Too loud, too bright, too fast, too tight: what to do if you are sensory defensive in an overstimulating world

Foreword / Moya Kinnealey, Ph. D.

Introduction: Too sensitive for your own good

Living outside the comfort zone: Senses on the defense; Sensory processing, the touchy nervous system; Levels of defensiveness, from mild to maddening

Secondary effects, from dis-ease to disease: Weaving a web of fear, sensory defensiveness across the lifespan; Anxiety to addictions; Body erupts, the psychosomatic side of sensory defensiveness

Your sensory diet: Getting started; Priming the pump; Sound health; Seeing the whole picture; Air control; Harmonious space

Removing treatment obstacles: Food for your nervous system; Breathing lessons; Posturing for inner peace; Mind/body-only connect!

Appendices: Sensory defensiveness survival kit; Defensive reactions to sensation

Notes

Glossary.