"me rompió la cabeza"

14:17 Aug 25, 2009 

gracias, chicas, de corazón, es muy enriquecedor pensar sobre los matices...De acuerdo al contexto que les dí puede ser cualquiera de las dos expresiones

13:57 Aug 25, 2009 

If I think of the expression "mind blowing" or "it blew their mind" a good example of its use might be in reference to the Beatles. Their music was revolutionary and it blew everyone's minds because they'd never conceived of anything like that before. I don't agree with Ysabel that it's use is more negative than positive. I think it's synonymous with incredible. I do agree with LisaMac that it doesn't necessarily mean you'll change your way of thinking because of the thing that blew your mind, but you might.<br><br>I'm not familiar with the expression "it turned my head around". Someone else would need to confirm the exact meaning of that phrase. Sorry I can't be more helpful there! ;)

13:35 Aug 25, 2009 

And, with "blows your mind," you're quite often "amazed" in a negative way!

13:31 Aug 25, 2009 

As Ysabel also shows in her example of usage, when something 'blows your mind' it means you are really amazed by it or really impressed by it, but does not necessarily mean that you will change your way of thinking because of this.

13:22 Aug 25, 2009 

I think "it turned my head around" is more precisely in line with the meaning you are looking for. The problem I have with "blows my mind" can be illustrated by this quotation from http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/12/more_airplane_...

"It blows my mind that you can't get 3.5 ounces of toothpaste on a plane," he said, "yet somebody can sneak on a plane and take a nap."

In this correct use of "blows my mind," someone is amazed or taken aback by a stupid situation which they find impossible to comprehend. It has nothing to do with a new idea changing your thought pattern.
Suerte!

13:17 Aug 25, 2009 

Hi Magdalena - I believe there is a slight difference between them:
'It blew my mind' = I was really, really impressed by it.
'It turned my head around' = I was really, really impressed by it and it changed my way of thinking, my opinions etc.

e.g. Prison for me was a very profound retreat, a very deep experience. I don't want anyone to have to experience what I did, but having gone through it and having come out OK, I can see its other side. **It turned my head around**, it radically changed my vision of things.
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13:05 Aug 25, 2009 

if there´s a difference in meaning between "it turned my head around" and "it blew my mind" do tell me, please