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The pandemic made us less tolerant of the sights, sounds, and smells of everyday life. Here’s how to stop overstimulation before you spiral.
Sensory overload has been found to be associated with other disorders and conditions such as: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) . People with ADHD display hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli from a young age; this hypersensitivity often persists into adulthood.
Sensory processing disorder (SPD), formerly known as sensory integration dysfunction, is a condition in which multisensory input is not adequately processed in order to provide appropriate responses to the demands of the environment.
Don't expect your brain to do both tasks (cooking and kid-caring) well at the same time. Help yourself out.” But if, and when, you can: Try to avoid multitasking.
The umbrella term includes things like ADHD, OCD, autism, and dyslexia. Back in 2000, one in 150 children were on the autism spectrum; by 2020, about one in 36 were diagnosed, according to a ...
Amygdala hijack—threat response to emotional stimulus. An amygdala hijack is an emotional response that is immediate, overwhelming, and out of measure with the actual stimulus because it has triggered a much more significant emotional threat. [1]
Psychologist Steven Pinker, however, argues that people have control over what they do, and that research and reasoning never came naturally to people. He says that "experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain" and asserts that the Internet is actually making people smarter.
If you’re feeling overstimulated, thicker condoms might be the answer. ... Do so too long beforhand, and you won’t notice as much of a benefit. Experiment with timing to see what works best ...