Posted by IsoM on January 3, 2002, at 2:08:39
In reply to Senses overwhelmed, posted by janejj on January 3, 2002, at 0:35:33
Even when I feel good, Jane, I find it often just too much. Everything's designed to grab your attention to make you want to buy. It's like visual shouting to me - too 'noisy' for my eyes. Even grocery shopping can leave me feeling mentally tired. So many images, colours, & words in different shapes & sizes. And if I'm not careful, I pick up the wrong product as the packaging has once again been changed. And most shopping centres or large stores have music or other sounds all blaring away.
I won't even go to see a movie in a cinema. Too many people jam-packed in a dark room with a huge screen & noise level way too high. If I'm interested, I wait till the video comes out.
I prefer quiet pleasures, not an all-out assault on the senses.
> Hey,
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> Does anyone here ever feel completely overwhelmed when they enter a shopping mall or the foyer of a cinema ? Sometimes I just feel so overwhelmed by the lights, the noise and all the activity. Is this normal ?
>
> Jane
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