Alternative hypothesis is you were just sleep-deprived? I also find it harder to resist superstimuli when I’m not getting enough sleep, not eating well, etc.
This is definitely a huge part of it, and taking naps every so often really does reduce what I thought was nihilism.
I’m still not sure how many of my psychological problems have purely physiological causes and cures. Every outside data source suggests “way more than I think.”
In some sense this whole post is just saying “lots of things are escapism from pain,” but somehow I found the idea of the “fast-forward button” a fresh and more resonant statement of the problem than “escapism.”
This is definitely a huge part of it, and taking naps every so often really does reduce what I thought was nihilism.
I’m still not sure how many of my psychological problems have purely physiological causes and cures. Every outside data source suggests “way more than I think.”
In some sense this whole post is just saying “lots of things are escapism from pain,” but somehow I found the idea of the “fast-forward button” a fresh and more resonant statement of the problem than “escapism.”