Too loud, too bright, too fast, too tight : what to do if you are sensory defensive in an overstimulating world / Sharon Heller, Ph.D.

  • Heller, Sharon
Date:
2003
  • Books

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Description

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.

Publication/Creation

New York : Quill, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2003.

Physical description

xviii, 370 pages ; 21 cm

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Edition

First Quill edition.

Notes

A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2002 by HarperCollinsPublishers.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index.

Contents

Foreword / Moya Kinnealey, Ph.D., OTR/L -- Introduction: Too sensitive for your own good -- Part I. Living outside the comfort zone -- 1. Senses on the defense -- 2. Sensory processing : the touchy nervous system -- 3. Levels of defensiveness: from mild to maddening -- Part II. Secondary effects : from dis-ease to disease -- 4. Weaving a web of fear : sensory defensiveness across the lifespan -- 5. From anxiety to addictions -- 6. Body erupts : the psychosomatic side of sensory defensiveness -- Part III. Your sensory diet -- 7. Getting started -- 8. Priming the pump -- 9. Sound health -- 10. Seeing the whole picture -- 11. Air control -- 12. A harmonious space -- Part IV. Removing treatment obstacles -- 13. Food for your nervous system -- 14. Breathing lessons -- 15. Posturing for inner peace -- 16. Mind/body-only connect! -- Appendix A : Sensory defensiveness survival kit -- Appendix B : Defensive reactions to sensation.

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  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WL710 2003H47t
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780060932923
  • 0060932929