Passive drift toward disaster can feel seductive rather than frightening

Evidence

There was a confused but powerful charm in sprawling in this besotted boat that had thrown its helm, then its oars overboard—the curious charm of drifting with the current. — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 293

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 293
• XREF: connects to: Intense romantic infatuation can carry an undertone of instinctive danger — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 222; Fear under bombardment can transform into a strangely pleasurable, childlike terror — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 420; A person can simultaneously feel mortal fear and detached, buoyant calm — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 436 (+17 more)

Library Connections

• Mindfulness creates resilience against impulse reactions. #complicates (0.75) — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1134

Broader Connections

• Wartime disorientation can dissolve into a feeling of self-sufficient freedom rather than fear #exemplifies (0.75) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 423
• Being bypassed by a distant battle can produce a false sense of security #exemplifies (0.72) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 421
• Total sensory absence can feel generative rather than merely frightening #exemplifies (0.70) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 496
• Deep silence can feel like a sensory presence rather than mere absence #exemplifies (0.68) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 35