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Brain Freeze
Feb. 25th, 2016 09:07 amI have never had the sensation of what people refer to as brain freeze. I have had it described to me. I was with Caroline when she had her first one eating ice cream too fast and Peter was able to explain to me why she was upset.
For me brain freeze is when my brain gets stuck on an idea or something and it keeps wrapping around and around just on that one thing. I try to shake it loose but if I am not focusing it comes back up.
I also have a soundtrack going on in my head. It is how I seem to distract myself when the ringing in my ears gets bad. It might be one song over and over again or it might be a series of songs. Right now it is the Doors “When you’re a stranger”. Yesterday it was an aria from Lakme by Debelis. There are times it is dialogue from plays I have done or shows I have seen or just about anything I have heard. Sometimes I can’t place what is going on in my head and that just frustrates me until I can figure out where I heard a piece of music especially instrumental music that is looping until I do figure out where I heard it. Even with the ringing, my hearing is really good to the point where I still hear the hum of electronics.
Quiet in my head is not an easy for me. I have been working on quieting my brain for years and, with very few exceptions, haven’t been very successful. There are times that I am totally in the now and nothing stray wanders through but that is an exercise in focus. I can tell when I am in the zone because things do get much quieter. Not as many stray thoughts bouncing around distracting me from the task at hand. I have figured out that if my math brain is working, then I can focus easier.
I have a lot of ideas for things to write and do that if I started now and didn’t have a new idea or thought, I would be set for the rest of my life.
I refuse to apologize for being smart. I am smart, clever, and inventive. I know I see the world slightly differently than a majority of the people on it. It allows me to do things and solve problems in new and interesting ways.
I have an extensive vocabulary that I keep adding to. I like words. I like word play. I read a lot. I still use a dictionary if I don't know what a word means. I like the word of the day when I learn a new word or phrase that I can use elsewhere.
My brain is a treasure to me. I like what I can do with it.
I am grateful that my brain is my brain.
For me brain freeze is when my brain gets stuck on an idea or something and it keeps wrapping around and around just on that one thing. I try to shake it loose but if I am not focusing it comes back up.
I also have a soundtrack going on in my head. It is how I seem to distract myself when the ringing in my ears gets bad. It might be one song over and over again or it might be a series of songs. Right now it is the Doors “When you’re a stranger”. Yesterday it was an aria from Lakme by Debelis. There are times it is dialogue from plays I have done or shows I have seen or just about anything I have heard. Sometimes I can’t place what is going on in my head and that just frustrates me until I can figure out where I heard a piece of music especially instrumental music that is looping until I do figure out where I heard it. Even with the ringing, my hearing is really good to the point where I still hear the hum of electronics.
Quiet in my head is not an easy for me. I have been working on quieting my brain for years and, with very few exceptions, haven’t been very successful. There are times that I am totally in the now and nothing stray wanders through but that is an exercise in focus. I can tell when I am in the zone because things do get much quieter. Not as many stray thoughts bouncing around distracting me from the task at hand. I have figured out that if my math brain is working, then I can focus easier.
I have a lot of ideas for things to write and do that if I started now and didn’t have a new idea or thought, I would be set for the rest of my life.
I refuse to apologize for being smart. I am smart, clever, and inventive. I know I see the world slightly differently than a majority of the people on it. It allows me to do things and solve problems in new and interesting ways.
I have an extensive vocabulary that I keep adding to. I like words. I like word play. I read a lot. I still use a dictionary if I don't know what a word means. I like the word of the day when I learn a new word or phrase that I can use elsewhere.
My brain is a treasure to me. I like what I can do with it.
I am grateful that my brain is my brain.
