Explore Overexcitabilities


Understanding what life with overexcitability looks like 

Overexcitabilities 101

A brief introduction to OE – Dabrowski’s description of overexcitability, and an overview of the areas:

Psychomotor
Sensory
Intellectual
Imaginational
Emotional

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Ten Weird Traits of Gifted People

On Being Gifted and Overexcitable

This piece looks at ten weird things which might manifest if a person has overexcitabilities…

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The Curse of Tony Stark

On Life With OE – A Character Study of Ironman

This piece is designed to look at the five areas of overexcitablity in a relatable character, and try and contextualise how OE can manifest in real life. So it’s a bit of a deeper dive into how OE might impact you in more complex and subtle ways.

I take a look at some overexcitability problems through the lens of Tony Stark as his behaviour in the MCU, how this character is reflective of OE signs, and the OE problems Tony doesn’t have to deal with.

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A bit more detail on OE….

An overview of overexcitabilities, and gifted IQ. Basically, you’ll learn more on the “who and what” of overexcitabilities…

A break down of the five areas of overexcitability, and what I make of each one – how I personally experience OE and some of the behaviours I display (eeep!)

I also quickly cover how I see the five being connected within my own brain…