loses oneself
Becomes completely absorbed
To lose oneself is to become so absorbed in something that awareness of time, surroundings, or self fades away: She lost herself in the novel for hours.
The phrase can also mean losing one's sense of identity or purpose: He lost himself in grief after her death.
Less commonly, it means getting physically lost: We lost ourselves in the winding streets of the old city.
- lost in thoughtDeeply mentally preoccupied
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- zoning outLosing conscious attention temporarily
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
out of body · absorption · in the zone · wander · getting carried away · spiral · flow state · transcendence · dreaming · meditation · vanish · surrender · euphoria · dissolve · engrossed · creative flow · timelessness · catharsis