So, I tried forcing in a Sensory deprivation chamber today.

[Moose]

It's no miracle forcing or anything, but it was certainly better quality-wise than any other forcing session I've had. I'm easily distracted and whatnot, so it's always been hard for me to get any depth, even if I've forced since March 2012 (though not very often since my youngest was worked out).

 

But I was still distracted a bit just by the weirdness of it, so it would be much better if you had one for yourself, because you'd be used to it and be able to get right to business every time. And you'd be able to use it whenever.

 

With the price of visits, I wouldn't say it's worth it routinely if you don't have your own. It was a lot better, yes, but not awesome enough to justify spending $40 or so a visit (mine was actually $60, but you get it cheaper if you're not just doing a one-off thing).

 

Besides the forcing aspect, I can say it was very nice. Quite relaxing, good for the skin, all that. Though the skin was a minor problem with me trying to focus, because apparently I have a worse scalp condition than I thought I did (already knew it was bad though). Because I hopped in and MY SCALP BURNS! Some Vaseline helped that, after getting back out after sitting there for a while hoping I'd be able to focus even with that (nope), and the water probably helped my scalp. Health benefits from repeated use are probably fantastic. But... well, that's not tulpas.

 

So, a bit more in depth before I post this, I guess. It's a bit disconcerting when you're first in, but once you've relaxed and stabilized yourself (whoops, hit the side of the tank again), you don't really feel it (unless you move, and I'm more'n a bit antsy), so it works. You don't feel complete absence of feeling, sadly, but pretty damn close. Sure, if you're just forcing in bed you can close your eyes, have lights off, have some white noise or tone in your ears (which isn't nearly as good as the silence this offered, but whatever), but you can't really block out feeling without something like this. Anyway, it took me a bit to get into the forcing, because the tank was a new experience to me and a bit distracting at first, but once I got settled in my visuals and depth and everything were much better, best I've had. No miracle or anything (for shame!), but better. Forced, hugged tupps, talked, did whatever. It was pretty good. The ending of the 90 minute session came as a surprise (you kinda' lose sense of time, even more than when forcing normally). I'd love to do that every day or every other day or something, but that would require me to either pay up piles of money, or have my own. Would it be fantastic to have your own? Yes. Even without tulpas it'd be pretty awesome to have your own. But that's not exactly the sort of thing (almost?) any of us could afford.

[Ashmo]

This sounds incredibly fascinating and honestly it makes me want to seek out a trial session for myself. I'm a fan of silence over white noise and the like and I bet with a bit a practice the experience would help amazingly with visualization.

[Moose]

Well, this topic went far. I bookmarked it, then forgot about it.

Oh well.

[TulpaCouple]

That's very cool. We have one near by. We planned on going, but things came up and never got the chance to go. Definitely thinking about going again, at least for the experience.

[Moose]

That's very cool. We have one near by. We planned on going, but things came up and never got the chance to go. Definitely thinking about going again, at least for the experience.

 

Yeah. While I wouldn't be paying up money to do it on a weekly basis or anything, it's good to try at least once.

[omegaAnubis]

I would actually love to try this some day. I think my school has one but im not to sure, if it does i'll try it when i get the chance