Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Nefersmum on September 27, 2015, 08:32:12 PM
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Just lately I've been afflicted with a rather odd symptom and I'm struggling to describe it to anyone.
The best way I can put it is that I have the occasional momentary change in perception. I can be looking at a mag, watching telly or whatever and suddenly the colours seem momentarily stronger, the figures appear bigger and I get a bit of a 'thrill ride' tummy for a split second. It's all very weird and fortunately goes away almost as suddenly as it appeared but it is disturbing, all the same.
Has anyone else had this kind of experience?
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I get senses of 'unreality' ……. like I might be in the magazine article ::) ……. also if I've been on the net for ages I feel unreal as I have become involved. Difficult to describe.
It could, for U, be an adrenaline surge. Or if you have a nerve in your neck it might be 'trapped' momentarily producing a weird sensation.
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Unreality is a good way to describe it. It is a most peculiar thing and I've been reluctant to mention it to any friends and family because it is so bizarre.
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Yip, get this too Nefersmum....like stepping into another dimension for a few seconds hopefully lol and get a weird wired feeling too.....bloody awful x
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I'm so glad to hear you say this TropicalVon69. You are exactly right in that it is like stepping into the twilight zone for a couple of seconds. It is awful, you are not wrong. I've found the best way to deal with it is to just take a brief pause and draw a couple of breaths to steady myself. It just catches you up short.
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I can sometimes feel like this all day, its horrid I know....everything looks and feels different some days and I can get frightened of the most peculiar things......hugs xxx
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It's could be derealisation/depersonalisation which often sits with anxiety. I sometimes get it when over tired and just ride it out til it passes. Not pleasant though but more common than you think especially when you brave it and ask other people!!
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Yip...me too.
Sometimes get "lost" momentarily and things seem really overwhelming for a short time till it passes.
I've now had a sort of cold shivery feeling over my head and neck which frightens me but I suppose yet another symptom of hormonal carnage 😁😁😁😁
Spider :bighug:
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Yeah sort of get that feeling too....like I've just become vacant for a moment and time stands still...weird...not liking the weirdies of peri atall x
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I'm hugely reassured that I'm not the only one plagued with this. I wasn't sure how to explain it but judging from what everyone else has said it's not uncommon. Thanks guys for your input. It has been hugely helpful. I didn't know who to ask at my end of things because it seemed so weird and off the wall.
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Yep. Sort of get stuck in the moment. This can be a form of epilepsy in children ::)
For me I sort of stop. Don't think anyone notices ;)
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I get a feeling of everything seeming brighter and not quite real I see to get it quie often especially out side but I'm ok inside strange isn't it? Anyone else?
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All the World is 'odd' except you and me: and even you are a little bit ;)