During one of my assignments in Hawaii I would often solo dive on summer weekdays off the north shore. Often felt as if I were being watched. Sort of spooky.
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Something Feels Right, But Wrong When I'm in the Woods
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@sideways I just drove through like literally 7 hours of pine and birch forest in Minnesota/Wisconsin/Michigan. It's incredible.
I just kept thinking "wow, you could live in these woods without anyone ever knowing you existed"
Pretty cool area, much more familiar to an Appalachian such as myself than the open country of the west.
I just kept thinking "wow, you could live in these woods without anyone ever knowing you existed"
Pretty cool area, much more familiar to an Appalachian such as myself than the open country of the west.
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I grew up with woods and fallow fields all around, used to walk about a mile to grammar school through the woods (when it was dry, otherwise I'd take the road) and seldom felt any sort of malevolence. Even as a teenager I used to cut through the woods and usually did not feel spooky, but I would also carry a knife and pick up a few potato-sized rocks just in case...
These days the only time I really feel on edge when camping is when the kids are with me right around sunset. I have to remember my breathing etc, just turn off my brain, follow my breath and really dial in my awareness. If the feeling persists I stay on high alert, if it fades I relax a bit. Almost always it fades pretty quickly under close scrutiny - maybe a hint of what an agoraphobic feels? Is very nice to have the dog along.
These days the only time I really feel on edge when camping is when the kids are with me right around sunset. I have to remember my breathing etc, just turn off my brain, follow my breath and really dial in my awareness. If the feeling persists I stay on high alert, if it fades I relax a bit. Almost always it fades pretty quickly under close scrutiny - maybe a hint of what an agoraphobic feels? Is very nice to have the dog along.
I've found that it takes at least 2 days switch from "city filters" to "country filters". Until then, I'm jumpier then a squirrel on expresso. City filters ignore most background noise but reacts like a gunslinger to select stimuli. I.E. rustling leaves = attacking dog. Country filters ignore less, but have a more gradiated response. Rustling leaves = squirrels, watch for falling pine cones. Even then, I'm still on higher alert as I'm not entirely at the top of the food chain.