Does anyone else feel this way after seeing GC?
Good Charlotte has been such an integrated part of my life for so long. I am 34 now but fell in love with GC when I was 11. They have truly brought me so much joy over the last 23 years. From being an obsessed teenager with their posters covering my walls (and ceiling) constantly watching their music videos & DVD, to my first tattoo being a GC tattoo at age 18, to being an adult who still loves them…they have just always been there. I feel so connected to them and their music. They have and always will be my favorite band.
I just saw them for the 10th time on Friday and the thing that drives me crazy when I see them, is that I seem to experience some sort of post-concert amnesia. I am putting google’s definition below. It happens more with GC than any other band because I feel like I just have this heightened joy and excitement on another level. I am really good about staying off my phone and being in the moment, I do not consume any alcohol or other substances, and I typically have a really great memory. It just sucks I feel like I can’t remember most of the concert, I mainly just remember how it made me feel. Does anyone else experience this?!
*Post-concert amnesia is a real phenomenon where people struggle to remember parts of a live show. It happens because extreme excitement, loud noise, and bright lights flood the brain with stress hormones like norepinephrine. This sensory overload stops the brain from saving memories properly. [1, 2, 3]
Why It Happens
Brain overload: Too much joy and sensory input block the brain from making long-term memories.
Fight-or-flight state: High-level excitement triggers stress chemicals that alter how memory works.
Pure focus: Being deeply wrapped up in the present moment stops your mind from recording the event for later.