I get up, go out, and everything is changed. The blood drains from my head, the noise of things bursting, merging, avoiding one another, assails me on all sides, my eyes search in vain for two things alike, each pinpoint of skin screams a different message, I drown in the spray of phenomena.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Sensory overload makes the world feel chaotic and overwhelming, with no two things alike.
- In plain terms
- Everything feels overwhelming and different all at once.
- What can you take from it?
- The world can feel too chaotic to process.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What overwhelms your senses?
- How do you find calm?
Another view
It assumes all change is distressing.
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