Has it ever happened to you that when you go to a concert you live it like it’s the last day but when you leave, you don’t remember anything? Just like the Drake and Josh meme when they come out of the demonizer. Well, this is more common than you think and, to a certain extent, it’s quite normal. Although, sure, no one likes to forget happy (and expensive) moments but, that’s just it, excessive emotions. This has happened to many Taylor Swift fans after leaving the Eras Tour.
Why Some Fans Forget Taylor Swift’s Concert?
Yes, as you read it, many fans have reported coming out of the show and not being able to remember anything. Instead, they only remember some flashbacks of that happy moment. According to Ewan McNay, professor of psychology at the State University of New York, it is an event that can happen at any moment that has made you happy; it can be an instant in which you are very emotional, a big trauma or shocking events, because they are events that, in the end, alter the chemistry of our brain.
In the case of concerts, since you are looking for tickets, your brain is subjected to enormous stress, and emotions are maintained until the day of the event, even after the show some might experience post-concert depression.
The hormones associated with memory are activated during all this emotional shock, which causes the functioning of norepinephrine, which is a neurotransmitter that has the job of storing memories in the memory, to be altered. “Too much emotion fills you to the limit in terms of memory formation, and you won’t be able to create them,” said the expert.
On the other hand, the scientists also mentioned that when fans live a moment surrounded by other people who feel the same, living every possible emotion, there is an overload of stimuli that causes that no long-term memory remains; only moments that have marked you too much or you remember a lot could be kept.
There Is Also a Conspiracy Theory That Explains It…
Some do not believe the claims of scientists and prefer to lean toward conspiracy theories. Some users claim that this has nothing to do with emotions and the brain, but rather that the shows are designed for mass management through music and dance, taking advantage of the energy that is charged in the enclosures.
Internet users strongly believe in MK Ultra, a control technique through concerts and music; musicians would be trained to control their fans and gain people’s trust. The theory states that Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, and Harry Styles, among others, are some of the personalities that belong to the MK Ultra.
Story written in Spanish by Kate Nateras in Cultura Colectiva