#understimulation

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

ADHD Guide: Music vs. Silence

Future ADHD

#adhd #adhd post #adhd things #adhd struggles #adhd & music #adhd & silence #overstimulation #understimulation #adhd & sound #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #feel free to share/reblog #Future ADHD (facebook)

[bismutharts]

I NEED TO SCREAM: a zine about understimulation

i have a hope this might be of help to someone. otherwise it's just art, which isn't half-bad either

#zine #handmade zine #art zine #art #my art #bis arts #1 page zine #one page zine #understimulation #adhd #autism #neurodivergent #audhd #boredom #traditional art #physical art

[meanferalbutch]

Just want to spend hours under stimulating a sub with feather light touches and denying them the right to kiss me or taste me or touch me and then right as it seems like they might just sob with so much need, I switch over to overstimulating them to all hell and back, making them cum over and over again and teasing them relentlessly, I thought you wanted to cum darlin? Well now you can cum until your brain melts!

MEN, MINORS, TERFS DNI



#mine #UGH feeling a NEED to be so mean #and see a pretty little ditsy baby squirm #butch4femme #Butch4Brat #Butch4All #Butch4Butch #lesbian nsft #wlw nsft #nblw nsft #understimulation #overstimulation #dumbification

[solidwater05]

Current ADHD mood:

I should definitely move but unspeakable forces are making me not move. help

#adhd #actually adhd #understimulation #i. need. to move. #staying here will make everything worse and nothing better #sO WHY AM I NOT GETTING UP #ice speaks

[autisticdreamdrop]

understimulated & overstimulated

a communication card for our system

#blurry art #group post #jamie #dream #autism spectrum disorder #autism #autistic #autie #asd #communication cards #aac #understimulation #understimulated #overstimulated #overstimulation #autism art #autistic art #autie art #asd art #autism artist #autistic artist #actually autism #actually autistic #actually autie #actually neurodiverse #actually neurodivergent #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #neurodiverse

[descendant-of-truth]

Running is not enough he needs Shadow to electrocute him

#sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #my art #Art of Truth #understimulation #I can't believe Shadow's spikes were easier to draw than Sonic's #what world am I living in

[theopossuminyourgarbagecan]

OKAY OKAY I MIGHT'VE FOUND THE PERFECT WAY TO EXPLAIN UNDERSTIMULATION:

You attempt to accomplish a Task. However, there are three needy toddlers in the room with you and they keep bothering you and ruining your concentration. To accomplish the Task, you must give them each something easy to do, such as listening to music or playing with a fidget toy. Once they're all occupied, you can devote your energy to the Task.

For me personally at least, this is a really good way to explain how my brain functions on several different levels at once, and why all of them need to be occupied before I can work properly

#text post #autism #adhd #adhd things #neurodivergent community #neurodivergent #understimulation #a possum post™️

[thuidium-delicatulum]

understimulation tips!

understimulation is a feeling experienced by many neurodivergent people, and is the opposite of overstimulation. in my personal experience, it is a numb feeling, and often my senses feel like they aren't working enough. it makes me crave sensory experience, otherwise i feel hollow. 

okay now onto some tips for coping >:]

it doesn't last forever. i know this is kind of basic, but it does go away after a while. please remember that it wont be like this for long.

try and do things that would usually make you overstimulated. it's kind of fun to play multiple songs at once, or touch things with unpleasant textures, or eat loads of weird tastes with lots of layers, or go and find a really big group of people or just scream into a wall. whatever makes you feel better :] side note: today it got so bad that at one point i dipped my kitkat in my soup just to have the textures and tastes blend into ANYTHING, so please don't worry if you think what you're doing is wrong.

i sometimes put really hot or really cold water on my hands. it kind of shocks me and i like the feeling of the senses coming back. be careful though, try not to burn yourself. it's easy to accidentally hurt yourself when you feel like this. that's okay, it takes time to feel better. i couldn't stop myself from clawing out some of my hair today. it wasn't a big amount of hair, but i still feel like i should have avoided it. it's okay, these things take time :}

listen to really really loud music. i like listening to songs with lots of layers of sound, to make me feel like there's something deeper than what i can hear. today i hid in the school bathrooms for a long time and listened to my 'understimulation' playlist, which i've never actually showed to anyone, but i'll add a link at the end of this post.

i also sometimes eat really spicy food, which can make my eyes water if i add enough to the food. i make really weird things spicy, like tea or salad. if the reason why you do it is making your eyes water, i get it. i poke myself in the eyes a lot when im alone, because honestly, i enjoy crying. it makes me feel like my feelings are more valid. whatever floats your boat ,my guy :}

i have some sensory issues related to sound and touch kind of merging in my head*, so i listen to songs with obnoxious textures. i know a few people with things like this and it helps if you're understimulated to use your other sensory issues (if you have any) to your advantage. 

remember that your senses might not be feeling it, but you aren't emotionless. you can get through this, people love you, and it won't last forever. i love you <3 stay safe bitches.

