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Good afternoon. My gender: m. Age 19. I have a very serious problem, namely, the functioning of the brain is disturbing. It is very difficult to concentrate, a heavy, leaden head, it is very difficult to express oneself; in places where there is little space, where there are a lot of mirrored, polished surfaces, where there are a lot of people, all these effects are intensified, plus there is a feeling that I am about to faint. When I walk quickly, when I arrive at the right place, it takes about a few (5-15 minutes) for my head to somehow start working. I wake up tired, and sometimes when I fall asleep, I feel like I’m going to faint again. When I try to play football or basketball, I slowly “understand” the game and take a long time to react. And this is how it started. Until the 9th grade, I didn’t have any problems with this: I could run around the football field for hours, solve problems for a long time, and read. But since the 9th grade, what has changed in me is that I began to take everything hyper-seriously, and became incredibly closed and devout. I began to communicate less with friends. I went to one class (kung fu), but didn’t tell anyone, even my best friends didn’t know about it. I didn’t talk about it because I didn’t want anyone to know about it at all. But the most turning point was at the age of 17, when I received a serious injury (I damaged the meniscus and ligaments on it), it took a very long time to recover, and it still bothers me. I had to not go to training because I physically couldn’t do it + I worked hard on my homework (every day!!!) + I closed myself off. At that time, there was a feeling as if reality was disappearing from under my feet, my head began to work worse. And so on for about a year and a half. But for about a year now, my head has begun to work a little better at times, I have already begun to be able to analyze information again, and somehow explain my thoughts in a coherent way. Of course, I searched on the Internet for medications that would help with these symptoms. I found it and took glycine, but at random. But this October I decided to take the pills seriously: piracetam + cinnerazine. It even seemed to help, I began to joke more, think quickly, and my memory started working again. But all my efforts were nullified when I sat at objects all day, my brain was constantly working, and again my head didn’t work, heaviness, etc. ... I take these pills again, everything seems to be fine, but then I read a complex book all day, and the next day the same symptoms again.. Now I’ve decided that I won’t do much mental work (how long did it take me to realize this!! !), So little by little... I’m drinking lobster now, but somehow there’s no effect, I just want to sleep a lot. A little later I want to take a combination: glycine + piracetam.. Tell me what I have, what should I do? Please

I am also an athlete, so I will answer with a sports analogy, which is relevant. The brain acts like a muscle. This means that in order for him to be not only big and prominent, but hardy and trained, he needs to be trained. At the same time, we think every second of our lives, so in essence we can say that the brain works intensively to one degree or another. It is narrow to think that the brain develops mainly through reading. This is the most affordable and universal method. Just like in sports, you don’t need much to take off and run. Jogging - strength and endurance. Reading - thinking and imagination.

It so happened that I got hooked on ChGK. I consider myself well-read and thoughtful, but at first I had trouble answering questions. Gradually it became easier and easier for me to see the question and the direction in which I needed to think. Reason and logic worked. I realized that by reading a lot, I was developing only some part of the brain, or rather, some part of thinking. Just because you're a great runner doesn't mean you're a great pull-up. So I realized that brain development lies in a variety of activities. To the point of putting down the calculator and spending an extra 30 seconds adding complex numbers; buy a scanword; on the subway, play chess on your smartphone, if after a hard day you don’t feel like reading, but want to develop; learn to do something with a weak hand, take new routes home, come to new places and try to memorize the map first, and then navigate yourself; Finally, just invent work for the brain. This is very important if you want your brain to work. Because in order to keep your brain in shape, you must first acquire this shape.

And just like muscles, the brain needs to be warmed up. For some time I started the day right away by reading complex literature. The feeling that your brain is clogged and you are running through paragraphs without getting into it. (Again, just like muscles. Starting to work without warming up is a disastrous task) Then I pumped myself up with applications like “Speed ​​Reading”, “Mnemonics” and I start the morning by memorizing and reproducing the series numbers (10, 15, 25 numbers and more), Schulte tables, repeating words in the languages ​​I am learning (English, German), etc. It warms up the brain well.

And the most important thing, as in sports, is the regime. Don't be scared by this word. Eat regularly (it’s enough just not to feel hungry), sleep for 7-8 hours, engage in physical activity, even walking up the stairs, escalator, listen to music that inspires you and try to do only what you like. The brain will repay with proper functioning.

Tested on me. I would love to read the answers to this question and would be grateful if you share your experience in the comments!

