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What to Know About Mental Fasting, the Trend That Helps You Log Off and Reset

Mental fasting means intentionally reducing noise, notifications, and content so your brain has space to rest, process, and reset.

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I don’t know about you, but sometimes, I wish I could starve my brain of stimulation. Maybe then, I could actually turn my brain off and rest for five minutes.

But in a world of constant distraction, overstimulation, communication, and social obligations, it’s hard to find any sort of peace. In my opinion, we were not meant to be reachable and available 24/7, the way technology has allowed. And while it’s important to be informed and aware of what’s going on in the world, overloading yourself into a dissociated state is not the answer.

Perhaps that’s why so many people are “mental fasting.”

What Is Mental Fasting?

Simply put, mental fasting is exactly how it sounds: abstaining from mental stimulation. 

Mental fasting is not a formal clinical term; however, it has become an increasingly........

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