ChieduJoshua081:
Your brain is more than a super computer. You don't yet understand the capacity of the human brain that's why you are scared. As I am now, i can never believe this stupid concept that "too much reading can make somebody mad naturally" it is a lie from people who can't read as much as you do or people who don't want you to know more than them.

Your brain can take any amount of information you need to take in and no matter the information you take in, when you die scientists will still tell you that you haven't used up to 10% of your brain. Although this has been said by some other scientist to be a very popular science myth but there may be some fact in it.

Juju and evil powers is very common in this part of the world so if you like you can believe it but a fact is it may be the cause of this your guy's misfortune.

That somebody choked and died while eating food does not mean we should not eat to our satisfaction.

That somebody drove a car and had an accident does not mean we should not drive cars again.

That somebody read and lost his mind does not mean we should not read as much as much as possible.

That somebody who had genius level IQ became mad does not mean we should not strive for world class intelligence.

Stop personalizing things and go out there and read all you can. We dont need more ignorant people anymore.

More people die of ignorance than of over learning or reading.

BRYAN999:
Bros! one cold bottle of small stout for you....

NwaEje:



Yes not just chemistry, biology blablah...
I read and studied histories, between 2015 (when I was 13) and 2017; I engaged my teachers in debates on the Biafra struggle and histories...

One said I've been brainwashed and was outta my mind simply because I was very good in 'dishing' out the actual dates when a particular event occurred!

So sad I didn't continue with my studies...

TheGoodJoe:
It is not the reading but sitting that is causing the mental damage.

Sitting Too Much Could Be Wrecking Your Mental Health

Researchers in Australia at Deakin University's Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research found that sedentary behavior -- think excessive TV watching or working at a computer all day -- may have a negative effect on mental health.

The study joins a host of other research that supports an active lifestyle when it comes to mental health. Studies suggest just walking in nature for a few minutes can boost your mood and physical exercise has been shown to decrease depressive symptoms. Too much tech use may also influence mental health.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-sedentary-lifestyle-sitting-too-much-mental-health_n_7622292/amp

cc: Tobinrobin and Ojaysam25

ojaysam25:


True,If you walk too much its bad,sit too much its bad,eat too much its bad.....I guess the theory "Too much of everything is bad" is right afterall....

vincentjk:
I know of a mentally unstable man who solves the hell outta maths in my town, they said too much reading affected his brains

They said o

TheGoodJoe:


If the person sits for an hour, especially reading, a ten minutes stroll after that will do his body some good and he can get back to reading for another hour.

justnock:
Too much of everything is BAD

TheGoodJoe:
It is not the reading but sitting that is causing the mental damage.

Sitting Too Much Could Be Wrecking Your Mental Health

Researchers in Australia at Deakin University's Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research found that sedentary behavior -- think excessive TV watching or working at a computer all day -- may have a negative effect on mental health.

The study joins a host of other research that supports an active lifestyle when it comes to mental health. Studies suggest just walking in nature for a few minutes can boost your mood and physical exercise has been shown to decrease depressive symptoms. Too much tech use may also influence mental health.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-sedentary-lifestyle-sitting-too-much-mental-health_n_7622292/amp

cc: Tobinrobin and Ojaysam25

BRYAN999:
One of the most intelligent people to have ever lived which is Albert Einstein , was subjected to a brain autopsy, it was discovered that even as brilliant as he was, he only used 10 percent of his brain.. My guy do you know how many cells are in your brain? The brain has billions of interconnected nuerones that undergo cell division when ever you read.... what I mean is ; when ever you read, your brain creates pathways to store that newly acquired information . you can never exhaust the brain with learning....Learning is what the brain was made for. this is why the brain takes 30 percent of every food that you eat. the human brain has been relieved of every other task so that it can focus on constantly learning new things... we can't even use up to 50 percent of our brain cells because, the energy that the brain consumes is so much, if you used more than 25 percent, your brain would start depriving your other organs of the much needed energy to function. As my brother up there has stated, the brain can't even be compared to a super computer. Research has it that if we could utilize up to 50 percent of the brain power, we would probably develop some little super human abilities like hearing ultrasonic sound, night vision , and even see infrared light.. Dolphins utilize up to 30 percent of their brains , and this is what make dolphins the most intelligent sea animal and this is also the reason dolphins can hear ultrasonic sound..( Google it if you want to)... the summary of it all is that my people, you can never go insane because of reading, never... God has so designed our brain to accommodate a vast amount of knowledge. #peace my guy#

