Dear Dave,
I think that's a pretty common experience, and not too much of a worry if
you're aware of it. I had a friend in Melbourne who'd feed me Turkish coffee
by the gallon after which I felt very connected indeed.
In my view, there's nothing pathological about going at full throttle once
in a while or, conversely, the 'dull as ditchwater' state, which could be
seen as a just a little rest...
Best,
Cassie
On Mon, 3 Jul 2000 12:17:32 +0100, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> What about that mental state where the mind is racing and you're going
'whoa
> there, hold on a sec...' - I've not that long ago come out of a state
which
> seemed to go on for weeks, in which my mental faculties were, as someone
> once said, 'in a state of chassis' - dull as ditchwater & stagnant with
it.
> Now I'm even going 'Hmmm, Ditchwater!' in a Homer Simpson-ish sort of
way.
> There's an opposition, or oscillation, that seems to operate between
feeling
> "I can connect nothing with nothing", and then having everything seem to
> connect with everything else. And being in a mad rush to get from one
thing
> to yet another thing (hence the rush of posts, folks!). It does seem
> somewhat manic - not that I'm sure I mean that in any strict technical
> sense. It's more like I've accessed too many mental java beans all at
once.
> I mean, it's good, it's very prolific of creative ideas & communication -
> and the prior state of numbness, of not being able to write anything, or
> read anything, or think of anything to do etc. was awful. But it's a
little
> scary, too, in the sense of all the filters seeming to be off, and not
> knowing when to stop, and going 'Hmmm, Gibberish!' in a Homer Simpson-ish
> sort of way. Not to mention not being able to sleep.
>
> This ring any bells with anyone?
>
> Dave Lovely
>
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