Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by sensation. Every little sound and touch is overwhelming. Normal lights are to bright, which is the opposite of my normal, I like everything well lit. Small sounds seem so loud and make me jump. My husbands foot steps sound exaggerated even though they aren't and cause anxiety. Some one banging a metal pipe 3 or 4 doors down makes me jump and almost burst into tears. I just want to crawl into be and hide from the world. My husband will follow me and try to rub my arm or back and the sensation of touch is more than I can bare. A light touch feels so heavy. Movement across my skin feels like sandpaper ripping my skin.
It seems like an extreme form of hyper vigilance only worse.It is one thing to be alert and anxious about Evey little movement and sound, but this take those little movements and sounds and makes them unbearable. It usually happens in the morning when I first wake up. It happens maybe once or twice a month. Today it was in the middle of the day after a trigger.
Anyone know what this is?
It seems like an extreme form of hyper vigilance only worse.It is one thing to be alert and anxious about Evey little movement and sound, but this take those little movements and sounds and makes them unbearable. It usually happens in the morning when I first wake up. It happens maybe once or twice a month. Today it was in the middle of the day after a trigger.
Anyone know what this is?
