Float Therapy Didn't Work for Me. But it's still a great form of treatment.

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Being among the many Vets and former Emergency Workers who have that wonderful PTSD a good friend of mine (a massage therapist) recommend I try Float Therapy. Float Therapy is a form of sensory deprivation helping you reach a deeper level of relaxation and meditation. The water and air in the float chamber is skin temperature. There is no light or sound. It is just you and your own mind. Unfortunately for me, that's where the danger lies. They recommend you give it at least 3 sessions to really give it a fair chance to help you. The first session is all about the curiosity. What's it like being in total darkness and total silence? Will I actually be able to lay around floating for a whole hour? Will I fall asleep? lol The second session is more therapeutic. The curiosity has been answered, so now on to the deep relaxation and meditation. The third session is where the rubber meets the road. You know what's going on, you're starting to get the hang of it, and you also start seeing the benefits... Unless you're me! People say, "you wouldn't last 5 minutes in my mind!" Well, you may not be able to last 10 minutes in my brain, but I know I can't last 45 minutes in it. That's the longest I ever lasted in the chamber. Darkness and silence are not my friends. My own thoughts left unattended by music is not a good thing. All three sessions ended in anxiety attacks that took a while to get through. So would I recommend it for others? Absolutely! Unless you and silence don't do well together. Then just learn to play instruments.