destim

present singular third person destims · participle present destimming · participle past destimmed · past destimmed

1. slangautismTo intentionally block out overwhelming stimuli in order to avoid sensory overload.

   I got overwhelmed by the loud music and had to go into another room to destim.

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   Of course once the window was shut and I spent a few moments destimming with headphones, I was able to move forward. But I think it's such a good example of what we mean by overstimulation and how it can be a cumulative unseen process as well as an instant one.

   2020 July 16, @littlehux, Twitter, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2024

   Actually, the lesson is to teach your child to recognize when they're overstimulated and teach them how to actively destim and regulate in the moment.

   2022 December 19, u/Inevitable_Librarian, “Got a new fude nib today!”, in Reddit, r/fountainpens, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2024

   Okay, I am home, have ate,^([sic]) destimmed a bit, & cried a lot. It's been rough today and I truly haven't seen anything happening on the internet in the last 48 hours because I've been stuck in a revolving door of bad news.

   2023 February 16, @ChaiCiLatte, Twitter, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2024