Ok but I HATE when people use overstimulation as a substitute for the word overwhelmed. THEY'RE NOT THE SAME OML.
Overstimulation - your senses overwhelmed or having excessive sensory input. This can be to much noise, smell, touch, taste and sight. This is NOT you having a task that annoys you. This is NOT you having yo get up from your bed and this is NOT somone talking to you while annoyed.
That is overwhelmed. Overwhelmed is mental and physical. Excessive amount of tasks, thoughts or feelings can maks you feel overwhelmed. Overwhelmed often has much less of a reaction that overstimulation.
Overstimulation often has a bigger reaction because it can and most likely will be painful. It is also more likely to be neurodivergent people who experience this more.
This is not to say neurotypcial can't be overstimulated, but they are much less likely to experience this.
Neurodivergent people with sensory issues such as autistic/people with autism or in general sensory issue will be overstimulated much faster and much easier.
STOP USING THE WRONG WORDS FOR THESE THINGS.
The reason it annoys me is because if an autistic person says "I'm getting overstimulated" guess what people are now gonna think??? They're gonna assume its them being overwhelmed, and it will be treated in a way you'd treat someone whos overwhelmed not someone whos overstimulated.
Look words changing meaning can be good, and it happens often, but these words are important for those who actually experienced overstimulation, they won't be taken seriously. This also means there are less words to describe what overstimulation is. Sensory overload is one but I can't think of any others.
But if overstimulated = overwhelmed to people its describing something we have many words for already such as:
Stressy, overstrung, stressed, wired, nervy, emotional, desperate, heated, worked up, wound up, beside themself, on edge.
All these words can easily describe the feeling this is overwhelmed.
Though they can *help* describe overstimulation but don't actually get close enough to accurately do so.
In case you're wondering, it is that deep, it will always be that deep.
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