Stimulation Overload
Another weekend full of activity:) All good, just going to be a busy one. I am moving one of our studios. Trucks are lined up and ready to go I just have to be at both locations to ensure nothing is left and that all the furniture and such gets put where I want it in the new place. I am crossing my fingers that the rain holds off.
Moving all afternoon and again tomorrow and tonight Michael and I are heading out with some friends to celebrate hubby’s Birthday. A nice meal out with friends will be a very welcome pace changer to the past week. Through networking I have meet some really cool people that I feel confident are going to make for some good times ahead.
I had such a fun and interesting conversation the other day. This was with a stranger but turned out by the time we were done talking we exchanged numbers:) Somehow we started talking about ADHD and OCD and other “medical” acronyms describing what seems like 80% of adults now a days. I have been watching this trend for a few years now and it fascinates me. You rarely heard of these types of issues a decade ago. If adults had ADD/ ADHD/OCD they didn’t talk about it, they dealt with it. Now a days you hear people talking about it almost like it’s cool, like everyone is doing it philosophy. Medications for these issues run rampant and actually show up in some club scenes and gyms where they are being used as uppers and diet aides, WTF? So this new friend and I began a discussion as to why this trend has been on the rise. Interestingly we totally agreed on why we believe this is happening. Of course this is just IMO’s and doesn’t have medical backing just two adults chatting.
We now live in a world based on “instant” we can have almost anything and anyone with the click or tap of an icon, app or button. This speed in how we do things has allowed for people to fill their days with 5 times as much activity as we used to. I feel that over stimulation has caused this brain melt down. We try to keep up with how fast we can do things but our brains have never had to do this before. We are playing catch up with technology all the time and I think it has finally culminated into a need for meeds! Our heads are on the verge of exploding because it is “go go go go” and click click done all day everyday. When it comes time to lay down at night people are taking sleeping aides at alarming rates because they can not shut down their brains. I don’t know about you all but when I am working on my computer I often have several tabs open at a time and work back and forth on them all simultaneously. Anyhoo not sure this al made any sense but it is my belief that modern forms of working and communicating have caused info over load on our brains and people are experiencing melt downs. What is the answer? SLOW THE FUCK DOWN! in a nutshell. Is it possible? Some of us will get it and find a healthy balance, others I fear will be medicated the rest of their lives to be able to keep up with their computers.
xxx
Brandi
