from now on
S. Robinson lol I hate ASMR and it’s partly to do with sensory issues
god and like, asmr videos hurt my ears too
Yesss same
This
I usually wear headphones a ton. At school it's worse but my headphones are like putting on protective armor.
ꜱᴛᴇᴀᴍɪɴ' ʜᴏᴛ ɢᴀʀʙᴀɢᴇ i literally feel safer with headphones on lol.
I usually have earbuds playing something soft and methodical, like classical or instrumental music on a loop, just so I keep my bearings.
Same
I love listening to something relaxing if Im around people
How did you change the font on your username?!?
Like I'm so high sensory I can tell someone is coming from somewhere else in my house by a shift in the sound of the air
That's so funny, I was like that when I was younger! :O
Rosie Brown is it possible to lose hypersensitivity as you age?
Wayward Edward I'm not even sure to be honest with you... I experience more dissociative episodes now so it might be because of that.
I find that I can filter out sensory information if I drink coffee or take ADHD meds. Or if I'm hyperfocusing/perseverating.
Yes it's possible. Autistic traits can vary with age. I just completed some autism research where they asked about my childhood and adult years, and it was interesting to see where there was a difference (in some traits, not all.)
Wait, are you telling me I've lived my whole life this way and it's not normal??? I thought everyone heard stuff like this unless they had hearing problems ????
ME LMAO
Same lol. My parents would get mad when I was getting annoyed by something in the other room and I would be like how do You not hear that
SammieGirl Beauty DITTO.
The Gauntlet Yep, me & my grandmother the same. She could hear a faint sound on her back porch while in the front of her house, with music playing near her. She always apologized to me cuz I inherited thus stuff from her partly. She had great music appreciation, perfect pitch, & an insanely perfect & accurate color sense though, as one might expect.
I can't tune out ANY sound most of the time, ever. It's exhausting. The quietness everyone else hears feels invasively mean & constantly super noisy to me. I adore being in a cave or primitive car tunnel in the forest, all my life. I long to build myself an earth-bag house with a yard around of old deep pine needles & green mosses on the ground 😀😀😀👍
SammieGirl Beauty funy thing is that I have always thought that everything I did or felt was normal. Like the bouncing or hand flapping. Like if kids bounce when happy and clap when happy too, how is flapping not a topical human thing? Like literitly everyone flaps when they freak with excitement or bounce. And stretching relaxes your muscles but I never thought it was an autisum thing. Geting upseat with noises, I thought that was normal too becuase people find noises annoying and maybe even disturbing like chewing gum. When some one chews tip loudly, I hate it so bad When I cover my ears becuase I hate it, but people hate it too so I don't know how people would call it an autisum thing when it happens to every one. This is the reason my mom treats me like a normal kid with no disability becuase she sees me as normal but rather different. Mostly with my learning and speech and town I amnobsessedbwith only 3 pares of cloths.
As a kid I HATED birthday parties with balloons because the sound of them popping still startles me so badly. I remember in gym class they'd fire some kind of air gun at the track before a race and I held my ears. My Mom would put the dishes & pots & pans away so loudly I'd jump and she'd always say I was so sensitive and laugh at me. The sun in my eyes is literally painful, I wear sunglasses all the time outside. I love cloudy days. I can't stand extremes in temps. Loathe hot or freezing cold weather. If someone sneezes or coughs loudly all of a sudden I nearly jump out of my seat. It's only gotten worse with age. Ambulances drive me crazy. I have to have white noise (air cleaner/fan) in my bedroom. I can't stand rooms with no moving air. People have always made fun of me for being this way. I was told by a psychologist a few years ago that she thought I was slightly autistic. I was glad to find out that might be the cause. I'm 44 now and finally finding out why I'm so sensitive. I told my sister what the psychologist said and my sister said I'd believe anything anyone told me. I don't get any family support on this. My Dad laughs at me when I say how much the sun and heat bother me. They just do NOT understand. I also have OCD, panic disorder & depression. When I get startled I feel nervous for hours afterwards. It's like the settings in my brain are set too high. People don't understand that you can't control it. Klonopin has helped me TREMENDOUSLY since 2005 and all of a sudden with all this DEA opiate crap going on I'm not only being ripped off 8 years of pain meds for multiple, horrifically painful conditions. They are also taking my Klonopin away for no reason at all. It's allowed me to leave the house but my Dr. "Doesn't like benzos"...so I'm buckling in for a roller coaster ride into hell for cold turkey withdrawal and then NOTHING to help my pain & anxiety. Fucking nightmare.
Daily Gratitude Wow! I feel like I wrote every word you said. You (we) are not alone because I completely understand your struggles. I often feel that people are rude and don’t think about others (me). I’m ALWAYS thinking about others and their reactions to how THEY would react if I ate with my mouth open, snapped my gum, coughed without covering my mouth, smacked lips while eating and etc.... I feel like it’s common curtesy to not be rude and to think of others around you at all times. Does that make me crazy? I get a burning anger inside me ~ I don’t act all strange and lash out with autistic type of behaviors but believe me.... there are times I’d like to!!!
