Too loud, too bright, too fast, too tight what to do if you are sensory defensive in an overstimulating world

Do clothing labels bother you so much that you have to remove them? Do you find many different foods repulsive? Do loud, sudden, or piercing sounds startle you? Do you need to wear sunglasses even on a cloudy day? Do you feel panicky going down an escalator or driving through a tunnel? If the answer...

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Main Author: Heller, Sharon
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Quill, 2003, c2002.
Edition:1st Quill ed.
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245 1 0 |a Too loud, too bright, too fast, too tight :  |b what to do if you are sensory defensive in an overstimulating world /  |c Sharon Heller ; [with a foreword by Moya Kinnealey]. 
250 |a 1st Quill ed. 
260 |a New York :  |b Quill,  |c 2003, c2002. 
300 |a xviii, 370 p. ;  |c 21 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-351) and index. 
505 0 |a Foreword / Moya Kinnealey, Ph.D. -- Introduction: Too sensitive for your own good -- Living outside the comfort zone: Senses on the defense; Sensory processing, the touchy nervous system; Levels of defensiveness, from mild to maddening -- Secondary effects, from dis-ease to disease: Weaving a web of fear, sensory defensiveness across the lifespan; Anxiety to addictions; Body erupts, the psychosomatic side of sensory defensiveness -- Your sensory diet: Getting started; Priming the pump; Sound health; Seeing the whole picture; Air control; Harmonious space -- Removing treatment obstacles: Food for your nervous system; Breathing lessons; Posturing for inner peace; Mind/body-only connect! -- Appendices: Sensory defensiveness survival kit; Defensive reactions to sensation -- Notes -- Glossary. 
520 |a Do clothing labels bother you so much that you have to remove them? Do you find many different foods repulsive? Do loud, sudden, or piercing sounds startle you? Do you need to wear sunglasses even on a cloudy day? Do you feel panicky going down an escalator or driving through a tunnel? If the answer to many of these questions is yes, you may suffer from sensory defensiveness, a common but often misdiagnosed condition that results from adverse reactions to what most people consider harmless sensations. [In this book, the author] suggests that the best way for sufferers to cope is not psychotherapy or medication but a host of other treatments that tap into the primitive brain. As she] explains, there is hope for the sensory defensive. This book will change your life. -Back cover. 
650 0 |a Perceptual disorders. 
650 0 |a Sensory stimulation. 
650 0 |a Senses and sensation. 
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