This happened to me twice and I’m trying to make sense of it. The title of this post is my best attempt at a description.
My wife likes concerts and in the past year I’ve gone to two concerts with her. I wouldn’t choose to go to a concert on my own - a late night with lots of crowds and noise is not my idea of fun.
But I went and each time there was at least one point where the music and lights/video were so much, so intense, so overwhelming, that I felt like my brain had to run in overdrive to process it. Everything else was tuned out and I didn’t think, feel, or experience anything but the concert. And it was so…peaceful!
I didn’t have any need to do the mental busywork I normally am always doing - counting things, solving math problems, doing anagrams in my head, or working out contingencies and backup plans for upcoming events. It was almost as if my consciousness didn’t exist - I literally had not one single thought in my head.
My wife was dancing and singing her heart out and I was just sitting there motionless, staring straight ahead in perfect peace.
So the only thing I can think to call it is “perfectly overstimulated”. But maybe it’s a form of hyperfocusing. Or maybe it’s like a hypnotic state of sorts. Maybe me being tired because it was so late contributed. I really don’t know.
I’m kind of wondering if I could replicate it at home, but I’m not sure how. Or if I should. I’m still trying to get my head around it and I don’t even know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
Have you experienced anything like this? What do you call it? How do you explain it? Do you like it?
My wife likes concerts and in the past year I’ve gone to two concerts with her. I wouldn’t choose to go to a concert on my own - a late night with lots of crowds and noise is not my idea of fun.
But I went and each time there was at least one point where the music and lights/video were so much, so intense, so overwhelming, that I felt like my brain had to run in overdrive to process it. Everything else was tuned out and I didn’t think, feel, or experience anything but the concert. And it was so…peaceful!
I didn’t have any need to do the mental busywork I normally am always doing - counting things, solving math problems, doing anagrams in my head, or working out contingencies and backup plans for upcoming events. It was almost as if my consciousness didn’t exist - I literally had not one single thought in my head.
My wife was dancing and singing her heart out and I was just sitting there motionless, staring straight ahead in perfect peace.
So the only thing I can think to call it is “perfectly overstimulated”. But maybe it’s a form of hyperfocusing. Or maybe it’s like a hypnotic state of sorts. Maybe me being tired because it was so late contributed. I really don’t know.
I’m kind of wondering if I could replicate it at home, but I’m not sure how. Or if I should. I’m still trying to get my head around it and I don’t even know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
Have you experienced anything like this? What do you call it? How do you explain it? Do you like it?