P.s. Some time has passed since the publication of the post, and it makes sense to add a little to what was written in several theses.

1. Try to give your brain rest during the day. Doing the above operations in the morning, sometimes I warmed up the brain to such an extent that my head became clogged and sticky. Continuing with sports analogies, it is better to start the day with proportionate loads: something that warms up, not extinguishes an unprepared body. And no matter how useful a 10 km run is, it is not suitable for everyone in the morning. Dose

2. There is a general speed of consideration, and there is a special one. I have already discussed the latter above. I advise you to do exercises for associative connections like “where is the logic?” - after all, the brain works on the principle of a network, which means that by refreshing the “paths” there is a greater chance of developing mobility of the entire network, which means the permeability of information and knowledge.

But special can also mean momentary. This is the need to be productive here and now. Recently, before My game, I was just faced with the need to quickly “warm up.” Someone hits themselves on the cheeks (either to get angry or to get blood out), but I began to simply perform mental operations such as multiplying two-digit numbers and reading in my mind words that randomly came to mind in reverse. This helped me quite a lot.

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You've undoubtedly heard about the benefits of walking: it stimulates blood circulation no worse than running, reduces the risk of stroke and heart attack, and ultimately helps keep muscles toned. And not only: “A walk can break your thinking patterns,” says P. Murali Doraiswamy, a professor of psychiatry at the Duke Institute in North Carolina. “Walking allows you to use other, more creative parts of your brain.”

How to be Leave your car in a distant parking lot (or get off two stations earlier if you take the metro home) and take the time to stretch your legs.

2. Meditate

Forget about mantras, lotus position and flights to nirvana (or whatever stereotype is nested in your brain) - such luxury in everyday life you obviously can't see it. Modern technology mindfulness, which we have already talked about, is very close to meditation in essence and implies complete concentration on the process you are doing. Anything. When you go home, concentrate on walking. When you have dinner, look at every piece of meat, try to imagine its taste in advance. “Mindfulness is needed to clear the brain of excess noise and stagnant, useless ideas. After such meditation, he will work better,” says Doraiswami, an Indian by nationality. You can definitely rely on him when it comes to meditation.

How to be Don't let yourself get distracted at dinner. Full concentration on an unimportant process will create a kind of vacuum in your head. Soon a worthwhile idea may well appear in it - nature abhors a vacuum.

3. Try with a fresh mind

“Your brain has two decision-making strategies,” Doraiswamy reports. “One operates with logical arguments, the other with momentary emotions.” Stress, fatigue and hunger affect your mood, even if you don't notice it. Your task is to see the difference between these two strategies and not let your emotions take over. “If you know you have a habit of emotional actions, try to abstract yourself, imagining another person in your place - what would he do?” - advises Doraiswami.

How to be Spend half an hour to prepare yourself for a good night's sleep: take a shower, dry yourself, change the sheets (you remember - with full concentration on the process). This will guarantee you a good night's sleep. Put off solving problems until the morning - you heard that it is wiser than the evening.

4. Be open to new things

Curiosity is a very useful quality, but unfortunately, it weakens over time. It becomes more and more difficult for you to get carried away by something new, and when you get carried away, you quickly become fed up. You shouldn't put up with this. “Force yourself to receive information. Attend open lectures, master classes and seminars - something will definitely hook you and, as a result, will take your thinking to a new level,” promises Doraiswamy. At your service are TED conferences, Russian-language courses from the online university Coursera and dozens of master classes held daily in any major city.

How to be If you have a deadline, so be it, put off the master classes until later. Occupy your mind with what you see on your way to work. Identify the reasons (where the queues come from), study the relationships (how the jumping dollar exchange rate affects traffic jams), come to new conclusions - at least this is a good workout for the mind. Do you remember about Newton and the apple? That's it.

Let's figure out what prevents us from keeping our main tool - the brain - in good shape all the time. What are the reasons for lack of concentration when you have the ability to do so? What ways are there to use the potential we are given to 100%?

Your work is connected with intellectual activity, so your brain is your main capital. But bad luck - it happens that he doesn’t want to turn on. You just can't make the mental effort. Let's see how different people describe these conditions.

“I haven’t been able to concentrate on anything for over a month now. And vitamins don't help. As soon as I sit down at the computer and tune in, something immediately distracts me - my husband turns on the TV, and I listen, or my child watches cartoons, and I begin to remember what will happen next. Then I’ll hang out on the forum instead of doing work.”

