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Hello everyone, I had this post ready and timestamped to be posted, but it never got up… So here goes Day #7 from my 10 Hz Alpha brain waves experiment for you to read about.  And since I’m on the topic, I’m going to completely shy away from brain waves entrainment for at least a week - before I start up with a new experiment.  Why?  Because I don’t want the entrained Alpha 10 Hz to affect my latest experiment.  Anyways, have a happy New Year and feel free to read up on the “late post” below!

What I experienced today (Day #7)?

1.) Continued Physical Relaxation

Today, I am not more physically relaxed than yesterday, but the relaxation has stabilized.  I feel very good and relaxed to the point where I can still function and maintain a good level of relaxation.  My arms, legs, and the rest of my body continues to experience a pleasant state of relaxation.  Definitely a good way to end the final day of the experiment.

2.) Continued Slower Mental Processing

It is Day #7 (the final day of this experiment) and I continued to note a slower overall mental processing speed.  It is clear to me that the slower mental processing from the continued entrainment at 10Hz.  Though it is more difficult for me to think “quickly” - I am still not bothered by my slower thinking.  I can hold my ground in conversation and feel pretty satisfied with my state of awareness.

3.) Stable Energy In Stomach / Body

The energy in my stomach and the rest of my body feels relatively stable just like yesterday.  It isn’t bothersome and definitely isn’t distracting like it was early on in the experiment. There’s not much to note here other than the energy is still in my CORE stomach area, but it doesn’t feel like it wants to escape from my body.  It’s interesting because before this experiment started I wasn’t even aware of this energy… Or maybe it was a side-effect from Alpha brain waves?

4.)  Continued “Weird Dreams” / And Quality Sleep

I continued the final Day #7 of this experiment with more “weird dreams.”  I had gone to see a movie earlier in the day and one of the characters was in my dream.  Unlike in the movie - where he was a ruthless, mean killer - in my dream he was extremely nice to me and everyone else.  I didn’t fully wake up in the middle of the night, but this morning I remembered several weird different dreams that I had.  Right now though, I cannot seem to recall them.  The quality of my sleep continues to be extremely high - which is definitely a side-effect that I enjoy.

5.) Slow Thinking / Brain Idling

Today I have continued “slow thinking,” but like yesterday it doesn’t bother me and I am aware of it.  I have had some quality conversations and feel that I am in a “content” state of awareness.  Though it feels like my brain is “blank” during conversations - I always seem to find something good to say.  I do not feel that 10Hz entrainment makes for an optimal state for conversation - I don’t think that it hurts in any way.

6.) Negative Mood

Unfortunately, I am still experiencing a slightly more negative mood.  And though I have maintained “awareness” of this negativity - it seems as though the negativity has resulted from slower thinking.  I still found myself impulsively resorting to “curse words” over quality vocabulary.   The “little things” / little nuisances didn’t seem to bother me as much as yesterday.  However, being in a more negative mood than when I started this experiment shows me that the 10Hz entrainment is definitely having an effect.  I can definitely cope with it though.

I hope everyone enjoyed the experiment and had Happy Holidays.  Have a great New Year (2009) to all of my readers out there.  I am planning on doing another experiment in a couple of weeks!  I’ll let you all know when that goes down.  Hopefully I’ll update the blog sometime and either write an article in reflection of this experiment AND / OR give you the new experiment plans.

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Today I definitely noticed some changes that continued from Day #5 and other new side-effects that you can read about below. Due to not having as much time to type this blog entry, my descriptions will be shorter and filled with less detail. I also wanted to be “clear” and “to-the-point” so that you all could understand what I experienced and whether I thought it was a significant side-effect.  I hope everyone had a great Christmas yesterday and is looking forward to a great 2009!

What I experienced today (Day #6)?

1.) Noticeably More Physical Relaxation

Today, I am definitely more physically relaxed than yesterday - and completely aware of it. From the moment that I woke up until now, I definitely feel that my body is more relaxed.  My arms and legs are just as loose / limp as they were yesterday and everything feels good.  I have a continued feeling of “looseness” that I have enjoyed throughout the day.  There aren’t a lot of specifics to describe - other than the fact that my body feels more relaxed than yesterday.