*i think it's a form of synaesthesia, but i'm not sure.

#neurodivergent #understimulation #neurodivergence #neurodiverse stuff #hope i can help #coping tips #adhd #undiagnosed neurodivergent #anxiety #sensory issues #sensory processing disorder #sensory processing sensitivity #please feel free to add more tips i need more help hah

[fitgothgirl]

i just thought of this so i made it lol

#can we start a 'straight to depression' version of this meme lol #straight to jail #overstimulation #understimulation #depression #mine

[balthazarslostlibrary]

It’s not often that I get understimulated, but when I do, it’s exactly like an annoying dog that bites you, rolls around on the ground like the world is ending, puts its head in your lap for attention, and then playfights with others in the household

#boredom #understimulation #need more enrichment in my enclosure #actually autistic

[schizoaffectively]

ADHD """Boredom"""

Tonight after work (last night? idk it's 3:31 AM lol), I was doing my usual post-dinner routine of just chilling. I was watching YT videos of channels I very much enjoy - however, trouble strikes when I this is all that I am doing. Normally, I'm listening to/watching the video while I game or draw, as well as chat with my online friends.

Suddenly when I'm not doing all of this at once, I get this very restless feeling - a feeling I have coined to myself as "ADHD Boredom." I believe this is actually just me being understimulated, as opposed to overstimulated (which I also experience quite often).

When I'm understimulated, I get both mentally and physically restless. Often times in these scenarios, my agitated stims (the harmful ones) come about - biting myself, hitting at my thigh, pinching, etc. Because suddenly, I have no or not enough of an outlet to be directing all of my energy towards. I do also have Sensory Processing Disorder, and will get even more sensory seeking than normal.

Another example of this would be my little cousin, who is a 10 y/o fellow ADHDer. When not able to access the stimuli he wants or feels he needs, he will often cry and say how bored he is without it. In his case, this is frequently the iPad, because it has the most visual, auditory, and interactive stimuli. No, I am not saying he should be given what he wants, but also, NO, he is not just being a spoiled kid throwing a fit because he isn't getting what he wants - he is likely having a meltdown because he is understimulated. (Which can and has been remedied in other ways - his iPad is just his go-to, similar to me with my video + drawing + chatting combination).

To tie this off, I would like to ask my fellow ADHDers: Do you also experience this? What do you do to remedy it, or how do you cope when understimulation strikes? Is there a term for this I'm missing?

Any related add-ons/discussion points welcome!! I just ask that we do not derail the post - this is about a specific experience I have with ADHD, and I have observed and/or been told about by my ADHD family members or friends.

(PLEASE NOTE: When I ask to not derail the post, I'm not saying this is experience or similar ones exclusive to ADHD. What I am saying is this is me talking about the experience as one caused by my ADHD and through that lens)

#adhd post #adhd #adhd boredom #understimulated #understimulation #overstimulated #overstimulation #sensory processing disorder #spd #stimming #actually adhd #neurodiverse #neurodivergence #neurodivergent #actually nd #actually neurodivergent #dahlia blogging

[noroalia]

IM SO BORED IM GOING TO DIE

#UNDERSTIMULATION #gonna go flirt with some homophobes in tf2 to piss them off #shush nono shush

[earthytzipi]

heads up fellow teen/adult autists with substance use issues and alexithymia: I know that whole advice about simply doing something else is shit because it doesn't address the need, but perhaps consider that the craving is really just understimulation. I did not realize that getting sensory stimulation was so helpful for mine until a few days ago, but it's been a total game changer. even if you're normally sensory avoidant, give it a shot

#actually autistic #autistic #alcohol #substance use #cravings #understimulation #psa

[autisticdreamdrop]

You're gonna have sensory and processing issues. You're gonna be over/understimuated. You're going to have meltdowns and shutdowns. You're gonna need breaks. You're gonna deal with autistic burnout. You're gonna get nonverbal/ semiverbal/ hyperverbal. And that's okay.

#honey #shane #autism acceptance #autism #autsitic #nonverbal #semiverbal #hyperverbal #meltdown #shutdown #autistic meltdown #burnout #autism burnout #autistic burnout #overstimulation #understimulation #sensory processing disorder #sensory overload #non verbal #semi verbal #hyper verbal #altverbal #alt verbal #processing #sensory

[raccoon-in-a-dumpster]

@ people with adhd do u also cry when you're severely understimulated

#raccoon rambles #vent #understimulation #understimulated #adhd grindset

[blackholemojis]

could you make a few emojis that say "overstimulated", "understimulated", "angry" and "anger"? thanks if you can! take as much time as you need

Yep!

[ID: the following written in purple bubble letters: 1) overstimulated, 2) understimulated, 3) angry, 4) anger. /End ID]

#custom emoji #custom emote #discord emoji #discord emote #emoji #emote #discord emojis #overstimulation #understimulation #neurodivergent #emotion emojis #body & brain emojis