I’ve invented a new word. It had to come from a Baby Boomer, a non-technorati, a human whose brain at birth was not programmed to absorb anything from a techno-cyber world.
It happened in my home office on a sunny afternoon. Determination flowing from every pore, perched in front of my PC, iPad connected, presumably backing it up in an attempt to connect to Apple’s iCloud. MacAir laptop to my left, hopefully downloading the new Apple Lion operating system. WHAM! My internet connection dies!
Techno-Crygraine Definition: An impact event in the brain. A techno-crygraine occurs due to cerebral overload of incoming technologic information. Upon arrival, a techno-crygraine can cause immediate distress exhibited by anxiety and often a physical response which may include crying, screaming, head grabbing, hair pulling, jumping, stomping and a projectile elicitation of expletives.
As with a migraine, a technocrygraine can last a couple of hours, and is often accompanied by altered bodily perceptions (in the case of Baby Boomers, they think they know what they’re doing handling multiple computers and/or tablet devices with social media networks all at once), and nausea.
Often a technocrygraine will be accompanied by visual or other sensory disturbances which may include hallucinations (remembering life as a member of the Brady Bunch or Walton families).
Again, mirroring migraine symptoms, techno-crygraine’s often present with numbness or tingling most prominent on one side of the head (generally the side that was slammed into the nearest wall). The major difference between migraine and techno-crygraine sufferers is that migraines often begin in adolescence and are rare after age 60, while technocrygraines often begin around age 50 and continue for an indeterminate amount of time.
