Most of us are aware that our environment can have a huge impact on how we feel, respond, and communicate. I know this, but many times I tend to forget. In the past, I was not so aware and it caused serious confusion. It was confusing, frustrating, and at times frightening as my body, emotions, and certain responses manifested from me when I had no idea what was causing it. Now I have an understanding of my own challenges such as, sensory processing disorder, synesthesia, executive functioning disorder, anxiety, depression, PTSD, social confusion, and learning about how my brain processes. (I can keep listing, but I will stop there.) My brain consumes all sorts of information, details, and emotions with the inability to discern what is important and what is not.
Everything is important!!
This does not include all of the underlined or things hidden to my conscious that my mind is processing. It collects everything thinking it’s all very important. So it files it away until a sensory, emotional, or PTSD trigger causes it to manifest. I have witnessed similar things happen to my kids, especially with Daniel. Because of his developmental delays, his ability to understand and process his physical and emotional environment can be even more confusing, frustrating, and frightening. I am still learning how much my environment affects me. With new understanding, I have been making changes to improve my quality of life – by doing this, I have gained much more self-acceptance and understanding. This allows me to communicate better.
It can still take some time for me to understand and find the words to explain to someone how I am affected or feeling.Continued ... Improving Physical and Emotional Environment I
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