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My Dabble Into Sensory Deprivation Therapy

Kathleen O'Connor
4 min readFeb 4, 2022
A woman floating in water.
Photo by Kristijan Arsov on Unsplash

For quite some time, I’ve been intrigued by the concept of a sensory deprivation experience. My interest began long ago when I watched the sci-fi movie Altered States, starring William Hurt as a psychologist who becomes curious about different states of consciousness and the means of achieving them. It’s a…

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Kathleen O'Connor

Former wildlife biologist, current freelance writer & boy Mom. I love exploring topics in science, nature, life, the Universe and everything.