One of the ways I alleviate some of the loss I experience surrounding M.E. is by watching 4k walks in different cities and places around the world. I used to be an avid walker and alpine hiker and it helps me feel like I still get out. One thing that has struck me this summer though, is I don't think my auDHD brain could handle the cicadas in some cities. I find it sensorily overpowering in the worst way.
Some cities I've travelled to have been overpowering in terms of sound for me: cars, traffic, lots of overwhelming sounds and I usually have to retreat at some point a few times a day to recuperate, but I think cicadas in Tokyo on a hot summer night would find me curled up in the fetal position.
Kryptonite.
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