It really sucks to be someone who's sensitive to overstimulation when you have kids because kids thrive on overstimulation.

I think you should count yourself lucky if you end up with kids who don't like a lot of noise in chaos.

God gave me two of those, I think, because my higher power was like, this lady can't take much more.

That being said, I have found a lot of regret around times that I didn't even realize what was going on for me was overstimulation.

And what it sounded like was like, shut up, like, stop, be quiet, go outside, like, I don't want to hear it.

This is my advocacy for the sooner you can get help with things like this.

If you have ADHD, if you have a history of trauma and you have a startle reflex that makes you really, really sensitive to sound.

If you're just a highly sensitive person, learn tactics as early as you can.

And even if you feel like you've already messed it up because you're already a mom, there are still things you can learn.

It's my biologist breakdown. She's going to break it down for you.

Because you know she knows a thing or two.

And now she's going to break down. It's a breakdown. She's going to break it down.

Hi, am I a biologist and welcome to a Thursday edition of My Breakdown.

I'm flying solo today and today is Ask My Am Anything Day.

And let me tell you, based on these questions, you really do think you can ask me anything and you do.

And here are some of the things we're going to talk about today.

We're going to talk about my tattoos and the meanings behind them.

We're going to talk about the strangest place I've ever slept.

How does craft service work on sets? What is up with dyslexic brains?

What's Alexa thymia? It's the inability to express emotions, but you're going to want to hear all about it.

Let's talk about agoraphobia.

Two of my favorite questions. Can therapy actually make you worse?

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