Mind Control and Distraction: Mind Control Techniques for a Lifetime

Chapter 24 Distraction Techniques for Drawing Circles with the Left Hand and Squares with the Right Hand (6)
This model oversimplifies the "pleasure circuit" of the brain.In addition to secreting dopamine, the brain also uses other physiological processes to make people feel happy, satisfied and so on.While the details of these other processes are not cleared up, it is important to understand that these processes are different for everyone.In other words, everyone responds differently to the same stimulus.Some people find it easier to be happy, while others find it hard to be happy.Finding fun for yourself in life is an important condition for maintaining health and success in life.If it's genetics that predispose you to addictions, it doesn't make you a bad person, you're just different.This genetic factor tends to show up more often in distracted people, and as a result distracted people are often prone to addiction.Regardless of the field, many people who have performed miracles are also prone to addiction.There is indeed a link between addictive tendencies and creativity.I have loved literature all my life.When I was a teenager, the authors I admired most were Dostoevsky and Shakespeare.I studied literature in college.At the same time, I have always liked writing, and I have many friends who are writers, editors, publishers, columnists, and so on.I noticed that these people are very creative, very smart, they have a good sense of humor, but also a little melancholy.Most of them like to drink, and some often drink heavily.They all have great dreams, but although many dreams have been shattered, they don't give up, but still work very hard for it and fight for it.They also have something in common: they are good at observing, and they will notice various details that others have not noticed (for example, A will touch his beard before speaking, and B will lick his lips before speaking); The truth, talk about the behind-the-scenes stories of current hot facts, like to gossip; they hate hypocrisy, but at the same time they can see through hypocrisy at a glance; they like honesty, and they like to have sincere conversations with each other.As a doctor, I've come to see these word workers through a genetic lens.I think there may be underpaid syndrome patients among them, and they may have genes for strong language skills, strong observation skills, and genes for depression.Because they're underpaid, they can't find joy in life in general, so they resort to other means.They organize words into articles, and they create order and beauty in chaos in this difficult way.Doing so releases dopamine and endorphins in the brain.They'll also have fun doing other things with words, such as wise conversations, reading favorite books, and more.

As these pleasures were not enough, many turned their attention to alcohol.The poet O'Gorden once wrote, "Candy is good, alcohol is better." But he didn't know that both sugar and alcohol stimulate the release of dopamine in the brain.Writers, like other creative people, are dreamers.Genes for creativity and dreaming also seem to be frequently found in people with underpayment syndrome, many of whom suffer from attention deficit syndrome.The restless factor in ADHD may be produced by the dream gene and the underpayment syndrome gene.The best way to itch is to do more creative activities, games, or sports.Meditation and prayer can also help.If you really want to splash the water in the water glass in your hand on someone's face, then don't suppress your inner feeling. Although you will not really pour the water out, you can obey this feeling and surface it in your heart Show this person's face, say to him in your heart: "I'm going to splash the water in my hand on your face!", and see how he responds.These are all viable alternatives.Every time you feel an itch in your heart, do something creative.You can start by admitting that you're bored and having a heart-to-heart chat with someone, which can turn out to be a very interesting conversation.Maintaining harmony in interpersonal relationships and smooth creative output is the best way to relieve itching.

When restlessness befalls the distracted

If you've read a book or books on distraction, then you probably already know the concept of complications.Complications are other medical conditions that accompany distraction.For example, a distracted person may also have depression.Of course, don’t forget what I’ve been emphasizing all along, that distraction can also have a positive side.Among the core characteristics of distraction, there are many good qualities waiting for us to discover and excavate.Treatment must also emphasize the power of these potentials.Complications of distraction have the potential to hinder the treatment of distraction, so let's take a look at some of the possible complications here.

