Editing Stimulation (section)

==Over-stimulation==
{{Main article|Sensory overload}}
It is possible to become [[habituation|habituated]] to a particular degree of stimulation, then find it uncomfortable to depart from that level of stimulation. This can be especially acute on [[social media]] platforms that use [[Recommender system|algorithms]] to maximize screen time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Yousef |first1=Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy |last2=Alshamy |first2=Alsaeed |last3=Tlili |first3=Ahmed |last4=Metwally |first4=Ahmed Hosny Saleh |date=2025-03-07 |title=Demystifying the New Dilemma of Brain Rot in the Digital Era: A Review |journal=Brain Sciences |language=en |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=283 |doi=10.3390/brainsci15030283 |doi-access=free |issn=2076-3425 |pmc=11939997 |pmid=40149804}}</ref> One can become used to intense stimuli or a fast-paced life and suffer [[Drug withdrawal|withdrawal]] symptoms when they are removed. [[Stress (biology)|Stress]], unhappiness, or [[anxiety]] may result from an unaccustomed level of stimulation.<ref name=":0" />

Ongoing, long-term stimulation can prove harmful, and a more relaxed and less stimulated life may be beneficial despite possible initial discomfort or stress from the change.<ref name=":0" /> See also; [[sensory overload]] and [[burnout (psychology)|burnout]].

Chiropractor James Wilson has hypothesized that long-term overstimulation can result eventually in a phenomenon called [[adrenal fatigue]], but there is no evidence that such a condition exists.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cadegiani |first1=Flavio A. |last2=Kater |first2=Claudio E. |title=Adrenal fatigue does not exist: a systematic review |journal=BMC Endocrine Disorders |date=December 2016 |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=48 |doi=10.1186/s12902-016-0128-4|pmid=27557747 |pmc=4997656 |doi-access=free}}</ref>