Rob Dial

And there was a study that was done in 2013 that was published in the, I'm gonna try this out, Psychoneuroendocrinology, pretty good, I think I got it there, that showed that chronic exposure to even low-level stressors, like constant alerts, noise, notifications, all of that, can keep cortisol levels elevated throughout the entire day. And so what does that mess with?

And there was a study that was done in 2013 that was published in the, I'm gonna try this out, Psychoneuroendocrinology, pretty good, I think I got it there, that showed that chronic exposure to even low-level stressors, like constant alerts, noise, notifications, all of that, can keep cortisol levels elevated throughout the entire day. And so what does that mess with?

Your immune system, your gut health, your memory, your mood, your focus, your hormone balance, all of that stuff. And we will be right back. And now back to the show. And so overstimulation affects your mind, but also affects your ability to connect.

Your immune system, your gut health, your memory, your mood, your focus, your hormone balance, all of that stuff. And we will be right back. And now back to the show. And so overstimulation affects your mind, but also affects your ability to connect.

Your immune system, your gut health, your memory, your mood, your focus, your hormone balance, all of that stuff. And we will be right back. And now back to the show. And so overstimulation affects your mind, but also affects your ability to connect.

It affects you not being able to fully connect to the people around you, your children, your wife, not wanting to go out and hang out with people as much because there's too much happening.

It affects you not being able to fully connect to the people around you, your children, your wife, not wanting to go out and hang out with people as much because there's too much happening.

It affects you not being able to fully connect to the people around you, your children, your wife, not wanting to go out and hang out with people as much because there's too much happening.

So if you ever find yourself avoiding phone calls or zoning out in conversations or needing a week to recover from a social event, that's your brain trying to protect you from more input they can actually handle. And so in kids, we actually call this sensory overload.

So if you ever find yourself avoiding phone calls or zoning out in conversations or needing a week to recover from a social event, that's your brain trying to protect you from more input they can actually handle. And so in kids, we actually call this sensory overload.

So if you ever find yourself avoiding phone calls or zoning out in conversations or needing a week to recover from a social event, that's your brain trying to protect you from more input they can actually handle. And so in kids, we actually call this sensory overload.

Like I've seen it in my son because he's just so new to this world that if there's too much going on, I can see him actually start to kind of get frazzled and stressed. Sometimes like when the dogs are playing in front of him and there's music going on in the background, he's like, he'll start to like get a little bit stressed. You could see sensory overload.

Like I've seen it in my son because he's just so new to this world that if there's too much going on, I can see him actually start to kind of get frazzled and stressed. Sometimes like when the dogs are playing in front of him and there's music going on in the background, he's like, he'll start to like get a little bit stressed. You could see sensory overload.

Like I've seen it in my son because he's just so new to this world that if there's too much going on, I can see him actually start to kind of get frazzled and stressed. Sometimes like when the dogs are playing in front of him and there's music going on in the background, he's like, he'll start to like get a little bit stressed. You could see sensory overload.

In adults, we just call it, oh, I'm just tired. I just need a little space. But we downplay it more than we should. It's the same neurological shutdown. And so it's really interesting about the whole thing is that overstimulation, when you look at it, it actually mimics the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and ADHD. So there's so many people that are just self-diagnosing, oh, I have depression.

In adults, we just call it, oh, I'm just tired. I just need a little space. But we downplay it more than we should. It's the same neurological shutdown. And so it's really interesting about the whole thing is that overstimulation, when you look at it, it actually mimics the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and ADHD. So there's so many people that are just self-diagnosing, oh, I have depression.

In adults, we just call it, oh, I'm just tired. I just need a little space. But we downplay it more than we should. It's the same neurological shutdown. And so it's really interesting about the whole thing is that overstimulation, when you look at it, it actually mimics the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and ADHD. So there's so many people that are just self-diagnosing, oh, I have depression.

Oh, I have anxiety. Oh, I have ADHD. But in reality, it could just be there's way more overstimulation than you realize, and the overstimulation actually mimics the feelings and the looks of depression, anxiety, and ADHD. You might be just a little bit overstimulated, right? So that's really what I'm trying to get to you to understand here. So what do we want to do in this case?

Oh, I have anxiety. Oh, I have ADHD. But in reality, it could just be there's way more overstimulation than you realize, and the overstimulation actually mimics the feelings and the looks of depression, anxiety, and ADHD. You might be just a little bit overstimulated, right? So that's really what I'm trying to get to you to understand here. So what do we want to do in this case?

Oh, I have anxiety. Oh, I have ADHD. But in reality, it could just be there's way more overstimulation than you realize, and the overstimulation actually mimics the feelings and the looks of depression, anxiety, and ADHD. You might be just a little bit overstimulated, right? So that's really what I'm trying to get to you to understand here. So what do we want to do in this case?