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“Yes, forgetting can be a curse, especially as we age. But forgetting is also one of the more important things healthy brains do, almost as important as remembering. Think how quickly the sheer volume and multiplicity of sensory information we receive every waking minute would overwhelm our consciousness if we couldn’t quickly forget a great deal more of it than we remember.”

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Book:The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
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“We, on the spectrum, are often misconstrued as rude or audacious. Problem is not that we feel too little, but that we feel too crippling much. Sensory overload is our biggest struggle, an eternal battle against daily situations. Storms that the normals experience only in tragedy, are our life’s everyday occurrence.”

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Book:The Humanitarian Dictator
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“The outside world is loud and demanding so the first step in honing our powers is learning to deal effectively with sensory overload. We have to identify and manage the things that jam our inner guidance system. And that involves turning down the volume on the outside world so we can hear what's going on inside.”

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Book:Sensitive Is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World
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“Modulation and processing of the range of sensory experiences allows for social engagement and attachment to others. A person who is easily overwhelmed by sounds, touch, movement, or visual stimulation may avoid interactions with persons or situations that are highly stimulating. In contrast, the person who does not process sensory input unless it is very intense may develop a pattern of thrill seeking, high stimulation, and risky behavior.”

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Book:Dysregulated Adult: Integrated Treatment Approaches
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“They don't tell you about the curse of travelling. You went out there and saw the colors, tasted the wine, saw the chaos. You expanded our minds until they couldn't fit back into these little boxes people call ‘NORMAL lives.' Now, the local gossip feels petty. The 9-to-5 feels like a cage. It’s the curse of the wanderer. You fit in everywhere, so you don't fit in anywhere.”

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Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
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