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do smart people really have this sort of problem partitioning their brains? It doesn't matter what sort of horrifying stressful shit i read before going to bed
by senectus1 7y ago
do smart people really have this sort of problem partitioning their brains?
It doesn't matter what sort of horrifying stressful shit i read before going to bed... when I lay down, that stuff gets turned off and I focus on going to sleep. its never really a problem for me.
- opless 7y agoAssuming 'smart people' have a higher incidence of ADHD and Asperger's, you'll find the comorbids of depression and OCD etc following them. I learned meditation in my teens, so I can switch a lot of stuff off, but when I'm particularly stressed - it becomes increasingly difficult to avoid being overwhelmed. Imagine trying to go to sleep after being mugged or being in a car accident and having to deal with that adrenaline rush, then being asked to sleep. It's that kind of level of stress. Some people are just more susceptible to being overwhelmed that way. It's one reason why I avoid TV news, and Twitter ... Too many monkeys screaming panic
- senectus1 7y agook didn't think of the ADHA / Aspergers/ Autism side of things... yeah those with conditions that make it hard to control input would be a problem.
- ta999999171 7y agoAre you sure you're not just less aware of the state of your body as its impacted by your subconscious? This doesn't make you a bad person, btw, just evolutionarily different.