I’m Not Broken — I’m Overstimulated
A Realm-Wide Incident Report
There are days when nothing is technically wrong.
No crisis.
No meltdown.
No tears on the floor.
And yet… everything feels like too much.
Too loud.
Too close.
Too many inputs happening at once.
That’s not weakness.
That’s overstimulation.
The Realm learned this the hard way.
One Bad Maa (Keeper of the Realm)
The Keeper noticed it first.
Not emotionally , logistically.
Her patience ran out before her strength did.
Her tolerance hit zero while her capability stayed intact.
She wasn’t sad.
She wasn’t hormonal.
She wasn’t “burning out.”
She just had too many tabs open.
Sound.
Requests.
Movement.
Responsibility.
All running at once.
The Keeper didn’t need a breakdown.
She needed fewer inputs.
Rebel
Rebel reacts to overstimulation by sharpening.
Her jaw tightens.
Her sentences get shorter.
Her tolerance for nonsense disappears completely.
People mistake this for anger.
It’s not.
It’s prioritization kicking in.
Rebel doesn’t explode, she edits.
And if something gets cut, it probably deserved it.
Lawless
Lawless doesn’t talk when she’s overstimulated.
She moves.
Skates faster.
Paces harder.
Disappears into motion like it’s a back exit.
If she stays still too long, everything feels louder.
Lawless doesn’t need advice.
She needs space to burn off excess input before it turns into irritation.
Vex
Vex notices overstimulation intellectually.
She clocks it like data.
Too much noise = misfires.
Too many interruptions = spell errors.
Too many conversations = impatience.
Her solution?
Reduce variables.
Lights go dim.
Music goes off.
People get gently but firmly rerouted away from her space.
Vex calls this “environmental management.”
Others call it rude.
She does not care.
Rage
Rage gets mislabeled the most.
When she’s overstimulated, people think she’s angry.
She’s not.
She’s overloaded.
Too much sound feels like pressure.
Too many demands feel like sparks.
If Rage snaps, it’s because the system ignored every warning sign before that point.
Fire is not the first response.
It’s the last.
Here’s the part women don’t say out loud:
Overstimulation isn’t emotional instability.
It’s input fatigue.
Your nervous system didn’t fail.
It just hit capacity.
The Realm eventually learned to read the signs.
Short answers.
Less eye contact.
Movement without explanation.
Silence that isn’t sad, just protective.
Those aren’t red flags.
They’re indicators.
Women are taught to treat overstimulation like a personality flaw.
“Why are you so sensitive?”
“Why are you overwhelmed?”
“Why can’t you just relax?”
Because nothing stopped coming in.
That’s why.
The Keeper issued a Realm-wide rule after that incident:
When someone says “I’m fine,” but everything about them says “too much” ,
You reduce the noise.
You don’t push.
You don’t demand softness.
You don’t diagnose.
You create space.
Overstimulation doesn’t need fixing.
It needs relief.
Less talking.
Less touching.
Less explaining.
Less input.
Once the noise drops, something interesting happens.
Clarity returns.
Patience comes back online.
Humor resurfaces.
Not because anyone “worked on themselves” .
But because the system stopped screaming.
Realm Rule
If a woman goes quiet, sharp, or distant
she’s not broken.
She’s overloaded.
Lower the volume.
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