You should also look into a possible ADHD diagnosis since it can also cause sensory overload, and can lead to other disorders like anxiety and depression when left untreated.
I’m so sorry 😞
I noticed suddenly that when my mom opens my door, i jump! EVERY single time even if I expect it, I didn’t used to do this before and just like you Im sensitive to loud sounds like pots and pans and feel uncomfortable in loud scenarios, I think it might be getting worse for me
listen, this might be a hollow gesture but i feel for you. Although situations are different we are all here to support and feel no matter how :3
Lmaoooo everyone in the comments misunderstanding the point. If you simply can hear or are sensitive to light it’s not what they mean. The point is to show people how highly intense, distracting, debilitating, and stressful this can be to someone who deals with it. The slow motion part might seem confusing but it’s probably not exactly direct for each person who experiences this, it’s to represent the mental distress of being hyper sensitive. The video is to help paint a picture not to accurately account for someone who has this disability. It’s not about hearing small noises or being disoriented by bright lights, it’s about the overwhelming continuous and anxiety inducing sensitivity to regular sounds/lights/sensory information. Everyone gets irritated by certain noises, or colours or intensities of light, don’t webmd atypical or autism descriptions and self diagnose after slightly relating to the perception of the video. When did mental health awareness become a platform for people slightly abnormal to claim complete uniqueness and atypical functionings?
This comment deserves way more likes and should be pinned.
best comment here
I'm not diognesed with autism but me and the rest of my family are pretty sure I have it and this is how I live daily life it's difficult but at least I have a very supportive family that gives me space when I need it
Fellow Neurodiv here, and I cant express enough how grateful I am you wrote this comment and spoke about this. It’s important people see this. People misunderstand and undermine our issues, explaining for those confused like this helps a lot. Thank you.
THANK YOU
Just curious if anyone else gets this. While you can get ringing in your ears while feeling overloaded by things, can you also get it from s bunch of silence? There's times I'm in my room and because it's so silent compared to everywhere else, my ears start ringing and I feel irritable. This is why I always have my fan going.
HeatherGems 1 makes sense. Especially since is city people are so used to daily loud intake of noise that when it's finally quiet, it can hurt. X3
That's not exactly right. Tinnitus is a constant ringing. It never goes away. Sometimes it is louder than other times, but loud noises makes it worse and makes you ears more sensitive to things like clapping next to you. If the ringing comes and goes, it is something else. For me, it sounds like cricket noises mixed with the sound of tapping metal on a champagne glass, except the noise is steady and unbroken.
When I walk from a loud room to a quiet room I get a buzz almost.
I get this as well I thought it was because I listen to my music really loud until I watched this video
Tesco Bag / XXXLilemosheep I feel you with the loud noise. My ears have been ringing for almost a hear now, and I'm not sure if it's because of loud music or the sensory overload.
I kept flinching and grimacing during this. Ringing/pain after repetitive noises like the alarm, drowning in multiple conversations at once, and disoriented feeling when lights are bright. This is too accurate. I need to show my parents so they know what I'm going through.
+Derpy Tacos How am I lucky? I'm on the autism spectrum too!
Shepard Fairfax I flinch and make quick jerks with my head when I get over stimulates with noise or when I hear a noise I absolutely hate so friken bad that I get into an initiate melt down or shutdown
I don’t necessarily know if I have autism but I have constantly occurring sensory overloads and mental breakdowns in the middle of class and public
I have anxiety and add and i was flinching and twitching at many of the noises. They seemed rather high pitched which is how i hear alot. So its not just you.... I also had alot of trouble concentrating on the visual very long and it was harsh when i could. Also by the end i noticed i was humming... An anxiety thing i do when im stressed from to little or to much noise....
I am sorry you go through this
I’m 35, and all of my childhood memories feel like “a fishbowl” or “being in a cloud”. That’s how I’ve always described them until learning about sensory processing disorders yesterday. This is exactly what my entire childhood felt like. Does anyone else notice that when things around are too stimulating your anxiety gets too high & you sort of dissociate? Like it’s too much & your brain just stops noticing anything?
Yeah, I’ve been dealing with that lately. And I end up spacing out and being hyper aware of where I am and such.
Yeah, I’ve been dealing with that lately. And I end up spacing out and being hyper aware of where I am and such.
I have sensory processing disorder. The vid actually gave me a sensory overload.
This happens when I’m driving. Which makes my anxiety worse because no matter how hard I try to focus, I cannot. I want to focus, so that I know exactly what’s going on around me, but I cant. And then I get anxious because I don’t know what’s happening around me very well on the road.
@@wafflesthearttoad6916 YES, this is the exact thing I’ve been stressing to my doctors for almost 3 years while begging for first line ADHD meds. It scares me so much. If I have to drive longer than 20 or so minutes, I get shoulder pain from being so anxious and tense.
