I don't quite understand this. And am asking if it is normal, or a bit odd:
When I go into a blank stare- my thoughts idle-:
I am DEATHLY idle.
When I "space out" at work, my coworkers get alarmed- they think I'm dead or something- the way I sit there- face and eyes so absolutely BLANK- not appearing to breathe- not moving at all.
Someone once said its like the unrealized "energy" we all normally radiate is jarringly noticeable in its sudden ABSENCE when I daze out like that- Like I'm suddenly a black hole in the room. Its a kind of creepy sense that makes others in the room immediately notice- even if they aren't watching me, it raises the hairs on their necks. (that's the whole 'think I'm dead' feeling they get)
When I do it, I am really just spaced out- staring at a spot on the wall not thinking of anything in particular- and lately Ive been noticing that I'm thinking of nothing at all while in that "state"- none of the internal mind "chatter" is going on for those moment, and its kind of peaceful.
So, the question- is that meditation? I've heard that silencing the inner voice is part of that- is that what I'm doing? Or am I "switching off" a bit overmuch; like mental illness or something?? Or am I what those new age books label an "Energy/Psychic Vampire"?
When I go into a blank stare- my thoughts idle-:
I am DEATHLY idle.
When I "space out" at work, my coworkers get alarmed- they think I'm dead or something- the way I sit there- face and eyes so absolutely BLANK- not appearing to breathe- not moving at all.
Someone once said its like the unrealized "energy" we all normally radiate is jarringly noticeable in its sudden ABSENCE when I daze out like that- Like I'm suddenly a black hole in the room. Its a kind of creepy sense that makes others in the room immediately notice- even if they aren't watching me, it raises the hairs on their necks. (that's the whole 'think I'm dead' feeling they get)
When I do it, I am really just spaced out- staring at a spot on the wall not thinking of anything in particular- and lately Ive been noticing that I'm thinking of nothing at all while in that "state"- none of the internal mind "chatter" is going on for those moment, and its kind of peaceful.
So, the question- is that meditation? I've heard that silencing the inner voice is part of that- is that what I'm doing? Or am I "switching off" a bit overmuch; like mental illness or something?? Or am I what those new age books label an "Energy/Psychic Vampire"?