Post-Concert Amnesia: Is it Real?
It is well known that a lot of Swifties have experienced memory loss after “The Eras Tour”, but... is this a real phenomenon?
Watching your favorite artist is always a breathtaking experience, but apparently it might be too overwhelming for our brains.
After a virtual war to get a single ticket and paying hundreds of dollars for Taylor Swift’s tour, a lot of fans have claimed to suffer a partial or even full memory loss after the concerts. Instead of having their wildest dreams fulfilled, fans only got a blank space in their memories.
People on social media have shared their inability to recall some details of the concerts, considering they’ve possibly dissociated, but what really happened? Even though amnesia is indeed a delicate subject, Dr. Michelle Phillips, a senior lecturer in music psychology from the Royal Northern College of Music, said to the BBC that amnesia post-concert is not as alarming as we might think.
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This kind of amnesia has not been widely reported, suggesting that it doesn’t happen as often, but if you or someone you know where the unlucky ones to have absolutely no memory of being at the show, you probably had a sensory overload. However, this can happen in any “highly emotional” circumstance, from getting married to being involved in an accident, it is because the body responses when stress —or too much excitement— rises.
Years ago, musical performances used to be quite simpler, sometimes just microphones and instruments, but today artists treat us with mind-blowing spectacles, including amazing choreographies, massive props, strobe lights and even fireworks all over the place —without forgetting that we are surrounded by thousands of thrilled people, just like us. It’s no surprise that all these elements of surprise are sometimes too much to process.
It’s a normal phenomenon that when one is excited, and one has a lot of sensations coming in and they’re sort of hyper-focused on one thing, you know, that they may not be able to process in memory.
Explained Dr. Robert Shulman, from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at RUSH Medical College.
A bit sad, but our brains translate excitement for stress and don’t know if you’re screaming because someone’s attacking you, or because you are singing the latest Bad Bunny’s song at the top of your lungs.
So yes, it could happen at any concert we attend if we’re euphoric, but let’s not torment ourselves because the chances are low and we, as humans, are not designed to remember everything that happens in our lives, so have fun at your shows!
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