You don’t always say “I’m overwhelmed.” You just quietly switch into survival mode. For women with sensitive, neurodivergent nervous systems, the body starts reducing input before the mind can explain it — so it shows up like this 👇 1. Rearranging objects or “organising nothing” to feel in control 2. Laughing at everything because your system is overloaded, not amused 3. Switching to short replies because speaking in full sentences feels too expensive 4. Scrolling your phone to mentally leave t