The Blindboy Podcast St.Augustines Suntan
May 8, 2024
The podcast delves into topics like autistic burnout, artistic struggles, overcoming self-doubt through goal setting, and the inspiration behind a short story. It also explores eerie experiences in a deconsecrated cathedral, childhood trauma healing, and cleansing rituals through confession and symbolism.
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Blindboy's Artistic Burnout Story
- Blindboy describes his experience of artistic burnout after a two-week UK tour, highlighting social interaction overload.
- He explains how socializing requires learned performance, which drains his social battery and leads to executive dysfunction.
Socializing as Learned Performance
- Social interaction is a learned performance for Blindboy, not instinctual, causing mental exhaustion.
- This learned socializing effort likened to lifting weights requires rest to avoid burnout.
Executive Dysfunction Explained
- Executive function includes memory, planning, time management, and inhibition control.
- Neurodivergent people can lose executive functioning skills under overstimulation, affecting daily autonomy.