The most common complication is emotional abnormalities.About a quarter of distracted people face emotional problems, including depression, hypodepression, bipolar disorder, and more, which also run in families.Sometimes it can be difficult to separate distraction from bipolar disorder, which affects about one in five distracted people.After starting treatment, these complications will improve to some extent, and sometimes they will be cured.For example, a distracted person may suffer from depression due to constant frustration, unremitting efforts but still not achieving their dreams.Once they start treatment, they become more focused and can try to keep working hard to realize their dreams one by one.In this way, depression will not be cured on its own.But on the flip side, treatment can also make complications worse.Depression, for example, may be made worse by treatment for distraction.After the distracted people get treatment, they can focus more, and they can more focus on reviewing the mess they have made in their lives, so they will be more depressed.If this is the case, it is imperative to treat the depression in parallel with the distraction.Don't be discouraged, all complications can be cured, it just takes time.Although these symptoms may not disappear overnight, within a few months, you will notice significant improvement.When the symptoms of distraction start to lessen, so do the other symptoms. 75% of distracted people will have one or more complications.It should be noted that once these complications are discovered, it is necessary to seek treatment as soon as possible.Before the mid-90s, it was thought that children or teenagers could not get bipolar disorder, and that bipolar disorder was thought to be a condition unique to adults.Until 1995, Janet Wozniak (Janet Wozniak) published an article entitled "Clinical Cases with Mania-like Symptoms May Be Childhood Mania" in the Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry. After the paper Mania-Like Symptom Suggestive of Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder in Clinically Referred Sample, the views of academic circles and people were changed.What she observed has been seen by other psychiatrists, but because of the belief that bipolar disorder occurs only in adults, many doctors have diagnosed bipolar disorder in children with things like borderline personality disorder, conduct disorder, etc. , oppositional defiant disorder, ADD, other diseases of post-traumatic stress syndrome, or simply think that the child has a bad personality and a bad natural moral character.

Uzniak and her colleagues have contributed enormously to the discovery of bipolar disorder in children.Not long after the paper was published, psychiatrists across the United States began diagnosing children with bipolar disorder. In 1999, Demitri and Janice Papolos wrote a book called The Bipolar Child.From then on, children with bipolar disorder can get correct diagnosis and treatment.But what exactly is bipolar disorder?What is the difference and connection between it and distraction?What counts as a distraction?How is opposition against disease?How come it's just that children are more naughty?Who can explain these clearly?Many of the symptoms of bipolar disorder are similar to other disorders, and even more so to distraction, especially the very hyperactive and impulsive distracted person.Once it was accepted that children could get bipolar disorder, many doctors used to flippantly start labeling their patients, just as doctors could easily use the label distraction once it became known.And some doctors are too conservative to use the label.I believe the current situation is that there are children who do not have bipolar disorder who are overdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and conversely, there are children who are bipolar and who are not.

A well-known child psychiatrist said: "In my clinic, I see several children every day who are taking medication for bipolar disorder. In fact, all they need is a stable family. Their problem is family and It is caused by society, and it cannot be solved by taking medicine alone. As long as children fight, are emotionally unstable, difficult to discipline, disobedient, and self-willed, it is said that they have bipolar disorder, and they are prescribed medicine to go back to take it. Very irresponsible behavior. Of course bipolar disorder exists in children, but some diagnoses are taken too lightly. Only a small number of children actually have bipolar disorder, and most children face only social problems. Sometimes, making bipolar disorder Diagnosing depression is much easier than trying to figure out the intricacies of family structure." Like distraction, there are no absolute tests for bipolar disorder, which is why it can be misdiagnosed.To compound the problem, distraction and bipolar disorder are often accompanied by social problems that would otherwise not be clear.Often, in addition to treating distraction and bipolar disorder, it is more difficult to address co-existing social problems.Let me first describe the similarities and differences between adult distraction and adult bipolar disorder.The biggest characteristic of bipolar disorder is the large mood swings.These were no ordinary mood swings, but very violent ones, including periods of so-called mania.If you've ever seen a manic patient, you know how weird they can be.Although you don't understand what's going on, you feel like the person is being pulled and manipulated by a great force.Adults with mania are unusually excited and hyperactive.He will think that he has extraordinary abilities, and even thinks that he is the god who dominates everything.Patients with milder symptoms will think that they can do anything, such as getting rich overnight, reconciling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or finding a secret cure for terminal illness, etc.Even the mildest manic person appears more exaggerated than the most confident average person.

