SENSORY + DIGITAL OVERLOAD: Yes to the Request

Your Nervous System Pays for Everyone’s Access

That yes? It gave the world a backstage pass to your peace.

You Said Yes Because It Was the Loving Thing to Do

What felt like care became a quiet erasure.

1️⃣ You say yes to the request: checking work email before bed.
You invite the buzz back into your nervous system.

2️⃣ You say yes to the request: staying active in three group chats at once.
You bury your brain in noise and distraction.

3️⃣ You say yes to the request: listening to a podcast while replying to DMs.
You overwhelm your senses in the name of multitasking.

4️⃣ You say yes to the request: keeping your notifications on “just in case.”
You hand your peace to every ping.

5️⃣ You say yes to the request: answering a quick Slack on your day off.
You lose a boundary for the illusion of being helpful.

You’re Always On, But Never Present

Multitasking stole the magic of doing one thing well.

6️⃣ You say yes to the request: scrolling while eating lunch.
You feed your body but starve your brain.

7️⃣ You say yes to the request: reading one more headline.
You add stress that doesn’t belong to you.

8️⃣ You say yes to the request: watching a show while catching up on emails.
You turn downtime into noise time.

9️⃣ You say yes to the request: checking your phone first thing.
You let the world in before you meet yourself.

🔟 You say yes to the request: replying instantly.
You teach people you’re always available—at your own expense.

The World Got Your Attention. You Lost Your Grounding.

Technology offered convenience, not calm.

1️⃣1️⃣ You say yes to the request: joining another Zoom without a break.
You compress your body and stretch your mind thin.

1️⃣2️⃣ You say yes to the request: multitasking through meetings.
You stop hearing yourself think.

1️⃣3️⃣ You say yes to the request: adding one more app for “efficiency.”
You trade ease for another stream of input.

1️⃣4️⃣ You say yes to the request: staying up to finish the doc.
You borrow from tomorrow’s energy to fix today.

1️⃣5️⃣ You say yes to the request: being reachable at all hours.
You replace silence with surveillance.

You Don’t Just Need Rest. You Need Reconnection.

The noise numbed you. The stillness will restore you.

1️⃣6️⃣ You say yes to the request: replying with a voice note while walking.
You forget how to be unproductive on purpose.

1️⃣7️⃣ You say yes to the request: skimming while streaming.
You layer distraction on top of depletion.

1️⃣8️⃣ You say yes to the request: being “on” during family time.
You split your attention until nothing feels real.

1️⃣9️⃣ You say yes to the request: doomscrolling as a break.
You confuse mental noise for rest.

2️⃣0️⃣ You say yes to the request: jumping between tabs all day.
You burn out on context switching.

You Stayed Connected to Everything Except Yourself

Your nervous system isn’t a notification system.

2️⃣1️⃣ You say yes to the request: texting while in a meeting.
You dilute presence into fragments.

2️⃣2️⃣ You say yes to the request: leaving the TV on “for background.”
You let static replace stillness.

2️⃣3️⃣ You say yes to the request: watching tutorials while brushing your teeth.
You forget how to do one thing at a time.

2️⃣4️⃣ You say yes to the request: using your break to catch up online.
You never actually step away.

2️⃣5️⃣ You say yes to the request: staying connected to everything.
You disconnect from yourself.

I didn’t just offer support—I disappeared inside it.

Challenge

Turn it all off. Let silence speak louder than scrolls.
Peace isn’t something you earn. It’s something you return to.

Next Step:

Visit the Sensory Digital Overload Zone for additional tools and resources.

Explore the Yes to the Request Series

This series gives language to the internal “yes” you didn’t know you needed.
Each entry offers micro-permissions that disrupt burnout culture and honor your actual bandwidth.
It’s not about doing more. It’s about finally hearing yourself.

• → Mental Load – Why do I have to think of everything and they don’t?
  Hear from women who manage every detail—while everyone else just… shows up.
• → Decision Fatigue – What does decision fatigue feel like?
  Listen to what it’s like to be one choice away from crying, quitting, or disappearing.
• → Doing Too Much – Why do I always show up but no one shows up for me?
  Explore the stories of women carrying everyone and getting nothing in return.
• → Emotional Labor – Why am I always the one who has to hold it together?
  Read the emotional weight of being the stable one—when you’re crumbling inside.
• → Sensory + Digital Overload – Why does rest never feel like enough?
  Unpack how the modern world overstimulates, disconnects, and wears you down.