AAAAAAAAAA WHY DID I WATCHED THIS MY ANXIETY JUST HIT ME LIKE A TRUCK
Jurita J yeah why did you? Make sure to read the warnings :) stay safe
Me TOO
BIG MOOD. I Paused it at 1:46 because it was killing me already
Jurita J me too
@Kenneth Milota it was upsetting because our normal experiences are unpleasant too. It nearly made me have a meltdown watching this video
This is what I experience daily, but I didn't know it wasn't normal. I didn't know this was sensory overload. I thought everyone experienced the world like this. I can't even imagine that they don't. I can't wrap my head around that. No wonder other people seem calmer than I always feel. Forgive me but this is an "ah ha" moment for me.
Holly Jesse Its not the sounds per say, its more of how present the sounds remain in you mind and how you mind process them. You hear the same thing as someone with SPD, but you arent getting the same reaction to the sound.
Same lol. I don’t know how you can go about life without observing small details and not hearing this stuff
I'm sure people without hearing problems hear those sounds daily, but not everyone receives the sounds the same, and for some could be very unpleasant and even painful. Unfortunately I am one of them.
Holly Jesse same I knew I wasn't normal because I cried to much when hearing a lot of sound or standing in light makes my eyes feel dry and tear, then give me a sick feeling. But also I just thought it was natural until I looked at this video I never was aware of how bad it affected me
Same...I don't understand how some people can be so "calm" in their environment. My anxiety is excruciating when I'm out..
As an autistic person with high auditory sensitivity issues, I felt all of the noise bits in this video
Finally, something to show people what it feels like
*my friend showed me this a couple of days ago and he was like "look thats insane" and I'm like "is it like some sort of short movies with deep meaning in it? Seeing a daily routine done by someone else's eyes?" he said "so it looks normal to you, and sounds don't bother you at all?" I responded "they even didn't capture the majority of them". Then he took me to a specialist and that's how I knew I have autism(No one diagnoses me until now). Thanks to this video.Well I still can't believe. This explains a lot of things.*
Akari Pond And that's how I met your mother
Akari Pond Wow glad you were able to find a diagnosis
I know, this is far less than what I experience.
@Solveig St-Juste Yes same here! All the best.
i get sensory overload from time to time, like today, i have small apartment with too much stuff/nowhere to put dont have normal furniture/cupboards enough. but not always so i know its not normal. but didnt you question why other movies sound too quiet them/not captured the normal sounds, sry am just curious.
Does anyone else have sensory issues with smells? I always get really bad headaches when I'm near something with a strong scent, especially orange peels and essential oils. Even when the smell is gone the headaches stay with me until I've gotten some sleep.
Yeah! I have a thing with avacados, even just imagining the scent gives me awful headaches. Same with oranges and spearmints.
I don't get headaches everytime, but a lot... smells are horrible, I can't stand purfume, any fog or smoke, or anything like that.
Monsta XXIV I cant really smell all that much, but if I smell a bunch of perfume I get a headache
Me. I’m that way with lavender.
SAME. More often than headaches, I get awful nausea and if Im around a bad smell for too long I actually start to feel feverish and get cold flashes on top of it.
To me this just feels like watching a video of my daily life.... I already very much suspected I had some sort of sensory issues though, I start crying or shaking sometimes when I hear too much, and too much light makes me sick
Jamie A I was actually thinking those exact same things. One time, at a concert, it got so bad that I felt blinded by all the sounds and shadows (although I'm nearly blind anyways) and I started to feel phantom hands on my shoulders and I could hear my mom calling out to me inside my head.
Jamie A i feel the exact same way since I had brain surgery everything makes my ears and eyes hurt I understand you
SO YOU THINK YOU'RE NORMAL I wonder if someone who's HI feels this way
Jamie A light is my biggest trigger, if there’s too much (especially if I’m moving around) I instantly throw up..
Just Nat I can barely see so I have to hold things up to my good eye all the livelong day, so if my hands or sleeves smell like anything at all (including soap) for an extended period of time, it will make me sick to my stomach.
ive seen a few sensory overload videos. I find this one to be most accurate without exaggerating to greatly.
Richard Lane well different people have at different rates so some that are 'full on' might just be accurate to them
Pretty inaccurate tbh. You don't "trip out" and it's not all in slow motion. Everything just feels super loud too the point where it annoys you. The talking feels like yelling and the yelling is basically a tipping point. Also the part whete your vision in the video goes weird like a tv. If you're hallucinating that's a whole different mental thing you should get checked.
Yup, my thoughts where god damn this is when you high as fuck
Thank you, I was just like, why is this like that?
I agree with you, but I didn't notice anything unusual about the talking... I wonder how normal people hear see and feel ;-;
And things like someone breathing other than your own can get really noticeable all the time for me at least and it isn’t really slow all the time it can also feel really fast and you aren’t really there, kinda and the pressure of things on you but you can’t really convey some things in a video.
This is more like the way you feel from blood loss which is a fairly similar experience for me at least
You did a good job of portraying what I go through when I have sensory overload (ADHD) so much so that I started crying of how much I felt it. It was horrible for me to sit through but now I have something to show my friends to explain to them how I feel sometimes. Thank you❤️
I have sensory processing disorder this vid gave me a sensory overload
I think i can relate to this a lot. Sounds like yelling or being yelled at by teachers in school always made me feel physical and mental pain. I have ASD.