“The session is coming, I have to write my coursework, prepare for exams, but I just can’t concentrate. Something strange is happening to the brain. Insomnia at night, all sorts of thoughts creep in. I think maybe I chose the wrong specialty? Maybe you should have studied to become a director or study music? How can we get out of this state of doing nothing and pathological laziness?”

“I can’t concentrate specifically on working hours- then someone will come in, then I’ll think, my thoughts will fly away somewhere. Any noise is distracting. But in the evening, when everyone has left, work begins. Or it also happens that you don’t have a clear thought, you wander around all day, killing time. And as soon as I caught the idea, I immediately turned on, I even forgot to eat.”

“I can’t get my brain to work all the time. That is, it works for 15-20 minutes without interruption, then it turns off - I stop understanding the most basic things. After this, you need to be distracted by something else. How to make your brain work constantly?

Let's figure out what prevents us from keeping our main tool - the brain - in good shape all the time. What are the reasons for lack of concentration when you have the ability to do so? What ways are there to use the potential we are given to 100%? And the knowledge about the human psyche that Yuri Burlan’s training “System-vector psychology” provides will help us with this.

Important Terms

At the training we learn that thinking, concentrating thoughts is the main purpose and main pleasure of a person with. That is why, if he suddenly loses this ability, it causes deep anxiety and even fear in him. It's scary when your head doesn't work.

If professional activity sound engineering is associated with intellectual work, which means it is in its place. And if for some reason he cannot use his head, then these reasons can be eliminated and this ability can be restored.

Of course, both physical condition and the conditions in which a person works are important. It's important to get enough sleep. After all, mental work is extremely energy-consuming. It's much harder than digging the ground. Therefore, it is important to keep your head clear and rested.

But what if everything is fine and it still doesn’t work out? So there are other reasons. The best concentration of thought can only be achieved in silence and solitude, when no one distracts you from deep internal process understanding something. Often our working conditions do not correspond to the task at hand.

If your work requires significant mental effort, demand from your superiors that you have a separate office, or at least an office in which there will be sound engineers just like you, immersed in their tasks. It is an illusion that you can do complex intellectual work in a crowded place. The sound artist was created precisely by an introvert in order to give birth to thought forms in silence and solitude.

If you work from home, it is better to have your own room, preferably with a door to block out distracting sounds. The fact is that the ear of the owner of the sound vector is the most sensitive organ and reacts very strongly to noise stimuli. Some are able to isolate themselves from the outside world with headphones and music and work with such a background, but not all. Many people need complete silence to create - write computer programs, articles, novels, scientific dissertations. And study as well.

If the situation with the conditions is completely hopeless, then you can try using earplugs. But, as a rule, you can always find a way to organize a suitable workplace for yourself.

Motivation - idea

Many people realize that to turn on their brain they need motivation - interest in what they are doing. This is true. And we begin to understand the mechanism of this phenomenon well at the System-Vector Psychology training.

The fact is that a person is, figuratively speaking, a desire for pleasure. And desire is an emptiness that requires filling. While this desire is there, a person does something in an effort to fill this emptiness and get pleasure. As soon as the emptiness is filled, the desire passes, and it is much more difficult for a person to force himself to do anything.

This can be compared to the fact that while a person is hungry, he moves and does something to get food. And as soon as he was full, he immediately lay down on the sofa and wants to rest. A person becomes lazy, and in order to cheer himself up, he needs to get hungry again.

For a sound artist, pleasure is the process of thinking, and the desired result is the birth of an idea, a thought form. If he is captivated by an idea, he can work for hours, forgetting about sleep and food. But as soon as the idea is realized, a state of emasculation may arise, when a new lack, a new desire must accumulate, so that one again wants to concentrate the thought.

To ensure that the process of creativity and involved work does not stop, it is possible and necessary to use the shortcomings of other people. Our own desire of course, and ceases to be felt as soon as we fill it. Therefore, the pleasure of realizing only your desires is rather fleeting. When we do something for others, we are constantly fed with inspiration. Therefore, as soon as you feel a loss of concentration, go out of your solitude into the world to watch people, catch up on the news - in general, bring your mind to focus on those around you. To create something, you need to have an application point, to do it for someone. And these are always other people. In them you will see something that will spur your mind to work further.

