Diagnosed with Alphabet Soup

Photo by Kristine javashvili

You’re touched out, they said.

Every mother feels this way sometimes, they promised.

I nodded even as I felt like I was missing something. Yes, too much touch bothers me. Layers of noise drive me crazy. Running errands with kids feels overwhelming. These are sentiments I’ve heard a thousand times. Somehow, I felt like it bothered me more. I couldn’t verbalize the extra, the difference…