Re: How to stop the sensory assault?

[Anonymous]

Perhaps you do have a sensory issue. I worked with a sweet girl (well, I thought so) who had a large number of mental health issues and one of them was a sensory issue related to clothing/textures. She was very sensitive to how various types of cloth felt on her skin, how shoes felt on her feet,…. Life was tough for her especially when all her other diagnoses were added on top. Morning were always especially hard for her and then again towards the end of the school day when she was getting tired.

My issues are with getting to sleep at night. I hear every sound at night. Cars way off in the distance driving down the highway, motorcycles!!! (whoa, they’re too loud), coyotes fighting/killing some other poor little creature, a husband who snores, the furnace cycling on and off/AC cycling on and off, trains that are miles off in the distance but that wonderful crisp, frozen winter air carries their sound all the way to my ears. A single mosquito in a darkened bedroom. That drive me crazy. Buzzzzz, buzzzz. On goes the light (again!!) to find and slay it before it drives me crazy. Then my pillowcase feels too hot, or…..too cold which necessitates flipping/turning my pillow over and over until it is ‘just right’. Not an easy feat since I use one of those shaped pillows to help with my neck problem. Then I feel a tiny little speck of something that feels like a crumb in MY bed. I’ve got to get it out and feel around to see if there’s another one lurking!

I shared a bedroom with my twin sister and my night time fussiness used to drive her crazy. 😥

Personally, I don’t know how my husband has been able to stand living with me for 35 years. Nothing, and I mean nothing, ever seems to phase him. He hops in bed and lays his head down and that is it! He is out for the night. When the morning arrives he is up before the sun, making coffee and getting everything ready for the day before he leaves for work. Mr. Cheerful.

It’s not that I’m not cheerful in the morning but I just like quiet until I’m fully awake. Please don’t disturb me while I ‘get ready’ for my day. Once I’m dressed and have had breakfast I ready to go! Wrinkly little lumps on my sheets are no longer (until I go to bed the next time). Sensations from clothing has never been an issue for me even when just I’ve just awakened.

Perhaps the sleep study will shed some light on some of the issues for you. I hope you have a good morning today!

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