I have ASD aswell. I mainly get overloaded at work when its really fast paced and wont let up or something like that.
GLaDOSCake122 it pisses me off for some reason like a cringe but very violent and barely contained and if touched will pop
Wait, so this isn't normal?!!!!?
Honestly, I thought everyone heard this kinda shit.
Yes it is normal,you're obviously very intelligent and have gifts from above. Don't buy into this Autism nonsense.
Joshua Joshua Oh no! the autism nonsense! Its brainwashing us all. SaVE tHE cHILdrEn.
FAKE NEWS FAKE NEEWWWS!!!!
"autism nonsense" lol. And this is why we have autism awareness month, kids. :)
Whats the difference between an American and a dog. A dog would know Trump is a backwards loser who is as thick as two planks.
hearing voices,someone breathing, knocking on doors, sounds like that can make me panic. It happened several times that I just started panicking at home but even in public places. I started screaming and I could hardly breathe. I get headaches and I also got one while watching this. I hate being in crowds with people, I have social anxiety.
I'm very sensetive to light, when I go outside my eyes just start tearing up of the sunlight. just trying to figure myself out..
lay down in fetal position
also cover yourself in blankets with enough weight.
Me: trying to work
Kids in my class: talking or making other noise(s)
Me: can you guys be a little quieter? I’m trying to concentrate..
Kids in my class: ignores me
Me: I said.. CAN YOU BE QUIETER, DAMMIT?!
My teacher: stop yelling!
Meeeeeee I feel I should be given an award for dealing with people tapping their pens or talking during class.
sad story of my life! At school, at home, at work
@@NyxesRealms Talk to the decision makers of the institution in question, and suggest to them to provide noiseless fidget toys, or fidget pens (yes, that's a thing). People who tap their pens can be other people who do this as a side effect of struggling with their own basket of challenges.
Life doesn’t revolve around what you need man. It sucks you’ve got sensory issues but you shouldn’t expect people to work around your issues.
the kids in the back always talk so loud
I've watched plenty of sensory overload stimulation videos, and this was by far the most accurate one to what I experience. All of the others were slightly louder or else maybe slightly brighter. I'm not that sensitive to light though, but the noise part was pretty accurate. The only thing is that I don't get bothered by noises like thumb twiddling or finger tapping unless they are the ONLY noises in the room
I'm sensitive to light and noise and certain materials. I don't like clothes near my body they have to be soft and loose.
I'm mainly sensitive to blue light (light produced by screens) so I have to turn the brightness down on my phone and computer or else I get a really bad headache. I also have to wear anti-glare lenses in my glasses but other than that I'm not that sensitive to light
Elizabeth_958 I'm sensitive to bright lights especially sunlight. If it shines in my eyes it will even go through my sunglasses if it's setting. I looked at a page in a book and saw black spots all over it. I'm going to tell the eye doctor about it. It's scary to me.
Elizabeth_958 Same tbh
Elizabeth_958 Oh my gosh no offence are you visually impaired?
Is it normal to be able to tell exactly who is walking towards you by just the sound of their steps?
Kitty Cutie yes
Maybe these persons have walking patterns you recognized by the sound
Idk, but it’s probably normal for observant people.
I think so. I do it.
Idk but I do the same thing
This sounds totally normal to me, and is a very mild version of how it all sounds/feels for me, every day. But this is MILD. Good job but doesn't even begin to convey the constant undearable overload & depressing, debilitating distress. Maybe if it was played through a huge Peavey amp at high volume, for 3 hours, vibrating with barbed wire in your skin while you're coming down with a really bad flu, it might begin to convey the reality of the overload of this modern world for me.
Iahel Cathartes Aura Absolutely amazing and astounding alliteration, Aura.
If you read the description, they did more, like the fan blowing in your face and stuff like that
KeelHaul Kovers 😂
This is all normal except for when things speed up and slow down... I don't understand..?
PunkyJessie that's just the visual effect
Seems pretty normal to me, like really no one likes to stare into a bright light and everyone can hear everything in the classroom lol
The part where things seem to speed up or slow down is a fair description of when the panic sets in. Adrenaline hits, time seems to slow down, and you just want to run away to some dark corner that's almost silent.
Everyday life, although it dosin't include touch/ vibrations from other people. But I understand that is hard to capture on video
Megan Humphreys i thought the same. Video can't capture touching/feeling/smells/movements/vibrations/etc, so this is just the beginning of people understanding.
I have the worst time with touch. I have to constantly tell people to be more gentle cause I feel everything 10 times stronger. It hurts when someone taps me on the shoulder...
i thought it was normal.
Same here. Living on the Spectrum myself, I can hear everything. For years, I thought everyone was like this but it's just me. This is normal for me.
Prita Yovieta I thought this was normal too... huh.
I thought everyone was like that too. I'm like that.
