One of the first things I asked my therapist when we started was why sensory issues are often worse during autistic burnout. The answer was basically spoons. We have far fewer of them when we're burnt out. Apparently, we spend energy everyday repressing sensory issues even if we don't know we're doing it.
I'm reminded of this because the hissing pipes in this building are killing me.
This is really becoming evident as I have a chronic pain disorder for about a year (super intense nerve pain). It can take so much effort to try to filter out the pain that everything else is really challenging to filter out (sensory stimulation or needs, communication, etc.). My burnout is happening so much more often with this disorder and I have such a shorter fuse for overstimulation.
(This connects in my mind, I hope it makes sense to you)
Yup, burnout and fatigue reduces spoons and it takes effort to manage the effects of unpleasant sensory information
@JeremyMallin I read an analogy that it isn't spoons, it's forks.
When you have a bunch of forks sticking in to you, everything else is difficult. It's why removing one fork (hunger/cold/need the loo/too noisy) can make everything a bit more bearable
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