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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AWS) any of you GLPers familiar with it?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 80472992:MV80ODEzMDEyXzg3ODEzMTc3XzQxN0Q3Njgy] [quote:InfiniTea:MV80ODEzMDEyXzg3ODEwMjYzXzRGRjg5MjZE] The only time I am ever bothered by these sorts of things is when I sit down and the chair felt like it was further away than it looked, or even if sitting down, any time the floor feels like it’s dropped a bit, startles me. (Eta: occasionally feels like I’m on an elevator, but that is a rare sensation) I might not have the visual aspect as bad as what would be required to startle anyone, and the visual aspect doesn’t upset me at all, but can be rather disorienting. The movement of still life into waves sometimes happens outside of the big/small incidents for me, and that is always trippy. I’ve never taken lsd or mushrooms, so I cannot compare my experiences to such a trip. I get this sort of thing at least once a month, but it is worse if I am under more stress than usual. One Church that I lived near, when I went, I would experience this about halfway through Mass. Everything gets very far away, and the only thing left in my vision is the priest and altar, and everything else is blacked out. Only one instance of this happening, I had a vasovagal reaction that coincided (I don’t recall the two issues lining up in the past, just on that occasion), and someone near me noticed something was up with me and asked if I was okay a bit later as we were leaving. [/quote] That sounds like vertigo. I really believe it's induced by stressful situations. I know several people (and a dog) irl, who get it when their anxiety increases. It's ironic because they don't see the connection between the two until I point it out to them. You may want to see a doctor regarding your episodes; it could simply be vertigo or something more serious if it's happening often. Regardless of what it could be, you don't want to put yourself (or anyone else) at risk for an accident. Be well. [/quote]
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I was correctly diagnosed here on GLP with AWS by a wise Australian years ago.
It's freaky and not understood and yet more common than you'd expect.
The walls terrified me as a kid!
If you've never experienced it you have no idea.
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