Immersion occurs when we are contained in our negative feelings. The feelings are within our body and once activated take over our usually conscious self. We also lose sight of our presence. A mood is a classic immersion, the person
I like the concept of fishbowls (see Ch. 2 The Livingness) as it gets across the notion that we are ‘swimming’ in something that is so basic that we take it for granted. Hence the fish doesn’t realize that he’s
Elsewhere we discussed the Videotape, the 3 waves, moods & feelings & these referred to types of feeling states. Its true to say there is overlap but Immersion is potentially a more permanent state & is referring especially to