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Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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overload of senses

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Has anyone ever had the problem of just hearing or seeing too much and not being able to process it ... I usualy end up yelling or going to my room and end up rocking literaly and shaking ... There have been times when I am in public that I have had to leave or go away from the crowd if it was some where I had to attend.
This is not one of those every day things . I enjoy going to places and seeing things . It almost seems like part of being to excited or busy with the activity.
Any help would be greatfuly taken .
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I get that way a lot in crowds. I sometimes find that if as soon as I start to feel that way I just walk away from the situation, it can help. My best advice is to get away as soon as possible when you feel that way. It makes it easier not to just blow up on those around you.
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Getting away from the crowd & noises is the first step. In times I am severely
bothered by sensory input, I limit times
like that to only the necessary ones. I also take a time-out. I go somewhere away from everyone, at home, maybe my bedroom-at work- a storeroom. I turn off
all lights, sounds...and desensitize--decrease as much sensory input as possible. SOmetimes it takes 20 minutes & sometimes hours. I leave feeling refreshed, and ready to face the world again...in a toned down degree. I still avoid the masses until I can handle it again.
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I like Dani's approach
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For me taking Zanax has been a big help. I can go to the flea market without feeling overwhelmed and just relax. But the big crowds, like for fireworks, I still cannot stand.
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Yes that has happened but not since I have been on depokote
nobody666
nobody666
I get frustrated alot like now with a lot of things on my plate. and just need a vacation sometimes to get mypriorties set up
starfish
starfish
I have found myself more and more, spending my time at home for that very reason....noise on the bus, even in the grocery store, can get overwhelming if I'm in there too long.
starfish
starfish
OMG, when I was a single parent of four children, I just about went nuts, and just about drove them nuts, too. It was not pretty, and did not end pretty, either.
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This sensory overload has a lot to do with my ADHD. That's why I hate grocery stores and department stores. I have learned to take lists into stores and have tunnel vision and go in and out as quickly as possible. (I'm always on meds.) I have learned how not to be distracted by outside stimuli and stay for hours reading mags in a grocery store for instance or impulse buy or just feel overwhelmed by the crowds. I go during the least crowded period. It takes some practice and learning but avoiding overstim can be done.
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