In addition to being hyperactive, manic patients think very quickly, but are also very disorganized and speak very quickly.A manic patient might say to the doctor: "Good morning, doctor. I see that your tie is the color of a rainbow. It is the result of refraction of light and passing through water vapor. It symbolizes hope, which of course is impossible to achieve." hallucinations, the wish to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, which is similar to a bow tie, new ideas, I spend the whole night thinking about new ideas, when everyone, including you, is still asleep, everyone is too tired, It's a pity, but it's okay, it won't be anymore, as long as they understand the ideas I've been thinking about all night, long theories, and their edges, overlapping each other into a network, it's so early, I don't think you have No way to understand this, but when we talk later, I will explain it to you, if this becomes now, it will be 3:[-], right?" If you look carefully at this passage, you will find Several of what he said were meaningless.This is the brain of a manic patient.Sometimes patients with mania are not overly inflated, but easily angry.People with mania can become very angry, aggressive, and even violent.In true mania, the episode will last for more than a week, and some of the following symptoms will definitely appear:

· Excessive self-esteem;

Reduced need for sleep;
· Talking a lot more than usual;

·思绪飞快；

·easily distracted;

Increased purposeful activity (people with mania can do a lot);

Excessive indulging in pleasures (such as gambling, spending money, unsafe sex, and risk-taking) that may have adverse consequences.

From the above symptoms, we can see the same shadow as ADHD.These include distraction, racing thoughts, hyperactivity, insomnia, etc., but distraction and bipolar disorder in adults are not easy to be confused because bipolar disorder can make their emotions hyperactive and irritable. Symptoms of palpitations and hyperactivity have become secondary.A manic adult can overwhelm you, while a distracted adult can only frustrate you.

It's easy to tell the difference between bipolar disorder and distraction in adults just by looking at the main symptoms.If the main symptom is abnormal mood, then it may be bipolar disorder; if the main symptom is abnormal concentration, then it may be distraction.Of course, some people may have both problems at the same time.Another way to tell the difference between bipolar disorder and distraction is to look at a person's medical history.Distraction is a long-term and chronic disorder that is always present, not recurring; bipolar disorder is a recurring cycle of mania, depression, and normalcy.Bipolar disorder and distraction in children can be somewhat difficult to distinguish because mania in children is not as pronounced as mania in adults.Strictly speaking, I can judge bipolar disorder in children in the same way, but psychiatrists with extensive experience in diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder in children have suggested that manic episodes in children rarely last longer than a week.Childhood mania can come and go several times a day.The onset of mania in children is characterized by the same symptoms as adults with mania, and any of the above symptoms may be present, but the mania does not last as long as adults.The most common clinical symptom of mania in adults is extreme arousal, while in children it is irritable and short-tempered.However, irritability probably isn't an adequate description of what happens during an attack.These kids can get so wild during the manic phase that they hit, swear, spit on, attack anyone who comes near him, and say things like "I hate you" to anyone who tries to help him.As you can imagine, hundreds of years ago, such a child would have been considered possessed by the devil.Distracted children can also be irritable at times, but not as intensely or extremely.The irritability of distracted children stems from their lower tolerance for frustration.Also, irritability can be a symptom of depression in children, but not as strongly as irritability in children with mania.The irritability of children with depression manifests as crying, showing faces to others, and not being happy no matter how you tease him, etc.Children with mania are very dangerous. They may alternate periods of melancholy and mania.Distracted children are different.I discussed this issue with a senior psychiatrist."If you've seen a manic episode in a child, it's easy to diagnose," he says. Often one case provides enough experience for a doctor to diagnose.

We estimate that [-]% of children with bipolar disorder are initially diagnosed as distracted.The danger of being misdiagnosed is that instead of helping their symptoms with stimulants that treat distraction, they can hurt them even more.Stimulants can send children with bipolar disorder into manic or depressed states, which can even lead to suicide in severe cases.To make matters worse, once a child has been given stimulants, future medications for bipolar disorder will be less effective.Other experts disagree, arguing that giving stimulants to children with bipolar disorder is less dangerous.While no one would want to give bipolar children stimulants, the dangers of doing so are not well understood.Although evidence is lacking, there is general agreement that stimulant medications are detrimental to the treatment of children with bipolar disorder.Everyone agrees that bipolar disorder in children and distraction in children can be clearly distinguished. Although they are often confused, the treatment methods of the two should be different.

There are two ways to distinguish between the two.

(End of this chapter)