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Overstimulation in ADHD - How to avoid meltdown mode 😩

It's The ADHD-Friendly Show | Personal Growth, Well-being and Productivity for Distractible Minds

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The Effects of Overstimulation on the Brain

With ADHDers, it's not just that you're hypersensitive to one particular stimulus. It's that all of the stimulus from the environment comes in at the same rate of importance and your brain doesn't know how to deal with it. Overstimulation can either lead to a freeze response where you completely shut down or an impulsive response. Usually something that's aggressive and probably unmatched to the stimulus.

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