Melanie Barksdale same here. I was like whoever this is they are functioning better than I am. I would be flying all over myself trying to carry my bag, and coffee. The camera would not be that steady. Oh and the odd slip to remind ourselves to slow down.
glad im not the only who feels like this. Thanks Asperger's
I have adhd and I always have sensory overloads on a regular basis, it’s exactly like this, good job on making it so accurate, they had to put me in special education because I always failed my classes due to constant censory overloads that made me fail classes
I have ADHD and I often feel what this video shows if I don't cancel out other noises it gets to be very frustrating
Same. It’s 3:13 am and I can’t sleep because my brother is breathing too loudly in his sleep (not snoring, breathing) and the buzzing of a lightbulb is too loud. I have ADHD too (inattentive) and I thought I was just slow. Taking 6+ hours to do homework and 2 hours to eat and 45 minutes to shower. Everyone would just tell me to try harder when I was trying the hardest.
I have ADHD too and have this too, had this since i was kid
I have ADHD. As well as sensory processing disorder. (Just touch hypersensitivity)
It is hard for me.
Likewise, I have to physically leave the area because I feel like I'm about to explode
Man this is /mild/
whiteReaper lol
true!!
True!! I have it a lot worse than this!!
Yeah, I kept waiting for them to do a part where all the people in the room are talking and you can't separate the sounds, plus the air is running, clock is ticking, someone is typing, someone runs down the hall, a door slams, a dog barks, people are shuffling around and bumping into you, you start feeling hot and shifting around in your own chair to try to get an ounce of comfort... everything sounds like screaming, everything you're wearing feels uncomfortable, every brush against you makes you feel like screaming, all of this at the same time, and when you're at your absolute limit, someone has the audacity to start playing a tv or music loudly.
I thought this wasn’t nearly scary enough.
Thanks for the video. My son does not verbalize much yet but some of the things i have seen on this video helped me to make sense of how my son usually responds to some things. Poor lil fella, now I can get to help by eg preparing him before a sudden change etc...
HealSongs also think if it this way... he's the one who can hear and is living surrounded by a deaf blind (aka disabled) majority. There is beauty in sensing so much. Beauty apparently a lot of people never experience.
Michelle T ^^^^ TRUTH! It can be difficult living with this condition, but you're absolutely right...it can be beautiful, too! Just the same that some things can be frustrating...some can be so indulging...things most people wouldn't get ANY satisfaction from. :) Getting more doesn't always have to be a bad thing ;)
so you’re telling me it’s *not* normal to hear electricity everywhere??
Well this is pretty much accurate way of portraying my reasoning for why I've been wanting to run, arms flailing, into the woods and live in a teepee by myself [with the woodland creatures, of course]. A symphonic overload of chaos, attention and sanity shattering disruption in the vibration of the field around me..
Wait, this isn't normal? Hu. It doesn't bother me anymore. Maybe because I've been around for almost twenty years now? It's kinda insulting though when I see people talk about how they feel bad for me. Like, yeah it comes back when I'm stressed, but really. When I saw one sim showing what neurotypical people saw day to day, I honestly thought it seemed a bit boring. At least now I know why I'm so good at writing descriptions. I notice more. XD
AND HEY THAT'S THE SAME ALARM CLOCK I HAVE!!!
+shadowkat678 your annoying
+ill mind - Their annoying what? :P
+shadowkat678 - I saw a sim that showed everyday for normal people too and it seemed strange to me. x3 I always thought I was just an average person, but now I understand why I perceive and notice things differently to most.
ill mind fuck you too bitch
I thought this was normal to....i mean the sounds and other things I don't have but the brightness yes. the thing is I didt start having a problem with the lights being to bright till I was 18.. I started freaking out because I didt know what was causing my eyes to do that suddenly... I wonder
this is everything I go through everyday on top of PTSD
THANK YOU so much for this and for educating those of us who are completely clueless to this condition. When a loved one has this and cannot explain what they are going through, information like this is priceless. A million thank you again.
This video is very well made, and now I'll explain why: it's super bad to see and listen to it for a person who feels exactly this sensation in his life, it creates discomfort for a moment, but that means that you represented it really well. Well done, keep making these videos, so that other people can understand what is happening internally.
This is the best simulation I've seen its not over done and it not underdone its pretty much perfect 😊
You are right on with the noises. I have Autism with Severe Sensory Processing issues and have to deal with these inside noises everyday. Even the keys on my keyboard makes my ears vibrate which I keep it short most of the time. And than I have to deal with rude noisy neighbors who deliberately make noise for the sole purpose of causing me to go into sensory overload. I can tell you it is hell having a Sensory Processing Disorder which is part of the Autism Spectrum. But I've seen perfectly normal people who is overwhelmed by noise. It is not as common in normal folks as it is with Autistic people. I just can't believe how disrespectful people are and how ignorant they are about those on the Autism Spectrum. And that goes for adults as well as children with Sensory Issues.
I know how it feels too. I have autism, it's hard to get through my tasks. Some games can be a pain to get through because it relies on cheap jumpscares. The most notable one in my opinion is Wolfenstien: The New Order, where a mechanized dog chases the player in some sections and it stresses me out with how stronger and faster it is.