By the way, For many sound engineers, the most productive time of work is at night. And this factor can also be used in work.

Just don’t listen to the smart guys who say that if your mind is tired of concentrating, you need to reduce the load on your head. This is really bad advice, because for a sound engineer, concentration is vital - and the more, the better. This develops it, renews it, and allows you to maintain vitality. If you like, this is even good for his health, because pleasure prolongs our life. And for a sound engineer, coming up with an idea, a formulation of a law of physics, a mathematical formula, a musical or literary work, developing a computer program or solving a mathematical problem is always a real pleasure. But the greatest pleasure lies in focusing on the human psyche, in realizing its hidden laws.

How to use the pleasure principle

If a person does not like what he is doing, he will find a thousand and one reasons not to do it.

So, you will never be able to force yourself to study if you do not like the work that you intend to do. And vice versa, if you like your future job, if you were led to it by a real and not fictitious interest, then you will easily concentrate on the learning process, trying to learn as much as possible on the issue that interests you.

That's why it's so important right choice affairs. And the System-Vector Psychology training helps us easily cope with this choice. By opening our psyche and defining our vectors, we gain an understanding of our desires and properties, which allows us to accurately determine the choice of business that we will do with pleasure. This means there will be no .

The potential of collective intelligence

“It’s impossible to be so passionate about ideas all the time that you forget about sleep and food,”- you object. And you'll be right. Although, of course, there are individuals whose strength of sound desire is such that one idea inspires them throughout their lives. But not all people are like that. In any business there is a routine. And inspiration may dry up. But only if the creative process is limited only by you.

Reaching a new level is possible if you work make the most of the potential of collective intelligence. Here's how those who understand it write about it:

“For me, for example, freelance exchanges are a universal motivator from the first day of registration. I feel like I’m part of this big team of people, among them there are always many who are actively working, and this is a great stimulation.”

Yes, that's true. Your creative potential is limited by your personal capabilities, and the potential of a group of like-minded people is exactly as many times greater as the number of participants in the project. That is why brainstorming has long been used in intellectual work, which allows you to see a problem in volume, from many points of view, collect ideas and quickly find a solution.

The general enthusiasm for the idea is contagious. Joint discussion gives inspiration, which must be immediately carried into work, implemented immediately and without delay. And this source of inspiration will never end, because there are many people. They are all different with different experiences, values, properties. Everyone sees the world differently. By uniting our views under the auspices of one idea, we get a product unprecedented in volume and quality.

Such experience was widely used in the early Soviet Union, where scientific workers not only created together, but also carried out free time without interruption from the intellectual process. For Russia, such an experience is mentally acceptable, because we are collectivists, we like to do everything together.

But the leading corporations of Western countries, with their individualistic skin mentality, have already seen today that the future of intellectual work lies in teams. For example, the inventor of the iPhone is considered Steve Jobs, but in fact it is the fruit of the labor of a huge number of Apple specialists.

So if you want to keep your brain sharp, look for a team that is close to you in spirit and the values ​​it brings to this world.

Getting to know yourself

Concentration of thought is the most important condition of life for the owner of the sound vector. However, in our time it is no longer enough for him to solve the problems of the material world. The next step in its development is the recognition of the human psyche, during which the meaning of life is revealed - a key sound need. Without this, now even the most realized sound artist can feel that he is missing something in his life. Lack of understanding of yourself, your Self -. In such states it is certainly impossible to concentrate on work. Why concentrate if everything is meaningless?

If nothing helps you, the only remedy left is. As deep as possible. This can be done at the training of Yuri Burlan System-vector psychology. Only here can you find out what your potential is, what your purpose in life is, what its true meaning is. And experiencing this meaning will never allow you to lose interest in life. Which means your intellect will always be on alert. Register for a free introductory online training by Yuri Burlan.

“I came to the training in a terrible state. Depressed and tormented by fears. I was tormented by insomnia. I felt like I was at the bottom of a deep hole that I couldn’t get out of... Thanks to the knowledge I gained during the training, I realized the reason why I didn’t allow myself to live. It was as if I had crawled out of a cramped barrel in which I had been sitting for many years... My interest in work awoke. Efficiency increased, and, as a result, I began to earn more. There was a desire to learn something new. Much less time was spent sleeping. I get enough sleep in 5-7 hours and feel rested. It has become easier to concentrate and maintain attention, and if I fly away into my thoughts, I quickly bring myself back to earth...”

