Sensory issues after burnout

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I'm a late diagnosed female and got diagnosed after having to leave a new job and going through burnout. I self diagnosis for 7 years after my sons diagnosis.

My autism symptoms were (and still are) heightened massively. I could usually cope with a busy supermarket for example, but now I just can't deal with all the different voices and the layers of sound and visual clutter.

I am no longer working and can rest as much as I need to.

My question is, will I gain my resilience back? I can't currently go out without sunglasses and some from of ear protection.

Is hard to tell, I can relate to your issues though. To me I would say that I don't think I ever did tolerate the noise before, but now with the diagnosis & burnout I pay more attention to it. I pay attention to my energy levels all the time which I never did before either. But if you really DID tolerate stuff it might get better later BUT i would say after a burnout things never be the same
I would suggest noise cancellation ear plugs in the meantime, best of luck