The Sensory Overload Cheat Sheet | Free Download

Everything is too loud. The lights are too bright. Your clothes feel wrong. You want to crawl out of your own skin. You're not being dramatic. You're in sensory overload. And you need a way out.

This cheat sheet helps you recognise when you're overwhelmed—and gives you practical, immediate steps to reduce the input and reset your nervous system.

What's inside:

• Signs you might be in sensory overload (tick what applies)
• What to do right now: reduce input
• Find a safe space
• Stim if you need to (yes, it's allowed)
• Reset your nervous system
• Rest afterwards (you've earned it)

Sensory overload is real. It's not weakness. It's your nervous system being overwhelmed by input it can't filter. This sheet helps you protect yourself.

Free. Because your senses matter, and you're allowed to protect them.