Tohsynetita1:
Studying cannot make someone to be insane but, the conditions that warrant long time to study and getting addicted to study can make one lose his or her mind.
Human being learn my reading,which is visual, by hearing, which is audio, by speaking, by vocal, by seeing, which is visual, by writing, that's by practice.
It's scientifically proven that written words stay in memory compared to printed words or texted words. That's the issue some people had with their regression in academic life. This is an issue because, most of the students in school don't take notes, in fact, lecturer had worsen the situation of not given students notes anymore. If a lecturer gives you notes, he or she is helping you and not harming you.
The factors that can cause getting mad because of books are :
1) too much thinking
2)reading environment or situation
Number one reason: if you want to retain what you ve read so far, you must think about the stuff, that is while researchers, programmers and especially scientists like Newton, Eisten, Faraday, Plato, think a lot. Secret behind all invention is either by find what everyone think is not or by mistake or by a need for the innovation. Blaise Pascal developed the Pascal programming language because his Dad was a man that collect money from people to save, his Dad do struggle in calculating everyone's money daily and he saw a need for a device, and worked on adding machine.
So, if you want to retain most of things you study, you must think about it. Imaging, before reading your post, I was thinking about what have read since the beginning of the semester and I used almost 2 hrs to think about it. Then too much of thinking can cause you to worry, sometimes I will want to sleep after my thinking, but will still find my self unable to sleep due to think, I would have been carried away with the thinking because it's part if me. Now, if one continue the way if life, one may have to isolate oneself in other to think very well. Most of the inventor lived isolated life, that's why scientist said that those that like to be in isolation will be intelligence.
Now, much isolation won't make you feel like a human, imagine you isolated your self for 10 hours reading everyday, soon now or later you will feel like not being with human being. Feeling of not mixing with fellow human is the start of madness.
So, too much of thinking gives lucidity because it's a training of mind to one particular area of life and if they are talking about another stuff in your locality, you will not be able to associate. You will feel like being with book every time.
Not only book can make someone mind to be in on a particular thing. Even music,beats,programming,e.t.c.
We won't run mad o.

seanwilliam:
minus money

ojaysam25:


Thanks sir...but this guys doesn't take drugs or marijuana...

Tobinrobin:
I used to believe otherwise as well until I saw someone run mad when I was a student at OAU. It was during part 2 second semester and we were preparing for exams, the dude ran mad at Awo cafe, we all had to rush him to the health center. Till date , I still don’t know if it was as a result of excessive reading or some spiritual attack but according to what his friends said, they claimed he’s on a first class path and doesn’t use drugs so I don’t know

A305:
There is a saying that; "Neurous that fire together, wires together."

I'm coming let me put on the Gen, I will come and continue.

I'm back!

The brain is a most sophisticated and powerful computer so to speak. For the brain to function effectively, it needs to be exercised and be given its food.

When you do things repeatedly, the brain gets used to it and when those specific neurons keeps firing over time, it sort of burns out when that happens, this is when you say you are BORED and the brain starts to feel sleepy to knock you out so it rest to rivatalize that bored spot. When you don't, you stressing the brain even more hence, it might malfunction(psychosis).

Now what is the brain food?

Orgasms, Yes, you read that right. Have sex or mas turbate. This is the food the brain needs to function. Why?

Achieving orgasm is the only brain activity that stimulates all part of the brain and when you done, All part of the brain relaxes as well. So, Orgasm is what to the brain what food is, to the stomach.

So if you use your brain excessively, then try to have sex or ma sturbate to reach orgasm.

midnighter:


He can still suffer from schizophrenia even if he has never smoked in his life.

Coldie:
No... Some people have madness in there genes at one point in time it manifests and if the person is a book worm they blame it on the books.

Same scenario plays out too on people who smoke weed, smoking weed can never make u mad, but just people with madness tendencies taking it then when the madness manifests they blame it on the weed.

solmusdesigns:
i still wonder why anyone would run mad from reading.. but it happens

helinues:
This not only about book.. When your brains couldn't accommodate some information you should have slide in batches but you decided you push them in in bulk.

The brain couldn't comprehend the information

ojaysam25:
Hello Nairalanders

This issue has been bothering me for a while now......I had this friend who during our school days was so brilliant,in fact this friend of mine wrote his common entrance at primary 4....at jss1 he wrote his junior WAEC....

Back them we nickname him The "guru"....There was no time I visited him at home,that I wouldn't see him reading,this guy can read from morning till night.....though I was irritated with his attitude but I kept on admiring him because there is nothing in this world that this guy don't know....there is no words in the dictionary that is new to him... he was respected among our peers.....

Suddenly, he was no longer communicating with us with plain English,any small question will always be meant with grammar.. In fact this guy will go to the market to buy something and will begin to communicate with the market people with grammar...they we just be looking at him like a madman...

Then,one fateful day according to his mother,he ran out with a dictionary screaming "loquacious"all effort to calm him was in vain
the guy is in the asylum right now.....

This episode has left me confuse.....expert in the house can you help me out.....

CAN A PERSON LOSE HIS SANITY DUE TO EXCESSIVE READING??