Re: OT: What is your qualia of consciousness / thought? (WAS: does conlanging change your sense of reality?)

Sai Emrys wrote:
> The most common one seems to be an 'inner verbal
> monologue'. That is,
> there is a sense of oneself as talking about stuff, and
> that talking
> *is* the consciousness. E.g. you'll think out a problem
> by talking it
> out in your head; have a running commentary about what
> others are
> saying or doing; what others might think of you; etc etc.
I am definitely in this category. Totally verbal. (on IQ et al. tests, I always
did worst on the spatial-relations stuff :-( )

On meditation-type techniques, sometimes when I go to bed my mind is still
racing...I've tried repeating the Om mani padme om, but find that counting breaths
(inhalations) works best at helping to divert the inner monologue.