“There is an anxious room in my heart, the substance of my tranquility is resignation.”

“I am a well of gestures, not all of which have been outlined even in my interior, of words to which I did not even intend to put my lips, of dreams that I have forgotten to see through to the end.”

[Fernando Pessoa]

Theta brain waves are associated with sleepiness, deep relaxation, and dreaming. They are said to be directly at the threshold of the subconscious. They affect concentration and short term memory. They most often occur during meditation, trance, intense dreaming, intense emotions. “This state is coupled with access to unconscious materials (resources), creative thinking, and a free flow of ideas.” In contrast, excessive theta … “may be linked to faulty decision making, impulsivity, and slower reaction times,…” is characteristic of people with attention deficit disorder.”

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