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Originally Posted by Brooklyn100
I found this thread because this has happened to me again and wanted to find out what it is, obviously its not just me, but strange still no one knows what it is.
It's strange how everyone can recall it happening to them at a young age. My first experience of it was when I was 9/10, and it seemed like an outer body experience. Everything around me seemed so far away, yet it felt like I could see everything so close? If that makes any sense, it's a difficult situation to explain.
I've been having them quite frequently recently, and it seems to occur when I'm on focusing on purely one thing. This can be a thought in my head when i'm in bed, playing a game, reading or doing my coursework.
Although it's a strange feeling, I find that it really does enhance my concentration and my ability to perform these tasks more efficiently. (This may be the feeling of time seeming to move fast however). To me it feels like i'm completely zoned in on something, and maybe thats why time seems to move fast and everything seems to lose all meaning of distance?
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So my daugher was recently diagnosed with absence epilepsy and has had a few attacks, she is controlled on meds and has no further symptoms. So epilepsy officially rus in the family. It also gave me a reason to research epilepsy in great detail.
I have had the far away perception issue all my life, usually during or following a fever ... researching it, it does seem like Alice in Wonderland syndrome most closely resembles the symptoms. ..however I recently started having the sped up perception issues and they're really frightening but controllable, meaning I never lose awarenessof self. ..but after reading this thread, and after researching epilepsy the way that I have, I feel certain that this is a form of epilepsy guys and gals...
-it runs in the family confirmed
-it's been suggested in this forum as a possible cause
-I've had a fever seizure before when I was young (106 for extended time... Lucky I made it...)
-i don't have panic attacks that I'm aware of
After reading what everyone has written i feel pretty sure about this but... I am not a doctor, ymmv, etc... Just thought I'd share. I think I'll see a neuro and explore. Thanks everyone for sharing.