Feeling overwhelmed or anxiety

Sometimes I wake feeling emotionally well but hurting. On those days I get overwhelmed VERY easily. If two kids talk to me at once, I drop things, the phone rings while I'm doing something else, too much back ground noise I feel actual pain! Like a string pulled too tight but all over! I will even get nauseous and cry. I feel happy and not worried or anxious until there is too much stimulation then...BAMM...I'm toast.

My questions are...
Is that normal?
Is this just part of fibromyalgia or some kinda anxiety disorder (I only seem to have these issues when I'm in pain)?
How do you cope?

Thank you for helping with this. On bad days I feel so incapable

Oh yes, odors!!!! I swear I can smell things that no one else even picks up on. I can wake up and smell if that cat pan hasn't been scooped yet. Everyone else says the can't smell it and honestly it is clean but I can't tolerate it. Taste is the same way! Food has to be just so so or I can't eat it (I cook as to not put that burden on anyone else)

I get this all the time. I am currently on Lyrica and it seems to handle most of the issues. I do not normally have anxiety, but for some reason, I get days when everything is just too much. I can't take multiple input sources on these days and feel like everyone is shouting. The noise seems to be a key trigger. Every so often, someone seems to put the volume up to 11. At that point little irritating noises seem to ring in my ears. My husband and daughter are both fidgeters so this can be really difficult. I went to the dentist office in the middle of a flare and the sound of the drill felt like bombs going off.

The smell only occurs occasionally, but it does occur. I love Olive Garden. It's a soothing place for me to eat where I always know I'll like the food and nothing will set off my stomach. Last time I was there, at the end of the meal the smells also went high and I had to hustle out before I threw up. It was like I could smell everyone's meal at once - particularly the fish ones which I have issues with. I can't stand the thought of going back there since.

I have always been more sensitive to smells than others (if you have smoked in the last couple of days ... I'll know). It just appears that Fibro takes that further.

Most times things are fine, but there are days that make things difficult. it seems to be worse in the winter when the cold is really killing me. The good news is that it generally comes and goes. My therapist has me work on focusing on other senses for control or alternate smells. I carry handcream that I love the smell of. If that doesn't work, I get a hug from my husband or close my eyes and try to change my focus. I am not great at this. It does help some though. Sometimes, I can't change my environment fast enough so I have to do something or make a huge fuss.

Bells are going off in my head, folks!

Now I understand why certain things bother me at times.
I can blame it on fibromyalgia.
I have issues with things and my family looks at me like I'm losing it. 😆