http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experience-intensified-listening-with-closed-eyes/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experience-intensified-listening-with-closed-eyes/#comment-23373 Carol Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:46:10 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4823#comment-23373 Closing your eyes forces you to be more waare of what is actually there, instead of letting you see what you want to see. For lack of a better way of saying this, it is like it allows you to see things more clearly. Closing your eyes forces you to be more waare of what is actually there, instead of letting you see what you want to see. For lack of a better way of saying this, it is like it allows you to see things more clearly.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experience-intensified-listening-with-closed-eyes/#comment-23341 Chapell Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4823#comment-23341 Its good to know that what many of us have practiced for so long has actually been proved to be right scientifically... many of us close our eyes for the strongest of emotions and other things... people close their eyes when kissing, while trying to concentrate and recall stuff among other things. Its good to know that what many of us have practiced for so long has actually been proved to be right scientifically… many of us close our eyes for the strongest of emotions and other things… people close their eyes when kissing, while trying to concentrate and recall stuff among other things.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experience-intensified-listening-with-closed-eyes/#comment-23309 Thrope Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:12:48 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4823#comment-23309 I have to agree that concentration level increases with closed eyes... that is exactly why many people close their eyes while trying to memorize or recall something. Such acts must be identified and popularized to help people in having better concentration levels. I have to agree that concentration level increases with closed eyes… that is exactly why many people close their eyes while trying to memorize or recall something. Such acts must be identified and popularized to help people in having better concentration levels.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experience-intensified-listening-with-closed-eyes/#comment-23302 Cassie V. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:06:57 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4823#comment-23302 I hate scary movies! I don't know if it's worse seeing what's going on or sitting with my eyes shut imagining it. The music does intensify your emotions. My heart starts pounding as soon as the creepy music starts. I hate scary movies! I don’t know if it’s worse seeing what’s going on or sitting with my eyes shut imagining it. The music does intensify your emotions. My heart starts pounding as soon as the creepy music starts.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experience-intensified-listening-with-closed-eyes/#comment-23295 Lacey Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:23:08 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4823#comment-23295 That's interesting. I often close my eyes when I'm listening to music to relax. Denying yourself visual stimuli definitely focuses your attention on what you hear. That’s interesting. I often close my eyes when I’m listening to music to relax. Denying yourself visual stimuli definitely focuses your attention on what you hear.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experience-intensified-listening-with-closed-eyes/#comment-23281 Strauss Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:09:35 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4823#comment-23281 I have done this many a times - closing my eyes when I need to concentrate on something hard...like trying to recall something... Maybe it does really have an impact in our mind and hopefully help science to innovate new ways of fighting disorders. I have done this many a times – closing my eyes when I need to concentrate on something hard…like trying to recall something… Maybe it does really have an impact in our mind and hopefully help science to innovate new ways of fighting disorders.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experience-intensified-listening-with-closed-eyes/#comment-23276 Sarah Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:12:35 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4823#comment-23276 When your eyes are closed you are forced to pay more attention rather than just relying on your sense of sight to do the job for you. Think about how in tune blind people are to all of their other senses out of necessity. They have a heightened awareness of things going on around them because they have come to use all of their senses instead of using them selectively. What a lesson we can all learn from this. When your eyes are closed you are forced to pay more attention rather than just relying on your sense of sight to do the job for you. Think about how in tune blind people are to all of their other senses out of necessity. They have a heightened awareness of things going on around them because they have come to use all of their senses instead of using them selectively. What a lesson we can all learn from this.

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