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Part of being autistic for me is the frequent risk of sensory overload, and there's a variant of that causing issues right now. It's (as the title suggests) an anticipatory overload, where there are so many projects and events waiting to be resolved that I'm tense and overstimulated by the *risk* of everything happening concurrently.
Asynchronous communication is great, and my downtime is so empty right now that I have multiple irons in the fire to try to stay occupied. But oh no, everything can sync up and everyone is available to talk at once, which is overwhelming. Ideally I need more offline connections! Still challenging to get going.
(Nighttime edit: two of my stressors resolved today in a really positive way <3)