Sensory Overload and Confusion
So I have mild long-term symptoms. Cognitive stuff is the real thing I struggle with. Most of it I cannot explain to people because it is so unpredictable and I don’t really understand it myself or know of a pattern.
My main thing right now is explaining to other people. I feel like they think I am being difficult, rude, or not social. It can take me a while to process information, even simple things. Sometimes I am just taking in all the environment and I feel overwhelmed by my senses, particularly sounds and noise. I can’t think with more than one or two people chatting or even being around more than two people.
Then I find myself feeling a range of emotions, mostly confusion about where my brain is at and how I feel. What excuses to say to people in the moment.
I can’t think quickly, and when I am in a new environment, I can be clumsy, forgetful, and slow. This means I can make mistakes, and people get angry at me. When I am at home or somewhere, I know we’ll this doesn’t happen.
It puts me off doing different things or going to new places.
It makes me very upset. I try hard to be strong and get on with my life and forget about my MS, but then other people, including my family, forget too.
Then when I have a day when my brain isn’t doing well, it can be so mild I don’t know until lunchtime what’s going on, and then I have to try and let people know. And what do I say?!
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