“When we talk about feeling overstimulated, I think technology is a very relevant topic,” Riaz said. 

Between texts, emails and social media notifications, it’s easy to reach sensory overload. “I think people are somewhat kind of excited and attracted to these notifications, and now we’re in a society where it’s very normal to glance at your phone, whereas maybe 30 years ago, we were just present, we were just here,” Riaz said. 

While many of us may be addicted to our phones, we actually crave peace and being in the moment — two things that phones do not offer. With constant information coming in, on top of day-to-day real life outside of technology, it’s no wonder we’re all overstimulated.