“I think the most important result is that I came out of the state of “in myself and in my thoughts.” I was so deep in my thoughts that even my memory indirectly became worse from this, I didn’t seem to notice what was happening and, accordingly, I didn’t remember anything, and I couldn’t concentrate where I needed to concentrate...”

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What to do when your head doesn't work well. According to statistics, in recent years The diagnosis of “vegetative-vascular dystonia syndrome” (VSD) is given to every third patient.

Apathy, drowsiness, depression, headaches and dizziness, nausea, decreased memory and attention - all these are symptoms of VSD.
Another terrible manifestation is a violation of cerebral circulation, leading to such a serious disease as stroke, which ranks second among the causes of death in Russians.
In the fall, VSD worsens, like all chronic diseases. This is due to the fact that the body of even a healthy person reacts negatively to temperature changes, shortened daylight hours, changes in atmospheric pressure, and disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field, which become more frequent at this time of year. The population of large cities suffers the most with their frantic rhythm, incessant noise, poor ecology... A provoking factor is also an increase in workload, stress at work or study. Therefore, office employees have a particularly difficult time with VSD due to psychological disadaptation after the holiday season: it is difficult to get involved in work. As a result, symptoms become more pronounced, health worsens, memory and vitality decrease.
Doctor's comment
Psychotherapist at the Asteri-Med clinic, Gennady Nikolaevich Mironychev, comments on the problem of VSD: “Currently, the term “vegetative-vascular dystonia” is not generally accepted, although at one time it was very popular. In the international classification of diseases (ICD-10), adopted in Russia, for dysfunction of the autonomic system there is the term “somatoform autonomic dysfunction”, which can be localized in any functional system of the body and any human organ, therefore seasonal exacerbation means an increase in queues for doctors almost all specialties. But most often they go to neurologists, since most complaints are about pain in the head and decreased mental performance. The statistics are frightening: up to 80% of the world’s population suffers from one or another manifestation of VSD, and almost a third of them need qualified medical care. It is noteworthy that women are more susceptible to the disease than men. Of course, there are many risk factors in our difficult times... Competition in all spheres of life, strict deadlines, constant rush, multitasking - all this causes neuroses and stress, which provide fertile ground for the emergence of various diseases in humans. We can say that VSD is a disease of civilization, the scourge of modern humanity, the price to pay for the mind, career and material benefits that are so difficult for us to obtain. The seriousness of this insidious disease cannot be underestimated: with age, fluctuations in blood pressure will be more pronounced, they will occur for minor reasons, fainting will become a common occurrence - in short, the illness will be more severe and painful.”
Eliminating symptoms
How to stay healthy? What to do during periods of exacerbation? How to avoid problems at work, at university or school, so that your head does not fail you at the most crucial moment? A reasonable daily routine and healthy eight-hour sleep will help to minimize or completely eliminate the symptoms of VSD. Lack of sleep is strictly contraindicated. Proper nutrition, rich in macro/microelements, vitamins, fiber and other beneficial substances, provides a supply of strength and energy: with VSD, any diet is prohibited. Don't underestimate the importance of exercise, whether it's jogging, cycling or just walking the dog. After all, it is a sedentary lifestyle (sedentary work, watching TV, hanging out in social networks) can provoke cerebrovascular accident and aggravate the disease. There is no need to explain the need to refuse bad habits. It is important to remember that people with this disease must be observed by a neurologist, who will prescribe special medications to normalize blood circulation and metabolic processes in the brain. As a rule, doctors recommend Vasobral as an effective and time-tested remedy. The drug improves metabolism in the brain, emotional state, memory and concentration, has a vasodilating effect without affecting blood pressure, which is important for hypertensive patients, and has anti-asthenic and mild antidepressant properties.
We do special exercises
In addition to drug therapy, doctors recommend conducting a set of special exercises for the whole family in order to eliminate the symptoms of VSD. The exercise is performed from a sitting position, you need to cross your legs and take a deep breath for 1-2 seconds. This is followed by bending the torso forward and pressing on the knees. Starting position. Take a deep breath again and hold your breath, then bend back as far as possible. This exercise should be repeated 10 times in each direction.
And most importantly...
Vegetative-vascular dystonia is not a death sentence, but a reason to change your lifestyle, reconsider your attitude towards yourself and your health. And remember, the common expression “all diseases are from nerves” in this case is 100% justified.
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