A very serious (and highly misunderstood) symptom of Sensory Deprivation Disorder -- itself a symptom of Autism Spectrum Disorder -- where a person gets too overwhelmed by the world around them, causing extremely irrational behavior.
The most common cause is too much noise, especially the sounds of multiple people talking at once. However, one loud talker (or one loud, irritating sound) is usually enough to trigger it. When a person is going into sensory overload, they will usually exhibit signs of extreme distress, such as clutching their head to shield their eyes and/or ears. They may become extremely irritable, lashing out at just about anyone. They may also wince or flinch if it comes on suddenly.
People who suffer from it often describe the feeling as though they are being attacked, and that their mind is so clouded that they lose all rational thought. And of course, being a symptom of autism, there is no cure.
If you see someone exhibiting these symptoms, especially the wincing, you should immediately shut the fuck up and make sure everyone in the room does so too. The only way to stop a bout of sensory overload is for everything to be totally silent for about 15-30 minutes.
The most common cause is too much noise, especially the sounds of multiple people talking at once. However, one loud talker (or one loud, irritating sound) is usually enough to trigger it. When a person is going into sensory overload, they will usually exhibit signs of extreme distress, such as clutching their head to shield their eyes and/or ears. They may become extremely irritable, lashing out at just about anyone. They may also wince or flinch if it comes on suddenly.
People who suffer from it often describe the feeling as though they are being attacked, and that their mind is so clouded that they lose all rational thought. And of course, being a symptom of autism, there is no cure.
If you see someone exhibiting these symptoms, especially the wincing, you should immediately shut the fuck up and make sure everyone in the room does so too. The only way to stop a bout of sensory overload is for everything to be totally silent for about 15-30 minutes.
If you want to know what sensory overload feels like, listen to the music that plays during the Death Egg Zone in Sonic 2, before the two final bosses. Everything feels terrifying and distorted, while your mind is just trying to calm down and pretend that everything is okay when it's not.
It's a very real disorder and it deserves more attention.
It's a very real disorder and it deserves more attention.
by Ubeenbamboozledson July 19, 2021
by Ubeenbamboozledson July 23, 2021
1. A type of juice that, true to its name, causes immense, unexplained pain in the bones
2. The (often intentional) misuse of a meme template
2. The (often intentional) misuse of a meme template
"What was that drink you left on my desk?"
"Bone hurting juice."
"It tasted good!...Ow my bones hurt oof ow ouch"
"Bone hurting juice."
"It tasted good!...Ow my bones hurt oof ow ouch"
by Ubeenbamboozledson September 22, 2023
A term used in BDSM (or any dom/sub situation) where the dom asks the sub for a color to communicate how they're feeling.
Green - Good to go
Yellow - Slow down
Red - Stop
Green - Good to go
Yellow - Slow down
Red - Stop
by Ubeenbamboozledson June 09, 2024
1. The act of using the simplest solution to a problem, whether or not it's the best one.
2. The act of committing suicide. Generally used (along with other euphemisms) in various settings to avoid using the word "suicide" in any context, because it triggers some people.
2. The act of committing suicide. Generally used (along with other euphemisms) in various settings to avoid using the word "suicide" in any context, because it triggers some people.
After going through a series of traumatic events and losses, Bill decided that taking the easy way out would be his only option.
by Ubeenbamboozledson June 03, 2022
A rare phenomenon where a person uncontrollably bolts upright in bed and screams at the top of their lungs during the climax of a horrible nightmare. The nightmare in question almost, if not always involves the dreamer in a scary situation where they are about to be killed while also being completely helpless to stop it. But just when the unfortunate dreamer is killed/is about to be killed, the phenomenon occurs. Bonus points if it's a lucid dream.
In one episode of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon experiences a catapult nightmare when he has a vivid dream where Santa Claus appears in his living room and is about to kill him with a giant cannon as revenge for a ridiculous comment he made in a roleplay earlier that day that involved giving Santa a very hard kick in his "Bowl full of jelly" and feeding him to ogres.
As soon as Santa lights the fuse on the cannon, Sheldon wakes up and immediately positions himself upright while screaming for Leonard, and the episode ends.
As soon as Santa lights the fuse on the cannon, Sheldon wakes up and immediately positions himself upright while screaming for Leonard, and the episode ends.
by Ubeenbamboozledson September 25, 2021
1. An idiom referring to a situation where you're screwed no matter what you do; if you're literally holding a tiger by the tail, it won't attack you - until you let go of its tail. But you have to let go in order to run from it, and it WILL chase you down.
2. A song by country singer "Buck" Owens. Arguably his signature song.
2. A song by country singer "Buck" Owens. Arguably his signature song.
I've got a tiger by the tail, it's plain to see
I won't be much when you get through with me
Well, I'm losing weight and turning mighty pale
Looks like I've got a tiger by the tail
I won't be much when you get through with me
Well, I'm losing weight and turning mighty pale
Looks like I've got a tiger by the tail
by Ubeenbamboozledson May 30, 2022