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Reading theory makes me feel manic feelings. I have almost completely abstained from theory for years. How do I get around the issue of my extra high excitement so I can finally get back to reading? (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Theory can give me out of control feelings of excitement, and that's really bad for me. I've been mostly abstaining for years after reading a few articles. Even with things more psychology related, like Will to Change by Bell Hooks, I try but cannot deal with the raw feelings.

Connecting the dots is so exciting it can be overwhelming. Reading theory makes me want to go around and tell everyone mindblowing facts. Who else has difficulty containing their excitement in a way that can get out of control? How do you calm down? It'd be so good if I could read and chill.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Make YouTube videos?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Why make them? I kind of know nothing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

walk it off, take the book with you. running machine while you read. audio books are good too. someone said weed and it works if you can avoid smoking yourself too dumb to read.

just find a way to burn that energy off while you read it or before.

i wonder how many people get this type of zoomies from emotionally intense stuff.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Dude you're totally right, it is absolutely a form of the zoomies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Box breathing is literally how the cia death squads handle their feelings. It works.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I take edibles and I run

It's the two good things about my town

Affordable cannabis and a spacious park with a paved track

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I take edibles and I run

Do you do both at once? That's interesting. Ive never heard of someone doing that. What do you like about it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Maybe slow it down? 10 pages a day, adjusted to what works for you?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

1 page a day feels like too big of a rush of excitement. Even an article as short as a long comment feels like that. I can feel my brain doing huge skateboard tricks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

nah.. being a theorycel is wild

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I've been mostly abstaining for years after reading a few articles

we need /c/notheory to help guide these souls away from sin, complete with increasingly esoteric advice on how to practice abstinence and the superpowers that come with not reading theory