Blind man shocks researchers with what he sees.

Re:Blind man shocks researchers with what he sees. by daenz on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @05:04PM (#4319592)

Honestly that doesn't sound very fun to me. I'd much rather "space out" and not be consciously aware of my blinking/heartbeating/breathing/etc at a higher frequency than I naturally do.

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Re:Blind man shocks researchers with what he sees. by dmix on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @05:15PM (#4319644)

Benzodiazepine is effective at doing that.

Causes an almost meditative state where you don't worry about body function (which is why its effective at treating anxiety).

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Re:Blind man shocks researchers with what he sees. by JabavuAdams on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @05:40PM (#4319767)

My experience is that you start out being aware of your breathing etc, in order to get into the "spaced out" state.

I'm not lying there the whole time thinking about my breathing. I start by thinking about my breathing, so I can use that focus to exclude/ignore the usual rush of other thoughts. After some time, I'm not consciously thinking at all.

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Re:Blind man shocks researchers with what he sees. by pizza on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @05:21PM (#4319671)

There's probably a form of meditation that is just spacing out.

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