2.) Continued Slower Processing Speed / No “Deep” Thinking

It is Day #6 - and I continued to observe that my mental processing speed is slower than yesterday.  I think it’s due to a continued entrainment at 10Hz - which causes the majority of other waves to entrain at the 10 Hz level after my session.  I have maintained a good focus and am not distracted or unable to think clearly.  I definitely am not having any deep thoughts about life, the past, or the future - as I would if I were in the beta-range.  My thought speed has continued to slow - and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it continued to slow tomorrow - but we’ll see.

3.) Stable Energy In Stomach / Body

I still feel energy coming from the CORE of my stomach - but it feels as though I have adapted to it being there.  It is no longer bothersome or surging like it was a couple days back.  The flow of energy through my central stomach area has stabilized and my stomach feels nice and relaxed. I have been able to stay mentally clear and focused - and the typing of this entry seems very easy.  I am now wondering to myself whether or not it is the alpha entrainment that is causing me to be “less aware” of the effects than I would if I were in beta OR if it’s the adaptation to the alpha entrainment that’s causing reduced side-effects.

4.)  Continued “Weird Dreams” / Continued Deep Sleep

Last night I slept very deep, but had continued weird dreams.   In comparison to yesterday - the sleep quality did not change much.  I still felt very good when waking up this morning.  Last night was accompanied by weird dreams, but I don’t remember the details like I did the night before.  How do I know that I had weird dreams?  Because I woke up during the middle of the night due to dreams.  Definitely a continuation from Day #5 - things remained about the same (as far as sleep side effects).

5.) More Relaxation / Less Energy

Like yesterday, I woke up feeling extremely relaxed - my body felt very good.  There wasn’t an extreme change in my level of physical relaxation in comparison to yesterday - but it was noticeable.   Like yesterday, I also am experiencing less energy than yesterday.  I definitely wouldn’t describe myself as “lacking energy” like I did on Day #5, but I definitely am not as motivated to do certain things.

6.) More “Slow Thinking” / Better Conversation

I am more aware that my thinking has slowed down.  I am not thinking with nearly the mental speed that I normally do.  However - unlike yesterday, I have had some great conversations today.  I noticed that I was more spontaneous than I have been the entire week.  Though I have had my mind go nearly blank “mid-conversation” like yesterday - it was easy to deal with.  Though I feel like I converse at an optimal level in the beta-state, I feel like I can handle myself well in alpha.

7.) Negative Mood / Feeling “Crabby”

A continued effect from yesterday from what I described as a “slightly more negative mood” - has continued today.  Only unlike yesterday, I would say that my mood is in fact “slightly negative.”  I have found myself feeling irritated with things that normally don’t upset me.  I believe that it’s due to less overall “thinking,” but I am not sure.  I found myself dropping “swear words” - in sentences that didn’t even need them.  I felt a need to express more anger and upsetting emotion.  Little things got on my nerves today - and I am hoping that it doesn’t continue tomorrow.  I am trying to stay aware of what I say and my actions - but some sentences that I said today were purely from impulse.  I wasn’t thinking about what I was saying while I said it OR before I said it.  I feel what I would describe as “crabby” - a feeling that I do not often experience, so it’s definitely something major to take note of.

PREVIOUSLY: Day #5: 10Hz Alpha Brain Waves Entrainment Experiment

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First of all, I didn’t skip out on entrainment today.  I followed up with a 20 minute session last night [on Christmas Eve] and my 20 minute session this morning as I have been.  Since it’s Christmas, I was too busy during the morning to write my entry, but I’m on it now that the hype has died down.  I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season like I am.  Entrainment went very well both last night and today.  Read below for the full specifics regarding my experience.

What I experienced today (Day #5)?

