Alice In Wonderland
I heard a new term today, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome.
This condition cause strange distortions in sight and in the sense of touch and sound.
It can be frightening as it can feel like he or she is going crazy in a strange, Lilliputian world with fractured vision and odd hallucinations.
The sense of distance may be impaired as well, with objects suddenly seeming very close, or far away. Some people think that various parts of them are larger or smaller than they should be.
They think that they are sinking into the floor or passing through walls, are. As you might imagine, this condition can be very disorienting and sometimes scary.
It is most commonly associated with migraines and severe headaches, and it can serve as a warning for the onset of a serious migraine.
posted by: scubadiva (reply)
post date: 05.03.09 (10:46 am)
I figured it was something related to dating... ;)
posted by: bawdy (reply)
post date: 05.03.09 (12:52 pm)
People take drugs to get the same feeling.
posted by: Ladyg (reply)
post date: 05.03.09 (2:27 pm)
Reply to: scubadiva,
I wasn't sure what it was related to, was surprised that it was related to epilepy and
migraine headaches.
posted by: Ladyg (reply)
post date: 05.03.09 (2:27 pm)
Reply to: bawdy, It is a feeling to be avoided.
posted by: Barnabus1 (reply)
post date: 05.03.09 (5:12 pm)
WOW!!People actually get something like this? Amazing!!! The weirdest thing I've ever experienced, and that repeatedly, was cars disappearing! On a highway, a car was catching up to me, perhaps 100 yards back, his lights were on, I looked again to see where he was, and gone. I stopped and backed up in case he went off the road...there were no turn offs there, but never found him. Had it happen several times in town also, I check the rear view and see this car coming, and we are in the middle of the block, I check that he's got room to pass..look back and he's gone! I check driveways, looking for evidence that someone is getting out of thgeir car...but nothing! Once I had just started to get on the interstate, when a dark blue or black car came in behind me, I made room for him to pass, looked back and gone!! never figured it out!!
posted by: Ladyg (reply)
post date: 05.04.09 (12:46 am)
Reply to: Barnabus1,
Barnabus it is a totally new term to me, it really is amazing.
That was a weird experience that you had, sure fits in with this syndrome, do you suffer
from migraines at all?
posted by: Kram1000 (reply)
post date: 05.04.09 (6:47 am)
I thought it was a condition that CEO's of large corporations got when their bonuses are announced at the annual general meeting.
(They certainly have distance impairment from the average person and they have given us all a headache as well).
posted by: barnabus1 (reply)
post date: 05.04.09 (12:08 pm)
Reply to: Ladyg
Never suffer any type of headache even when I would deserve to!!It's been a long time since I had this thing with cars disappearing, but I would say perhaps 20 - 25 cars disappeared on me. Some were coming up fast, and I'd mover over to let them pass look back and they're gone. only once or twice did a car ahead of me do that, but had it happen.
posted by: Ladyg (reply)
post date: 05.04.09 (12:50 pm)
Reply to: barnabus1,That is very strange.