Sensory challenges and feeling irritable in my Autumn

I’m deep in my autumn and finding a lot of things irritating, and frustrating – mostly relating to the actions of others and sensory stuff.

For example – my partner clanging dishes around this eve, made me feel irritated but also a bit activated because of the loud noises, I seem so much more sensitive to this in my Autumn.

I’m thankful for thought work, as at least I can now feel this without turning my thoughts into shame and blame on myself and others – I can step back and see what my body needs and how I can help support myself.

I’ve been doing things to try to ‘release’ and push that irritability out in my autumn, and to soothe my nervous system… such as low-impact exercise, hot baths, time alone, yoga.. but it’s still lingering.

Any other tips or ideas?

 

Answer:

Before we dive into this, I want to congratulate you on all the progress you’ve already made – you’re aware of your reactions and responses, considering your needs and supporting yourself, AND not going into shame and blame. That is incredible!!

And I’m curious what model you’re in when you’re doing these things. They sound amazingly supportive, but what’s the thought process behind them?

You mentioned ‘releasing’ and ‘pushing’ the irritability out which helps to provide some clues on what’s going on! Take a look at this model and feel free to bring it back for further exploration:

C: Experience the emotion irritation
T:
F:
A: Low-impact exercise, hot baths, time alone, yoga
R: