I am so glad I found this post...I just had an episode and thought, what the heck, I am going to google it, and thought, I am not even sure how to describe it! And I can't imagine I will find anything...

Well, I used to experience these when I was very young around 7-8 years old and was afraid to ask adults about them, for fear that no one would believe me. I too, thought they were some type of power or such... As I got older, they occurred less and less. And in my adult years, I would guess I have only had a handful of episodes. I am now 42. And it no longer scares me as much as when I was a child, because I know it will subside soon. I have never done any type of drugs, and even stopped OTC meds about 5 years ago. I use a lot of essential oils and holistic healing instead of going to the doctor. I have never been diagnosed with any type of mental disorders, and besides psoriasis/eczema I can't complain. I used to have migraines, but recently had braces put on my teeth to fix my TMJ, which has alleviated the migraines completely, so I know it is not associated with headaches. I eat very healthy, no fast food or HFCS and other artificial products, and I am vegan. My last episode that I can remember prior to today was about 3 years ago as I was reading a book before bed. This morning I woke up not feeling 100%, but I attribute that to my husband having the flu for the past 3 days. and I must have caught it. So I took it easy for most of the day and was watching a movie, then I was about to check my email when it started. I searched google instead and found this post....It continued as I read all of these replies and it slowly went away as I approached page 8. I then asked my 11 yo son, (who is a lot like me) if he had ever experienced anything like this and he said yes, whenever he is really tired and tries to go to sleep, everything starts to speed up in his mind.

I really hope that someone in the medical community (or someone that has answers) reads these posts. I would sure like to know what it is we are feeling or what is happening.