When Lynwood died in 1997, over 150 of his clients came to the memorial. It just took me completely back. No one has ever described me that way before. Some floaters find that the state that floating induces, and that each of us experience right before we wake in the morning, aids in creativity and problem-solving. Others, like Linda Perricone, who suffers from the muscle disease fibromylagia, say their discomfort, both mental and physical, is relieved for hours after a session.
All floaters seem to agree that being inside the tank is the most relaxing period of their lives.
Countless university studies have shown that sensory deprivation increases the secretions of endorphins in the body, while decreasing stress-related neurochemicals such as adrenalin, norepinephrine, and cortisol, which contribute to heart disease and hypertension. I don't go in with expectations. I just go in to relax. But anyone can get a little wound up. Time just stood still.