Posted by baseball55 on April 5, 2016, at 18:58:33
In reply to Suddenly stupid and can't escape background noise, posted by porkpiehat on April 5, 2016, at 8:40:11
> This happened to me for the first time since last summer when I was studying chemistry.
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> Bam its 3pm I try to read something and I can't really understand anything. In addition all the little noises in the back ground jump into the foreground and it's all I can focus on and I start getting really upset.
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> I've read it's ADD, stress, Schizaffective, and just the traits of someone who is creative. But it doesn't happen all the time.
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> Does anyone have this experience?Everyone I know has had this experience. Certainly every student I've ever talked to (I teach college). My solution is always to close the books and take a walk or something to clear my mind. Studying in small doses helps as well. No cramming. A little time everyday.
You may be pathologizing a common experience.
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