Immersion intensification
Template:Proofread Immersion enhancement is an effect which can be described as a pronounced increase in one's ability to become fully engulfed in a concept, setting, task, or any other visual/auditory stimuli such as music, movies, and various other forms of media.[1] This effect is very common in its manifestation with psychedelics and dissociatives and can increase to a level of intensity resulting in complete focus-based ego loss as well as a complete submersion which replaces the external environment.[2] This effect is also known as the psychological concept flow and has been widely researched and referenced across a variety of fields and cultures for thousands of years (notably in some eastern religions).[3]
This effect is also commonly experienced as a result of meditation, and is the primary mediator for ego loss in the psychedelic experience. This is a result of complete focus and immersion resulting in a temporary state of long term memory suppression. Complete focus and immersion within any activity is capable of resulting in this form of ego loss, with it colloquially being known as "losing yourself" in an activity.[4] [5]This effect is simply enunciated by substances such as psychedelics, dissociatives, stimulants and cannabis.
The mechanism behind such pronounced immersion can be described as a result of the nueropathway's increased abilities to process and experience more information and stimuli.[6] This results in thought connectivity and thought acceleration) and, as a result, a distorted perception arises as to how much was actually perceived and experienced.[7] This leads to the perception that one has experienced more from an activity than one would normally perceive, leading to an intense increase in immersion as a result of the elevation of perception.
Psychoactive substances
Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:
See also
- Subjective effects index
- Dissociatives - Subjective effects
- Deliriants - Subjective effects
- Psychedelics - Subjective effects
References
- ↑ http://humanfactors.com/funexperiences.asp
- ↑ http://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.2044-8325.1995.tb00576.x
- ↑ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-016253-5. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ http://randsinrepose.com/archives/a-nerd-in-a-cave/
- ↑ http://www.athleticinsight.com/Vol1Iss3/Empirical_Zone.htm
- ↑ http://lateralaction.com/articles/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/
- ↑ Mihály Csíkszentmihályi (1975). http://books.google.com/books?id=ro-gAAAAMAAJ. Jossey-Bass Publishers. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-0-7879-5140-5. Retrieved 10 November 2013.