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Holiday Sensory Overload: How do you manage?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Dec 20, 2023 | Replies (57)
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@rjjacobsen

Thanks for posting this. I don't know if what I have is CSS or early stage dementia or the normal slowing of mental processes with old(er) age (I'm 70), but when activity increases like when my kids and grandkids come over, my brain can't keep up with it - mentally overloaded - so much so that my brain tends to tune it out.

I'm having a hearing test soon because I can't discriminate speech from background noise, but I suspect there's a lot more to this.

Suggestions?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Oct 28, 2023

Short breaks from the chaos? My Grandpa used to take a walk if he was tired of the noise (long ago - when hearing aids were mostly amplifiers.) My Dad would go into the kitchen and wash a few dishes or load the dishwasher.
Or maybe it is time to ask the family for a "quiet zone" during gatherings. You might be surprised how many people wander in to visit one-on-one for a bit and be out of the mainstream to give themselves a break - they may not even consciously realize that is what they are doing.
Sue

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