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Sensory Hypersensitivity

Published on Apr 05, 2026

Updated on Apr 05, 2026

Updated on Apr 05, 2026

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What is Sensory Hypersensitivity?

General sensory hypersensitivity encompasses an abnormal intolerance or discomfort across multiple sensory domains — touch, temperature, pressure, vibration, and proprioception — in addition to the classic sound, light, and smell sensitivities. Even gentle touch, clothing textures, or temperature changes can cause significant discomfort.

How to know if Sensory Hypersensitivity is chronic

  • Affecting multiple sensory domains simultaneously
  • Significantly restricting clothing, touch, or physical contact
  • Present most days for more than a month
  • Worsening with fatigue or stress

Sensory Hypersensitivity can be associated with the following conditions:

How brain training & re-origin can help

General sensory hypersensitivity is a direct expression of the nervous system’s amplification of all incoming signals. Re-origin’s program works at the root level — calming limbic overactivation and central sensitization — to help the brain restore more accurate, proportionate processing of sensory input. This is one of the most commonly reported areas of improvement among re-origin members with fibromyalgia and related conditions.

FAQs

Why does even light touch hurt?

Allodynia — pain from normally non-painful touch — is a hallmark of central sensitization. The brain is amplifying tactile signals far beyond their normal intensity.

Can sensory hypersensitivity spread to new domains?

Yes. Without addressing the underlying central sensitization, sensory hypersensitivity often spreads — a phenomenon sometimes called ‘kindling’ or sensitization spread.

Is general sensory hypersensitivity related to autism?

It can occur in autism, but it is also very common in fibromyalgia, CFS, and other chronic conditions completely independently of autism.

Can the nervous system be desensitised?

Yes — through careful, supported approaches that address the underlying central sensitization and limbic overactivation. Brain retraining has helped many people significantly reduce their sensory hypersensitivity.

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