+MCD456 Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
+100PercentOS2 i have autism to its like this all the time for me so your not along
The comment above this aggravated me so much. It was saying you need to learn to “manage your superpower” like I can just get over this neurological disorder. I don’t have autism but I do have ADHD and I’m a HSP diagnosed.
sometimes i get so mad and frustrated at little things and it is so like i don’t even know how to explain it honestly
If you suffer from any of this, I recommend headphones or earplugs for the noise. I often use them to cancel out noises that put my nerves on end (such as crowds in malls, keyboard tappings, or any sort of confined noise). For lightening, such as overhead lightening in an office, etc., offset by a local light. If I have to work in the office that's what I do.
thank you... this made me cry... but in a good way, more people need to understand how hard it is to do daily tasks when everything is kioken times four. Haha, I hard a hard time watching it, but I'm glad I made it to the end, showed me I'm normal (ish).
I started panicking halfway through, but this is pretty accurate. I was diagnosed with SPD as a really little kid (18 months) and still struggle with it.
I may need to have my family watch this. I’m adhd with high anxiety and while this video wasn’t as bad as some of my overload moments, it was interesting to see how someone made this into a video. I could only watch this video on low volume and in a darker room with the screen light low. I think this could help lots of people explain how they feel when there is too much information hitting a senses at all times. Ya’ll did great making this.
I cant even make it through the video without taking breaks. As a person with sensory processing disorder and asperger syndrome I can confirm that this is accurate.
I have a disease that has sensory overload as a symptom, but what is shown in this video is not even close to what I experience every day. I really appreciate the work and thought the creators of this video have put in though.
I find that my overstimulation and meltdowns are different from the type you have shown. Rather than have strange vision, I just become extremely hostile and sensitive to sounds.
Of course, I'm always extremely sensitive to sounds and light, and am very particular about the way things are done. If it isn't right, I will do it over and over again until it feels right. It isn't "just being perfectionist", it bothers me and makes me feel really angry or upset. As for light, I hate the dark and extreme lighting (although, "extreme lighting" to me seems to be normal for my neurotypical friends).
Noises are a big big issue. That ringing that is constantly heard throughout the video? I hear it often in quiet or stressful environments. In fact, I hear it even now as I am writing this [1:04 am, my family is all asleep and my cats are sleeping next to me to keep me safe]. It's there, it's inside of my head, it makes me feel frightened because it's *in* there. I know my friends can't hear it usually but it upsets me that I hear it every day.
Textures, too. I hate different textures. Leather is awful, especially when one leather item touches another leather item. It isn't the sound, it's the way they both catch on each other and don't move easily. They become stuck together and its difficult to move. It makes me feel very uncomfortable. I only ever wear things I've been able to feel properly before buying because of the way it feels, much like a lot of people do. But it makes me angry when things feel bad against my skin, it's just gross and I feel like throwing it and burning it. Almost as if all of my internalised rage comes out towards it.
I count things. I count stairs when walking up or down, I count how many times liquid passes my lips when I drink. I even make silly hand gestures and touch each fingertip against my thumb up to 20 times each, counting up to four every time. I do a similar thing with my mouth - I clench my jaw on each side up to 20 times, counting up to 4 or 5 every time I do each action. I like things to be counted, it's a safe feeling.
I hate leaving my laces in my shoes the way they were tied when I bought them. I have to take the laces out and put them back in, going under then over, rather than over then under. Whenever I take my shoes off, I need to tie them again and I don't even know why I do it. Why bother tying them if I'm going to just put them back on again?
The sound is getting worse, louder [It is now 1:14 am]. It sounds like an aeroplane flying but its inside my head.
I feel like I should also mention that I *hate* when people assume that autistic people are excellent at maths. I hate maths and struggle with it immensely, yet my other autistic friends are very good with maths. Whereas, I'm brilliant with English (top of my class, not to brag or anything) but my friends? Not so much. Another stereotype is photographic memory. Not all autistic people have a photographic (or just generally brilliant) memory, or anywhere near as good as that. I can barely remember where I left my glasses yesterday but I can remember useless facts about shows I used to watch as a kid. I forget the conversation I'm having when talking to my friends and break down and cry when I can't remember things I'm supposed to.
I also hate, "it's a mental illness/disability" because it isn't. It's a *neurological condition* it's just the way something is. You contract/develop diseases. A condition is purely the state of something. It doesn't need a cure, only a little bit of patience and support from people.
It's nice - for me at least, I don't know about anyone else - to see this video because it's like seeing another person's experiences with autism and sensory overload/overstimulation.
Sorry if this was long or boring, I just thought I'd share my experiences and, in return, get to read some of yours (everyone, if you want to share, that is)
I read this whole thing it was really interesting to read and before watching this video and reading this comment I thought everybody got that ringing sound in their ear and I thought everybody got so angry and scared at the little things that they could rip their hair out but now I know not everyone gets that and I think I might talk to a therapist oh and one more quick thing I'm the same I struggle with maths like a lot but I'm the best in my grade at English
Same on so many things
Everything in this video felt completely normal to me. Noises like when people snore, breathe loudly, or pick/bite their nails literally flip a switch in my head and I just fill with rage and this feeling to make that noise stop. The noise is the most uncomfortable feeling in the world. My mom always used to say I've got sensory problems.
it makes me really happy when people create these kinds of videos because ive struggled with sensory overload my whole life. ive never been able to describe to people that light bothers me but also shadows and the color black look extremely dark to me... it would scare me so badly and i would be in a panic. i also have a big problem if there is a lot of people talking around me and I'm trying to have a conversation with one person. i always have a hard time hearing that person because all i hear is background noise. luckily ive learned that i cant be in large crowds too often.
