- Main symptoms
- How the diagnosis is made
- How to Treat Accelerated Thinking Syndrome
- Most recommended remedies
- Tips to fight this syndrome
- How this syndrome affects health
The Accelerated Thinking Syndrome is an alteration, identified by Augusto Cury, where the mind is full of thoughts, being completely full during the entire time that the person is awake, which makes it difficult to concentrate, increases anxiety and wears down physical health and mental.
Thus, the problem of this syndrome is not related to the content of thoughts, which are generally interesting, cultured and positive, but to their quantity and the speed with which they happen inside the brain.
This syndrome usually arises in people who need to be constantly attentive, productive and under pressure and, therefore, it is common in executives, health professionals, writers, teachers and journalists. However, it has been observed that even children have demonstrated this syndrome.
Main symptoms
The main characteristics of a person with accelerated thinking syndrome include:
- Anxiety; Difficulty concentrating; Having small memory lapses frequently; Excessive tiredness; Difficulty falling asleep; Easy irritability; Not being able to get enough rest and waking up tired; Restlessness; Intolerance of being upset; Sudden change of mood; Dissatisfaction Psychosomatic symptoms such as: headache, muscle pain, hair loss and gastritis, for example.
In addition, it is also common to feel that 24 hours a day is not enough to do everything you want.
These symptoms are common in students who spend many hours of their day in the classroom and workers who live under pressure always in search of better results and to be recognized as the best in their field of work.
This syndrome has become increasingly common because the amount of stimuli and information available in newspapers, magazines, television, social networks and smartphones are very large, and bombard the brain with information all the time. The result of this is that in addition to having a large amount of information in the mind, thinking has become increasingly accelerated, making it more difficult to manage the emotions associated with each situation.
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How the diagnosis is made
The diagnosis of this syndrome is made by the psychologist or psychoanalyst based on the symptoms and reports of the history that the person presents, but the person can also answer a questionnaire to help identify this syndrome faster.
How to Treat Accelerated Thinking Syndrome
The treatment against Accelerated Thinking Syndrome should be guided by a specialized professional, such as a psychologist or psychiatrist, for example. But it is usually done with the adaptation of life habits, and one should try to include several breaks during the day, do frequent physical activity or include small moments to listen to music or read a book without thinking about other activities.
It is also advisable to avoid long working hours, doing work-related tasks only during working hours, and taking vacations for short periods more often. A good tip is instead of taking a month's vacation, the person can take 4 or 5 days of vacation every 4 months because that way there is more time to rest and disconnect the mind from work and study tasks.
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Most recommended remedies
The drugs that can be indicated by the psychiatrist to help in the management of Accelerated Thinking Syndrome are anxiolytics, which fight anxiety, and antidepressants, if there is associated depression.
But the use of medication alone is not enough and that is why regular consultations with the psychotherapist are necessary so that the person can know how to manage their emotions and control thoughts more efficiently. There are several strategies that can be adopted by psychologists and psychiatrists to achieve this goal, but some tips that can help the person to keep thoughts and emotions more controlled are indicated below.
Tips to fight this syndrome
- Studying or working with relaxing ambient music, at a low volume, but enough to be heard and enjoyed. Sounds of nature and classical music are good examples of musical styles that increase concentration and bring a sense of peace and serenity to the mind; Separate up to 3 times of the day to enter social networks, and not always be online, nor enter social networks every 5 minutes to avoid excessive information and stimuli in the mind during the day; When talking personally with friends, exposing feelings and telling about their victories and defeats because it humanizes relationships and makes them stronger and more resistant, being more appreciated than virtual reality, which can imprison the mind.
How this syndrome affects health
The accelerated thinking syndrome is very harmful to the mind, as it hinders the development of essential skills such as creativity, innovation, reflection and even the will to keep trying, without giving up, generating chronic anxiety and prolonged dissatisfaction.
In addition, in this syndrome the brain frequently blocks memory in order to be able to think less and save more energy, which is why frequent memory lapses arise which are also due to the fact that the brain expends the energy reserved for the muscles, causing an excessive sensation of physical and emotional tiredness.
The person with the accelerated thinking syndrome has difficulty putting himself in the other's place and does not accept suggestions, constantly imposing his ideas, in addition to having difficulty reflecting before acting. She also has a harder time dealing with losses and recognizing her mistakes, reflecting on them.
