What overwhelm looks like for me: Because it still happens sometimes even with a good routine

Thoughts from Burnout RecoveryThoughts from a Late-Diagnosed Autistic Woman

Sep 8

Written By Author | Aneisha - Writer and Bookkeeper

Originally published on Medium

I need to brain dump my thoughts onto paper daily at first and then multiple times a day (but I don’t save the paper).

I think so loudly that I miss what’s happening around me.

I bump into more objects and lose track of where my limbs are.

My brain is busy when I try to sleep and is still going when I wake up.

My stomach is tense and my breaths are shallow.

Video is overstimulating reading is overstimulating I’m under stimulated inactivity is somehow overstimulating.

I need multiple lists and reminders to remember what I’m doing.

I’m stressed by

everything.

And I don’t notice all this until I finally remember to

stop

take a deep breath

and then I realize: Oh. I’m overwhelmed

Author | Aneisha - Writer and Bookkeeper

Aneisha Velazquez is a bookkeeper and clarity guide who helps neurodivergent-led businesses stop fighting their numbers and start trusting themselves.

Having experienced firsthand the pressures different-brained entrepreneurs face in systems not built for them, she brings compassion to money conversations and normalizes the mess — making finances feel less overwhelming and far more manageable.

She’s the founder of Yellow Sky Business Services and writes the newsletter The Peaceful Pocket, where she explores making business more neurodivergent-friendly, money tips with context, and stories and behind-the-scenes as an AuDHD founder.

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