Writings: Group Flotation Journal: 15
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Elinor Johnston
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F
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110
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5' 4"
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Student (dancer)
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10/07/00
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8:30p
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45 min
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1st
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At first I was nervous and a little claustrophobic and I was surprised how much I floated. Then I got scared because I couldn't feel the sides of the wall but then I could after I really tried. I just lost my placement, I had no idea where I was. I felt like I was floating down a sewer.
I should have stayed in longer, I finally got really relaxed right before you came. After a while I got more comfortable and felt safe, I didn't feel claustrophobic anymore. At one point I realized… it was so dark… no matter what, if my eyes were open or closed, it looked exactly the same, so I couldn't tell if my eyes were open or closed. It was kind of neat, I kept playing with my eyes, like wow. I could hear my heart and feel my breathing. I still felt like I had a body but I felt like my body was more my breath. I had fun moving around.
I felt relaxed. At some points I felt like I was missing body parts. Like my feet all of a sudden were so comfortable that they were gone. I felt like I was meditating a little bit, my mind was just so free to wonder and think about everything or nothing. All your muscles and everything just let go until you don't really feel them and your not aware that they are really there.
The only thing I didn't like was the beginning when I was like wait a second. At first I was holding on to the door because I was like if I let go of it, it is going to disappear.