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| Guests Guest Group Joined 7377 days ago 0 - 22 votes Logged on | Message 1 of 10 06 May 2011 at 2:31pm | IP Logged |
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Hello everyone
I just wanted to know if someone experiences the same feeling as I do. Let me explain in more details. When I consentrate on one language for 5+ hours I get a very pleasant feeling in my brain (seems in frontal lobe, just above the eyes). In order to get this high I need to actively remember/recollect words, dialogues and writing them down; or doing grammar excerices all this time (tho grammar also involves lots of looking-up of words, thinking about logic behind grammatical structures, etc..) So the feeling: At some point I feel a slight pleasant pressure on my eyes from the inside of brain. I want to close my eyes but if I do I tend to lose this feeling. If I suddently walk away from learning and read something in other laguage I am fluent at the feeling goes away, so I have to keep concentrating on the grammar just to keep having this pleasure. The problem is that I have to really concentrate on memorizing/analyzing/producing for 5+ hours or I get no high. Also, if I try to get high later after work then it also doesn't work. So, only on weekends I can get high in this way. Any thoughts? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
 budonoseito Pro Member United States budobeyondtechnRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5806 days ago 261 posts - 344 votes  Studies: French, Japanese Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 10 06 May 2011 at 2:53pm | IP Logged |
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The brain likes exercise too.
A better English word for 'high' may be euphoria. 'High' often denotes a negative feeling induced by drugs. Except when qualified as in 'Runner's High.' Maybe you can coin the term Language High. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Guests Guest Group Joined 7377 days ago 0 - 22 votes Logged on | Message 3 of 10 06 May 2011 at 3:06pm | IP Logged |
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I wonder if I can get the same euphoria by learning and reciting poems for 5+ hours?!
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| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5809 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 5 of 10 06 May 2011 at 3:53pm | IP Logged |
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Most people I know would feel exhausted after 5 hours of that level of concentration.
Maybe this is an endorphin high for you. It's known that the body when pushed to extremes will produce endorphines to keep itself from feeling pain. Or perhaps it has become a form of meditation for you. The area you describe sounds like the third-eye. I know when I meditate my focus is drawn there. Whatever the case, you have my admiration for being able to stay focused for that long. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| slucido Bilingual Diglot Senior Member Spain https://goo.gl/126Yv Joined 6676 days ago 1296 posts - 1781 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Spanish*, Catalan* Studies: English | Message 7 of 10 06 May 2011 at 6:41pm | IP Logged |
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If I understand a foreing language, I have this kind of feelings.
If I can speak it and make myself understood, it's much better. It is like learning a secret code. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Akao aka FailArtist Senior Member United States Joined 5337 days ago 315 posts - 347 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, Toki Pona | Message 8 of 10 06 May 2011 at 6:54pm | IP Logged |
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Does it get harder every time? If so you may be pushing the limits of your brain and
eventually it will impossible to feel good at all, similar to what an addict goes through. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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