When I saw this headline, I had to share. Then I read the article, and while it presented floating in a good light, the bottom line was that it didn’t cure her phone addiction. Clickbait. But I’ve had a few people float with me who fit this profile, so I thought it might be helpful to share anyway.
It’s very interesting how each float is different. Sometimes an hour is enough, sometimes I want more. Sometimes I drop into a meditative state pretty quickly and deeply, other times I can’t stop my mind from racing. Sometimes it alleviates my pain, other times it makes me sensitive. The mind/body connection has something to do with this. But when it comes down to it, if you go back to doing what it is you do that gives you trouble, it will continue to give you trouble. That’s what I get from her closing comments, except more from a pain relief perspective than phone addiction.
“Did it help break my phone addiction? Well, no. I feel so well-rested that I can’t get to bed. When Plowman asks me how I slept that night, I have to be honest with him: I stayed up till 1AM that night scrolling through Twitter. He emails back: ‘Your phone can certainly undo a lot of the good work :).'”
Floating isn’t a cure, but it can give you temporary relief, and it can start to raise your awareness of how what you think and do affects your body, mind and spirit. “Energy flows where attention goes.”
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