This is a technique for when your head feels like it's going to explode or your brain shuts down from having too much going on at once - helpful for stress, anxiety, ADD, OCD etc.
I’m ACTUALLY crying while typing this😭 I have been panicking for the past 10 minutes, I have autism, and have recently been diagnosed, have NO ways to calm my self down when overstimulated. This actually helped me and I will be using it on a daily basis. thank you so so so so so so SO much😭😭😭😭😭
Something I’ve done since I was a kid and always helps is to close my eyes and focus on my toes while imagining either my body in third person or just a black void. I can create sensations in my toes by focusing on them and then I make myself slowly and deliberately focus on tracing each of my body parts and noticing each sensation. Until I reach my head and sometimes I can make my head feel like it’s vibrating and then after completing it I open my eyes and come back to reality. Idk why this works so well for me when all other meditations are extremely hard for me having adhd. I struggle to imagine myself in places when I’m overstimulated and you are often told to that for mediations. But this method allows me to somehow escape the surrounding environment and be in a headspace focusing on only my body. It works best when lying down
Wow I did not expect to cry from the release of anxiety and stress but it really gives a lot of relief. I'm also audhd and have been feeling overstimulated for as long as I can remember so I really relate
I can definitely see how this could help. I was somewhat diagnosed with ADD/ADHD so I tend to get overly stimulated a lot. It’s hard to detach from the world when it feels like everything relies on an internet connection these days. Thank you for taking the time to make this video!
Somewhat diagnosed is not possible buddy. you could have a WRONG DIAGNOSES or someone have a suspicion about something you might have but 'somewhat diagnosed' is then biggest bullcrap i've ever read
There’s a huge rainstorm where I am right now, and it’s really loud at my window. I’m leaving for a camp tomorrow where I know I’ll be really homesick, and there’s just so much right now. This helped so much. The rain isn’t as bad, I’m not homesick, and I’m not a crying mess. Thank you
Wow! Totally overstimulated / tense on edge - mediated for 30min - it did nothing . Then I tried this and I totally worked! Thank you so much for sharing this is amazing ❤
I’m at work right now, I had to turn off the music because it felt too much, I had to turn off a couple of unneeded extra lights that are on because they are too much, it’s getting to the point where my own breathing is becoming too much, there’s no one at work here that I’m close to. In fact, this is a one person job, so I’m here alone, and when I think that I’m starting to feel better, a customer comes in, and I am immediately set back to where I was, and I have to calm myself down all over again. Which that is getting too much, this is my seventh time doing it in a row. Now I have time to watch this video, thank you.
Holy sh*t, I always did this when I got overstimulated, but nothing ever helped so I felt like I was just sitting in a well where I’m trapped. But you explaining it and keeping it in mind when I’m doing it absolutely made the biggest difference. Almost as if I just woke up from a nap. Thank you so much for making this video, this actually works for me. Something that actually works! I am trying so hard not to cry thank you so much for making this video
In circumstances that currently do not allow me vital isolation time. The overstimulation sometimes has me to the point of non-functioning. I think this will help. Thank you!
Thank you, I have my exams coming up and I get overstimulated very easily I was trying to write programs in Java and it definitely poked me the very wrong way and I started yk having a meltdown punching stuff down , this helped thank you so much god bless you
I find that laying down with a box fan turned up to high pointed directly at me really helps but that's not always an option. This technique is good for any situation.
This is great! It’s weird, but sometimes whenever I get anxiety, I have a tendency to put my hands to my ears anyway. So rubbing your hands against your ears is honestly super brilliant! Thank you
Thank you so much for this. I haven't felt this overwhelmed in a long time and it was really hard to deal with... I end up lashing out at people around me and it sucks in the aftermath...
i was super undierstimulated all day and something suddenly ticked me off and i got super panicked, i was so surprised when this worked so well, thank you for saring!
It all gets overwhelming and I end up lashing out at people and cry afterwards and apologies and then I'm completely spent like I used up every drop of energy in just a moment and it takes me hours to recover. I can't think through my thoughts. This was a really great technique to try out. I wish I had a quiet place to do it though. Even my fish tank over stimulates me.
Doing this while showering helps me immensely. Thank you for this technique. I feel myself decompress and my heart has fewer episodes from doing this periodically (companied with my medical help, of course).
I watched this while crying because of overstimulation, I am so grateful that your subtitles let me follow your video without having to have any noise around. This is currently not the tip for me but I will definitely be using it in school where there are always too much noises that I can't really drown out :)
I binged the first season of stranger things for the first time and all of the information made me internally freak out. I suspect that I have ADD but I don’t have enough money for a diagnosis. I also am an empath- and for me I subconsciously absorb and analyze emotions from people in shows or movies that I’m heavily invested in- and I forgot to take breaks between episodes and now I’m laying on an unmade bed with a heating pad to my forehead to relieve me of a headache. I tried this and you were right; it sounds like a waterfall or a shower. I will keep this in mind if I get overwhelmed again. And I’ll try my best to take breaks in between hour-long episodes
What I’m saying is that it really calmed me down and helped me forget about external stimuli for a few seconds. I did so many things today compared to what I’m used to- I woke up earlier- I witnessed a “couple” arguing in front of a gym- I undressed my bed and washed almost everything- I watched ≈8 hours of emotional film- I had a terrible nightmare yesterday- everyday I keep thinking about my soon-to-be birthday cake that I’ll make (I like baking) in a month- and now I’m trying to collect myself because the ball of yarn I call a brain tangled- and I have to thread it into an irregular ball again
This made me realize that the asmr I listen to was way more then just a way to fall asleep easier but was relaxing after a overwhelming day i dont have my own room so I rarely know what quite aounds like but rhis halped thank you so much
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Hi! 2023 here! Thank you! I just did it, and it is very relaxing. It makes me wonder, maybe this is why my autistic son makes me rub his ears sometimes. It must be the relaxing noise.
Thank you so much. I have ADHD and anxiety and just went out to the store and a boba place after not rly leaving the house in a few days and my anxiety got really bad and i was very overstimulated. I also had to drive at night with the bright lights and it was really difficult for me. I did this and it helped me calm down a lot. My ears hurt a bit bc I pressed rly hard but I don't mind because now I feel better.
I was at a small cafe eating with my family and it got really really crowded and the noise of everyone speaking was completely overwhelming and I wanted to just leave it was miserable
Thank you so much. I'm going keep this tip. Definitely is helping me now. Feeling very disconnected and overwhelmed. This feels like I'm underwater which is very calming.xxx
This reminds me of something that I like doing... Sometimes when I'm in the shower I'll plug my ears and then run my head back and forth under the shower head really slowly, and it sounds like and reminds me of a car wash.
Hello buddy! Just dropped a new video focusing on a real crime documentary. Spent a considerable 14 hours on this one. I'm really curious to hear your thoughts, so don't hesitate to share, and take care of yourself!
I had/have a new job at a casino, at night so many people, my head was swimming and I couldn't talk. I thought I was going to have a mental breakdown. It's a very similar response to when I was younger and going to nightclubs. I have adhd and am on concerta, but it doesn't solve everything.
