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16 Oct 2012, 12:12 am

EstherJ wrote:
I don't think it's possible.

Do you see how they get on those roller coasters? How they watch those horror movies? How they go to those concerts where the music makes their ears bleed? How they watch those incredibly loud movies that are incredibly bright, too? How they wear such uncomfortable clothing? How they take drugs to get stimulated because they're bored?

I don't think you can do more than that, besides hurting someone, and that's not cool. It seems like NTs are wired to seek out stimulation.

Not that Aspies don't do the above, but NTs don't usually have a problem with any of that stuff.


Not all of them, mostly just extroverted NT's. It's easy to overstimulate an introverted NT because their brain is wired for solitude and quiet, also highly sensitive NT's have virtually identical stimulus processing disorders that we do, so it's as easy to overload them as it is us. It all depends on the NT you're trying to overload and what their temperament looks like.


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23 Oct 2012, 6:50 am

I have a lot of trouble with Home Depot when they make loud announcements over the PA system and I can't stand it. But as a customer, I am there only maybe 15 minutes. I see some of the employees, who I assume to be NT, seem to "melt" over the loud announcements because they are there 8 hours a day hearing all that crap. But then they go out to the bar and drink and get drunk and then they are ready to face the next day. I for one cannot do that. So maybe they get overwhelmed but somehow the stimulus goes away afterwards? The bar is not an option for me, but I have had people suggest that if I drank, I might cope with life better. :?