@diametrijenesis@lgbtqia.space
2026-06-04 05:43 UTC
#Overstimulation and #dissociation have really, really ramped up this past week or two.
Instrumental music on earbuds has been helping a lot. Helps me reestablish a boundary between what's inside me and what isn't.
I must cultivate comfort.
Always. But especially so when raw.
My dog is sleeping with her head on my thigh (painfully bittersweet bc she's very deep into her golden years and I'm fucking feeling it lately).
Listening to music that's holding me.
Half-watching a YouTube channel of cycling live world webcams because, for whatever mix of reasons, I get into moods where it's incredibly comforting to have this on.
#ActuallyAutistic
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@hellomiakoda@pdx.social 2026-06-04 05:49
@diametrijenesis@lgbtqia.space I don't know what your sensory sensitivities are, but if it's light - Lighting my room with a string of warm white xmas lights was one of the best things I've done for myself. Just a word of caution - If going with LEDs, there's 2 types - AC to DC transformer, and rectified. Rectified LEDs flicker and are horribly overstimulating. If the string has a transformer box on the plug, that'll be DC lights, no flicker. If it's just a plug, that's rectified.