Parables for the Virtual - Brian Massumi 'p36'

 One's 'sense of aliveness' is a continuous, nonconscious self-perception (unconscious self-reflection). It is the perception of this self-perception, its naming and making conscious, that allows affect to be effectively analysed - as long as a vocabulary can be found for that which is imperceptible but whose escape from perception cannot but be perceived, as long as one is alive.
The Autonomy of Affect 'p36'