It seems that society here in the West does not always operate in a way that empowers folks who quickly become overstimulated. Just to mention a few examples: -Coffeehouses and downtown restaurants often have noisy dining rooms with tables close together, music blaring, and orders being shouted over the raucous of conversation. -Movie theaters have screens that almost encompass your scope of vision from periphery to periphery with the sound so loud you can feel it in your che