The Cauldron

The overstimulation diaries, part 2


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Part 2: What to do when you can't escape overstimulation.


Harm reduction strategies. "I love you AND I need a break" not "I love you BUT." Why it's a privilege to be able to leave. Accessibility barriers. Don't ask "what happened?" in the moment - they can't articulate it.


Also: sensory craving. Em needs the beach the way a lizard needs a hot rock. The parking lot, the beach man, the Music Pier bathrooms, the pizza guy who remembers her, the post-beach everything shower with aloe gel. Been going since age 2. Familiarity is energizing. "This is hell. I live in hell." (It was rainy.)


Plus: jug handles, shore vs beach, and why you gotta take a right turn before you take a right turn.


"I'm just a glorified lizard."

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The CauldronBy Em Shindel