Re: overstimulation?

[Guest guest]

The answer to your question is yes, that is what we mean. You feel so

fragile because you are right now. The only thing that fixes this now is

about 72 hours of staying relatively low-keyed.

C

overstimulation?

I have a question about overstimulation.

In general I have a pretty mellow life as I'm on disability and I stay busy

by doing a bit everyday--being out 2 to 4 hours--seeing friends, walking,

running errands, doing some volunteer work, etc.

Life, however, does not always allow for mellow and I'm finding that when I

have longer days now (since starting the withdrawals) I really feel like I'm

going to lose it. (though I recover relatively quickly)

I had to go to New York for very personal family reasons...(since I'm not

anonymous here I can't go into detail...but it was very stressful

emotionally) I was in New York for 6 days and went non stop. Part of this

was my fault because while there I visited 5 friends I hadn't seen in years.

But there was also a major emotional trauma happening. I felt at wits end

most of the trip. In any case I pulled through it and got back home and

really recovered very quickly and was even able to make an additional taper

on my risperdal. That was a week and a half ago and I've been feeling fine,

with my mellow schedule until today when I kind of accidently had a really

long day.

The day was seemingly pleasant. Me and a friend drove up to a mountain top

where you can see 360 degrees around with all the mountain tops changing

colors for autumn. It was awesome and it made me feel high I was so happy.

Then we went on about an hour hike then we drove back home. The drive was 2

hours round trip. When we got home it turned out that my friends car window

had been broken by a large heavy walnut that fell out of one of our trees.

It took a couple of hours to clean up the mess and then I had to drive my

friends dog home separately from her since the dog could not go in the car

with no rear window. (this was an additional hour drive roundtrip)

I got home at 6pm. I had left the house at 10am. (We did stop for a healthy

lunch) In any case, in many ways the day was wonderful and we both had a

sense of humor about what happened to the car, but once I was alone at home

I felt like I was going to have a melt down. Sorta like in NY, but here I am

in the country.

I'm still all shook up. Is this what you are referring to being

overstimulated? I feel like a freak. So incredibly delicate.

Any feedback appreciated.