It is important to moderate any distraction. A distraction that causes over-stimulation is more than just a distraction. For many of us this skill of moderating our environment will be needed for a lifetime. It may not be as needed in the near future after we recover but will be useful to have as we get older and natural brain deterioration causes a return of symptoms.

Having gone through these cycles since I was in high school, I wish I had known then what I know now.