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Sensory Overload Journal
It is never the one thing. It is the fifth thing, on top of four you had stopped noticing.
Sensory overload does not announce itself. The noise, the lights, the label in your shirt and the fact that you have not eaten since breakfast all sit there quietly until something small — a dropped spoon, one more question — puts you over. Afterwards it looks like an overreaction to the spoon, which is why it is so hard to explain and so easy to be embarrassed about. This 9-page printable journal is built around the part everybody misses: not what tipped it, but what was already stacked up underneath.
| Pages | 9 (including cover) |
|---|---|
| Format | PDF, US Letter 8.5″ × 11″ |
| Dated? | Undated and reusable — start any day, reprint as often as you like |
| Delivery | Instant download after purchase. Nothing is posted. |
| Price | £4.20 including VAT |
| Where you buy | Our Etsy shop — it handles payment and delivery |
Who this is for
This journal is for anyone living with adult ADHD who wants somewhere to put the detail down while it is still fresh. It is never the one thing. It is the fifth thing, on top of four you had stopped noticing. If that is familiar, this is the tool for writing it down as it happens.
What’s included
- Welcome & how to use this journal
- How I work best — the environments you already settle in, and the ones that cost you on arrival
- My sensory map — eight channels rated seek, neutral or avoid, with the specifics that actually matter
- Overload episodes — Week 1, including what was ALREADY stacked up before it tipped
- Overload episodes — Week 2
- What was already stacked up — the recurring floor, plus a ten-point early warning checklist
- Places, and what I have tried — environments ranked, with adjustments tested rather than assumed
- What surprised me
Inside the planner
How it works in practice
Every episode log asks the same unusual question: what was on top of you before the trigger arrived. Two weeks of that column tends to turn up the same three or four things — a poor night, a room slightly too warm, no food since breakfast, one conversation still being replayed — and those are far more workable than the trigger itself. It also asks how much warning you actually get, which most people have never checked and are surprised by.
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