Does this mean I have sensory problems because this seems normal to me
Maybe. I tried showing it to someone else who I knew wasn't on the spectrum, and it was pretty clear from their reaction this wasn't what she saw. But I still didn't completely believe it. Hu.
shadowkat678 do you also get it how the whole room is flashing? Not just the lights, but the air and things. Because I talked to people about it and they all thought I was crazy.
I get the buzz when walking from two different sensory environments. When I went ATVing I stopped in the middle of the woods and I turned the ATV off and the loudness of the engine to pure silence gave me an intense buzz.
shadowkat678 it’s satisfying in a way
I kind of understand the buzz (off the spectrum). The AC in my last dorm was so loud people could hear it over the phone and there was a rattling noise with it. Once it kicked off, I could sort of hear myself not hearing it, if that makes sense
I feel this some days... when I tried to explain this to my family members they got so agitated saying: You don't have autism! How can you even experience that 🙄
Now they think I'm calling out for attention. I hate the fact that I can't show any proof for my sensory overload. What am I supposed to do? Is not like I can record through my eyes 😭
@Blue Shepard show them this video if you can and beg to read the comments. me, you, crabapple, the many, we all "feel" for you (both literally and figuratively or whatever that means). wishing you success
this is almost ecxactly how I feel thank you so much for bringing light to this
I got almost felt it watching this. This is a well made simulation video. I have it mildly sometimes and this captures it.
4:26 and on reminds me of how lights hit my eyes when i have a migraine. also, yeah.. i’d say this is pretty accurate for normal days. though it’s more intense for me - it would be more accurate if every single conversation in the room was amplified all at once.
Who else here;
•When they're in a silent room but they hear talking, try to listen so they don't hear that ringing in their ears.
•has random moments where your ears pop and you can hear everyone speaking say louder for a few.
•Even with this problem can probably hear better than most people in your house and are the first to notice the door or something.
Or is it just me ☹
I'm so glad I found this video, I can show my friends and co-workers what its really like.
man. im really happy this has been turned into a video, because i don't know how to sum it into words.
I deal with this everyday and i break down at night because my parents always ask questions and get angry if i can’t explain it to them so they’ll keep pushing me with more questions. I Got testes for autism and it came back negative, i still believe i was misdiagnosed in some way
I get overloaded really easily with sound, but I'm also a musician who plays by ear.
This is the best video I've seen about daily life with sensory overload, I always notice so many things going around on me and I see that all the other people don't notice it. I'm always like "you didn't notice it!? What, how can you miss it?!"
The autism diagnosis (I got it when I was 17) helped me a lot to understand that I noticed all these things because of the sensory overload, I always thought it's normal
I get this a lot, no ringing but I can always hear and see everything when I'm not in my head and so I keep tabs on everyone's conversations or random things that people are doing.
I had massive problems with loud sounds when I was little, I wanna say in kindergarten. I was terrified of loud sounds and constantly had to wear headphones or else, I would have an emotional breakdown because the sound would upset me. Nowadays, sound doesn’t bother me, but I do have this constant ringing in my ears, especially in my right ear. It’s normally not too noticeable, but it is really bad when it’s quiet.
Am I normal?
Well no, obviously, but I hope it’s not anything severe.
Explosive 13 sounds like it could be sensory problems but I'm no professional. You may want to get your ears checked just to make sure the ringing isnt from damage. Good luck, and if it is sensory overload, a good pair of headphones does the trick!
Could be from sensory overload or tinnitus.
I get it. I used to freak out but I take ear vitamins for it.
This is fairly dramatized. However, I do always hear my heartbeat when I sit down or I am not moving (and sometimes when I am) and it does affect vision too every time it pumps. Light sensitivity is absolutely horrible as well. Every noise or feeling distracts your attention. Absolutely the worst thing, but you get used to it and it becomes normal... you just need experience (so the older you get the better tbh).
+Logan Lehman What kind of meds and vitamins are you taking if you don't mind me asking?
Me too I have to listen to music to block out everything
Thunder never really affected me, but that was because where I live it rarely thunders and when it does it's usually very quiet, one time I experienced a REAL thunder storm, and it was so loud I felt like my whole world went white and I went into an anxiety attack. No one else was affected by it
Good representation, I wish there was a way to depict how much relief I feel in a dark room.
thank you, I am trying to learn what it is like to be in my son's head.
