{"id":3919,"date":"2015-02-11T07:30:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T12:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/teens4ts\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2015-02-11T07:30:34","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T12:30:34","slug":"my-toolbox-for-tackling-sensory-overloads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/teens4ts\/my-toolbox-for-tackling-sensory-overloads\/","title":{"rendered":"My Toolbox for Tackling Sensory Overloads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a fellow teen with TS, I have experienced the typical &#8220;tic outbreaks&#8221; and &#8220;sensory overloads&#8221; most of us have on certain days. I also know that they sometimes come at times where you need to do important tasks. So, how do I manage these moments?<\/p>\n<p>First, you have to know your location of your tic outbreak:\u00a0These are examples everyday places:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>School<\/li>\n<li>Home<\/li>\n<li>Sporting event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then, you need to go to a quiet place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In school, I go to the hallway (preferably one with windows)<\/li>\n<li>at home, I go to my backyard<\/li>\n<li>At a sporting event, I usually go to a hallway also<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then, You need to be able to perceive the current environment you&#8217;re in to be calming. Then, Take a deep breath, and notice the color of the grass, the animals outside, or the cars passing by. I hang out with my chickens when I&#8217;m stressed (I practice taking pictures \u00a0of my chickens to help me relax. This is of my chicken named Oatmeal):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-M9mWGttMdoc\/VNfSjkfLbKI\/AAAAAAAAAXY\/FwzJjJw6_EI\/s158-no\/2013_07_11_17_06_36_t.jpg\" width=\"158\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, after you take a minute to relax, your tics and stress will calm down, and now you can resume your activity stress-free. Remember, Don&#8217;t make a 2 minute break a 30 minute break!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a fellow teen with TS, I have experienced the typical &#8220;tic outbreaks&#8221; and &#8220;sensory overloads&#8221; most of us have on certain days. I also know that they sometimes come at times where you need to do important tasks. 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