depersonalization description
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Originally Posted by Cal
But what is it? Can you point me to the post you mentioned?
How can I be careful? I'm not doing this it's happening to me? I don't meditate or raise energy or anything, I usaed to a few years ago but I never got past the beginning stages due my ADD, I just couldn't focus on doing it. I mastered the basics of NEW, never managed to get a hang of the energy raising circuits and couldn't hold my mind clear for ten minutes before getting bored and moving on.
Also what is grounding and how can this be dangerous?
Thanks
Cal
I couldn't find the quote that specifically explained what it was, but there is a mention of it in this post: viewtopic.php?t=1083&
I'm pretty sure you can google it in Wikipedia, but my 'layperson's explanation' would be that you are dissociating from your perceptual filters- in other words, for some reason (and they could be many) you are perceiving physical reality as close as it is as possible, (which sounds good but it's not) and the perceptual filters that should be there are not doing the job.
To give you an example, if you stare at a stationary object long enough and the lighting is 'just right' you may perceive it as moving. It is not really moving, but your eyes, because of the way they work, see it as moving (due to light effects). Now, when the 'moving object' info gets to your brain, it filters the 'movement' out because it has learned previously from other cues that it's not supposed to be moving like that, and your brain sees it as stationary. In other words, when we move about in reality, there is a lot of stuff that our minds filter out because it is not necessary for normal everyday operation. It's like 'thinking about breathing'. We do it automatically, and if we started trying to do it on purpose, it could be very difficult, and luckily most of us can 'snap out of this' mode and go back to automatic breathing. In other words, the brain filters out much of perceptual 'reality' effects to keep us functioning.
Now enter the meditator, mind-expander, or someone who does psychoactive drugs- their awareness can get expanded, to the point that they start to notice 'reality fluctuations' in their perception, and can get quite entranced by the special effects that our five senses can give us. This can be dangerous for some folks, because for some reason, some can't snap out of it as easy as others, and then awareness can be their enemy, for some reason. And if they can't get out of that 'unprejudiced observer' mode, then a psychotic episode can happen. It's tricky, and I wouldn't know how to 'get out of that' mode.
I personally have toyed with it ('unprejudiced' observing, not drugs) after I read about it and it works- I have seen some pretty freaky stuff once I was 'tuned into' this type of perception. Luckily I remembered the warnings to not enjoy it too much so I quit doing it. (I think I described it in another post unrelated to your problem). That's what I meant when I said 'be careful' not about grounding but about getting too tangled up into your processes and falling down or getting hurt.
Grounding is any activity that ties you to mundane things- Taking a walk in nature, working with your hands (gardening) Eating a high protein meal, and if you meditate, only concentrating on your base chakra and your connection to the earth. Nothing dangerous with that.
I'm sure there are other things you could try, but I'd advise you talk to health care professional- other than this I have no idea.