Jim Irion
1 min readDec 11, 2024

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And something you might not suspect but did just discover with what you just said.

(With) all the good parts.

Curious to know why you seem to be drawn to trailers like this? Dopamine. I do the same thing with a lot of the music I listen to. A dopamine rush. People with ADHD are theorized to need dopamine to compensate for a neurodevelopmental deficiency of it. One example is having an eating compulsion as an ADHD. Eating produces dopamine. Hence, eating disorders are associated with it.

I’ve found that a lot, not all but a lot, of the music I listen to is edgy and intrepid. It’s got good, catchy rhythms and beats to it. I listen to Beast In Black’s Bella Donna and Delain’s Beneath because they give a certain rush.

Movie trailers are essentially condensed versions of the films themselves and, for certain genres, therefore contain just as you said, “ALL THE BEST PARTS.” Those parts are dynamic and emphatic containing the material that gives viewers a rush.

At any one time, I keep trailers that either are of interest, or inspirational for how they make me feel when I need a boost. Then, all I need to do is play one on my iPod Touch. Or, in some cases, stim-watch it. Stim-watching and stim-listening have been coined to me for discovering them thanks to StimPunks, a non-profit based in the UK.

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Jim Irion
Jim Irion

Written by Jim Irion

I am an autistic advocate, writer and presenter. My writing is primary source research material. "A leader leads. They don't walk away when someone needs help."

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