Is it just me but does anyone else have a problem with the lights at school or when they flicker my face starts going numb under them and I can barely see with all the glare
I just got diagnosed at 17 and I had no idea that most people don't go through life like this. It's really eye opening and distressing for me. At least I have a good video to explain how I see the world when I'm felling "off".
i don't deal with sensory overload daily, thank god, but i do get it whenever i have anxiety attacks because of how bad my anxiety is. i mostly get super touch sensitive. any slight touch with anything makes me flinch and tense up. any sudden or loud noises also make me flinch, and if there are too many noises happening at once or it gets too loud, it just makes my anxiety attack way worse. i can't even stand the sound of my own voice sometimes. i'm thankful i don't have to deal with this continuously.
shit I usually freeze when stuff like this happens, I just realized I was hardly breathing through the video (my ears are still ringing)
This, but make every sound make you angry. That's life
This is SO helpful.My son has SPD (sensory processing disorder) It is so hard to explain it to teachers ,family.I from here on out will show them this video.Thank u so much!!
the brightness is really accurate for me. Lights and bright colors stand out so much and all noises mush together making me feel overwhelmed like i can hear everything all at once so loudly.
My experience is so much more extreme than this, but the lighting was realistic for my experience. Those bright lights in the library 🤢 I did start dissociating at a certain part where it felt like too much and I noticed the camera went out of focus as well. Maybe it was showing how we dissociate? Interesting
Question...when you see something move (like a light flickering on and off) and it makes a noise that only you can hear in your brain is that not normal?
+Sophia Kopasakis its a form of Photosensitivity
is it like a really quite static or high pitched noice
+Ffion Owen quiet static. I'm also a synesthete
I understands what u mean... i think it's eletric running through bulb we can here
It's a form of synesthesia, which is a common condition among those with autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, and some other conditions that I can't think of at the moment. Synesthesia is often referred to as a"cross-wiring" of the senses. Stimulus in one sense causes stimulus in another, so hearing certain sounds may produce color, or certain letters/numbers may be associated with color. The type you're talking about is called motion-sound synesthesia. I also have it and it can make a busy and loud environment seem even louder. Most types of synesthesia aren't negative, and are often seen as beneficial, but, unfortunately, that is not the case with this type with me. I hope this helped.
I have epilepsy and I'm SO glad they put the warning at the beginning! I still watched though because I'm on meds that cause sensory overload and I wanted to see how it was shown here and it's really accurate
5 seconds in and my anxiety flared up so bad I started crying
What the hell is that beeping noise? I head it EVERY DAY!!! Where is it COMING FROM!???!
Shaman In-Training If it's ringing in your ears, that's the sound of your nerves sending signals to the brain telling your body to do its daily functions such as breathing and keep your heart beating.
Shaman In-Training Tinnitus. Your own ear. Sorry....
Super sensitivity is a super power! Yes, it has it's flaws, but all good superheroes must have a kryptonite :D Learn to manage your power, you must.
Juhani139 I can hear my grandmothers footsteps from the other end of the house.
You can not controll a disorder. It is hell for the people who have it, its not a super power. Its dibillitating.
I was going to reply a whole block of text but I’m just going to say that’s not how it works. I have it and it’s not fun or a superpower. It’s a neurological disorder. It’s 3 am and I can’t sleep because of it.
This is so so good! Thank you so so so much❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for making this video❤️
Wait, so nobody said Good Morning? And he just ignored the cheerful librarian
Aprilh03 right, and the egg, by itself, on the plate, no "Here, I made an extra," or any communication? That was the weirdest part.
Wait this is not normal?
Guess not. I used to think it was but I’m diagnosed with hypersensitivity. Apparently being able to read the mood of a room is a symptom which I definitely have.
This is a very good visualization. I struggle with sensory overload and showed this to my "normal" mom, who was quite shocked.
Assuming that some sensory impressions were translated from other senses into visuals and audio, like the heat beat effect at 2:44, I'd say this is 70-80% of what I'm experiencing. Same with smells and emotions, but those are of course much harder to represent in a video.
This is so stressful. I can relate some but this was very eye opening. Thank you for sharing
Did anyone just think til they were like 12 this was normal until one day it got so bad you started crying and your parents asked what was wrong and you were like it is this house it is so loud, then you went on a 30 minute rant on how bad everything in every room is. So they made you talk to your doctor about it. Or is that just me 😂
wait, this isn't normal?
Great video at getting our point across living in this very noisy world
Great ASMR, I'm fully relax now.
I have autism I find the world noisier than this vid. It's a lot worse.
Agreed. In this vid for instance the noises are kind of sequential. In 'daily life' I hear most of them at the same time. So, yeah, I find this video very mild compared to real life.
Why do I do this to myself
Perfect example thank you
100% accurate. That bed looks very inviting at the end.
God this was terrible to watch it's EXACTLY what it feels like and I got overloaded watching it. Thank you so much for putting the time into posting this, it's very accurate and I'm gonna share it with people to help explain.
I remember as a kid I would hear my brother in a whole different room whispering, I heard the clock ticking, I heard bikes and it was just so. I can’t describe it but it gave me a strange feeling but I just know it felt exactly like this video
Used to have this and Social Anxiety really badly back when I was in high school..... not so much anymore. This was literally the most terrifying thing I've ever watched.
this is me on a good day. its so nice and quiet and peaceful.