Lots of stuff floating through my brain guys. I havent been around because full disclosure I don’t know if I want to do this anymore. I feel like I’m screaming into a dark void and nothing is coming back LOL. I started this to help people like me, but also help ME, so I will keep it but you might see changes soon. I’ll probably just go down a package with wordpress but I’m still deciding. Anyway, thats for another day, now lets talk OVERWHELM. There’s a very specific moment where I go from “functioning human” to “if one more person breathes near me I will lose it.”

And unfortunately, I don’t always notice it before I’m already irritated at… everything. Then others point out I’m cranky. As if I am ever anything less than a delight LOL

So here are the signs I’ve learned to catch before I turn into the world’s most overwhelmed mom with zero patience and a twitchy eye

1. Everything suddenly feels… louder than it should be

The TV isn’t even that loud. Nobody is yelling.
But somehow it feels like I’m trapped inside a blender.

Bonus points if multiple sounds are happening at once and my brain just goes “nope.”

2. I get irrationally annoyed at normal human behavior

Someone asking a simple question? Annoying.
Someone walking into the room? Also annoying.
Existing? Honestly… offensive.

This is usually my first clue that the problem is not actually them.

3. My patience drops to zero in 2.5 seconds

I go from “sure, babe” to internally screaming in record time.

Tiny inconveniences feel personal.
Like the universe specifically chose me for suffering because the remote is missing.

4. My body feels tense for no reason

Shoulders up by my ears
Jaw clenched
That low-key “I might cry or scream, we’ll see” feeling

Love that for me.

5. I can’t focus on anything (but also can’t rest)

I try to scroll, watch something, do a task…

…and my brain is just buffering.

It’s like being tired and wired at the same time, which is a special kind of awful.

What I Actually Do About It (aka damage control)

This is not a “perfect self-care routine.”
This is “what can I realistically do before I snap at someone I love.”

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✔️ 1. Reduce input immediately

Turn something off.
Lower the volume.
Leave the room if I can.

Less noise = less rage.

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✔️ 2. Say it out loud (before it comes out wrong)

“I’m overstimulated.”

That’s it. No speech. No explanation.

It buys me space without starting a fight I didn’t mean to start.

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✔️ 3. Change the environment

Dim lights
Different room
Sit in the car for a minute like a gremlin

A small shift helps more than I expect every time.

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✔️ 4. Give myself a “no expectations” reset

I stop trying to be productive, patient, or pleasant.

We are in survival mode now.

Even 10–15 minutes helps take the edge off.

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✔️ 5. Do something mindless on purpose

Scroll
Play a chill game
Watch a comfort show.
Fold laundry slowly.

The goal is not productivity.
The goal is not snapping.

The part I have to remind myself of

Being overstimulated doesn’t mean I’m failing.

It means:

• too much input
• not enough capacity
• and my brain is waving a tiny white flag

The earlier I catch it, the less damage control I have to do later. Til next time gang. Take care of yourselves, and each other.