1.) Slightly More Physical Relaxation

Today I feel super relaxed - my body is completely loose and my arms are limp.  I am definitely more relaxed physically than I was yesterday.  Though I thought that my level of physical relaxation had reached its peak yesterday, I was definitely wrong.  Today I am super loose - it feels like I am walking around after just getting a full-body massage.  I am not keyed up at all like yesterday - and I feel very good.  I’m definitely not going to complain about physical relaxation - even though it is making me want to “chill” and stay relaxed / lazy instead of working out.

2.) Slower Mental Processing Speed

It is Day #5 - and I definitely noticed a change in my mental processing speed between today and yesterday.  Today my brain feels like it is operating at a much slower speed than it was yesterday.  I am thinking slower, but am definitely more calm and focused than yesterday.  Looking back at my comments about my brain “grasping the 10hz frequency,” I know that it definitely hadn’t.  Main thing to remember: my brain (and thought-rate / speed) is definitely slower than yesterday.

3.) Excess Energy in Stomach Has Stabilized / Under Control

Unlike yesterday when I felt a huge surge of energy coming from my central stomach area, today I feel the energy there, but it is not causing any distraction or me to act antsy.  The energy feels like it belongs in my stomach and is not at all bothersome.  Yesterday, the energy felt like it was trying to break free and escape from my body.  Today, the energy in my CORE (midsection) feels like it belongs and is under control.  It is easy for me to focus, stay mentally clear, and type this article.

4.) “Weird dreams” / Continued Deep Sleep

Throughout the past few nights, I noted major improvements in quality of sleep.  Last night was definitely quality sleep, but it was accompanied by extremely weird dreams that I didn’t remember.  I woke up today feeling incredibly groggy - like I was deprived of sleep - even though I got plenty of sleep.

However, I do remember having one super weird dream (most dreams are weird…) in some foreign territory that included me walking and searching for my dorm.  No matter which route I took, I could never seem to get there. The environment was fairly (what I would describe as) shady, but the people in the dream were all fairly friendly and I knew pretty much everyone in it.  It definitely looked completely different from anything that I had seen in the “real world.”

Though that was just one “weird dream” I remembered having, I am positive that I had more - because I do remember that a couple caused me to wake up at different times throughout the night.  I haven’t been woken up by a dream in the middle of the night in a very long time.  In fact, I am rarely aware that I even have dreams.  Last night was a completely different story.

5.) More Relaxed / More Unenenergized

Though I did wake up feeling highly relaxed, the overall revitalizing energy that was present yesterday was just not around today.  With that said, I did feel more relaxed and loose today than yesterday - but I also (unfortunately) felt highly unenergized.  The lack of energy that has accompanied me today has forced me to operate at a much slower pace than I normally would.

6.) Slower Thinking During Conversations

Similarly to yesterday, I took note that my brain thinks slower during conversations.  I literally found my brain go completely “blank” mid conversation with someone.  It didn’t really bother me, but I did notice that I didn’t have as much to contribute to the conversation - due to my brain operating at a slower rate.  Normally, my brain flows with things to talk about - today, when I was on the phone with a friend - I did talk about plenty, it just didn’t feel (to me) like I had as much to say as is normal.

Due to a slower speed of mental processing (as noted in #2), it is also more difficult for me to think of “words” that I was going to use during conversation.  I was talking earlier to my family and all of a sudden (mid-sentence) I completely forgot what I was going to say.  Sure, we’ve all had this happen at various points in our lives, but it is definitely a rarity for me - an effect that definitely noted.

7.) More Negative Mood

Today I am experiencing a slightly negative mood, from what I attribute to slower thinking.  I am nowhere near as “witty” or have the “comebacks” / “fast-paced” thought that accompanied me a couple weeks ago.  This is not a bad thing, per se, as I was fine last night.  However, today it makes it more challenging to talk with quickness and get my point across with ease.  This is making me slightly frustrated.  My mood is not what I would describe as “negative,” but it is definitely “more negative” than yesterday.  This isn’t a big deal - but I am going to take note of it because it’s definitely noticeable.

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