In what ways (if at all) do altered states of consciousness play a role in your life? After learning about all of the other non-sleep altered states, have you learned anything new that you may now use to improve the quality of your life? What steps do you think you can you take to experience more "flow" experiences?
As of right now, altered states of consciousness do not play a role in my life. After learning about the different types though, I do think it would be worth my time to look into some of them. I am constantly stressed out from school and sports and my social life so I think meditation or hypnosis especially might be able to help me relax and enjoy life more. I obviously have no interest in experimenting with any drugs to help me relax. I am a little skeptical still about the altered states of consciousness of part B in our project. I'm not so sure how much I really believe in out of body experiences, sensory deprivation, and biofeedback. I researched biofeedback and while it does seem like a really cool and helpful remedy, it does seem a little far-fetched. I do believe that a positive attitude can help one recover from some kind of illness or injury but I don't know how much a biofeedback therapist and computer monitor would help. I think in order to achieve more "flow" experience I have found that everything needs to be organized. I know for me personally I cannot get anything accomplished knowing that I have a million other things to do before the night's over. I do things like make a list to make sure I remember to do everything that needs to get done. Once everything is in order then I can fully immerse myself in whatever is in front of me.
