39. Too Sensitive For This Body - Chronic Illness, Sensitive Nervous Systems and Fighting to be Believed

Ever felt like your body is too reactive, too unpredictable, too sensitive to just get on with life?Yeah. Us too.In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice — two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about what it's actually like to live in a sensitive body. The chronic illness nobody connects to your nervous system, the medical appointments that leave you feeling dismissed, and the exhausting gap between how you look and how you actually feel.We unpack our own experiences, spiral in real time, and talk honestly about what it's like to know something is wrong and not be believed.This time we talked about:🎙️ We've felt this thing too (and we still do): Hello hanging your head out the car window because of someone's hairspray, breaking your foot by standing up, and spending years with back pain you never mentioned to a doctor because what's the point👀 What it looks like in real life: sensory sensitivities, medication reactions, temperature changes, gut issues, fatigue that doesn't lift, and bodies that just respond to everything more🧠 Why our brains do it: the nervous system doesn't live in your mind, it runs through your entire body, and a sensitive nervous system means a sensitive everything🧍🏽‍♀️🧍🏻 The different ways it shows up: fibromyalgia, hypermobility, EDS, POTS, MCAS, chronic fatigue, ME/CFS, PCOS, PMDD, pain sensitivity, proprioception, and more conditions that cluster in neurodivergent and sensitive people than medicine likes to admit🧰 Coping mechanisms: believing yourself first, advocating in appointments, pacing, spoon theory, working with your body instead of against it, and knowing when to push for more🌱 How to make peace with it: your body isn't the problem, it's trying to communicate with you, and learning to respond with curiosity instead of criticism changes everythingThanks for listening 💛💜🩷🩵🧡💬 New episodes every Monday. 🎧 Follow now to join the conversation.🧡 CONNECT WITH US 🎙️ Podcast socials: → Instagram: @toomuchapparently → TikTok: @toomuchapparently → YouTube: Too Much, Apparently → Website: www.toomuchapparently.com👩‍💻 Carly Radford: → Website: www.carlyradford.com → Instagram: @the_sensitivity_therapist👩🏻‍💻 Alice Tew: → Website: www.alicetew.com → Instagram: @reparentingwithalice📩 Email us: [email protected] 🗓️ New episodes every MondayThis is a podcast that says: bring your too-muchness… we’re here for it.Disclaimer: Just a quick note to say this podcast isn’t therapy, and it’s not a substitute for professional support. We’re here to share ideas and experiences, but if you’re struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional or a support service near you.