I'm shrinking.....

maniclion · 09-23-2009, 06:11 PM

Have you ever lay in bed at night and felt as if you weren't the size you'd always thought you were? Or some night's looked at your door and it looked as large as a cathedral doors? I've had these feelings many times, and not chemically aided and I wasn't sure if it was just because I'm crazy then I just saw they have named it because it's common enough especially in children. It's called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome....what a fucking trip....

Triple Threat · 09-23-2009, 06:15 PM

One night I dreamed that I ate a big marshmallow and when I woke up, my pillow was gone.

maniclion · 09-23-2009, 06:28 PM

Don't even ask me about the dream I had about my honeymoon with a quadruple amputee, I had to throw that pillow out....

DiGiTaL · 09-24-2009, 01:16 AM

yea I get some weird dreams like this too.

For me its like Im being shrunk to the size of an ant and im falling or something.

A different dream I get a lot is, Im being chased or have to run somewhere and my body just can run, it feels like im frame-freezing.

What was your honeymoon dream about

maniclion · 09-25-2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DiGiTaL

yea I get some weird dreams like this too.

For me its like Im being shrunk to the size of an ant and im falling or something.

A different dream I get a lot is, Im being chased or have to run somewhere and my body just can run, it feels like im frame-freezing.

What was your honeymoon dream about

But this isn't dream induced, it's actual phenomena of the mind....usually I find it's right on the precipice of dropping into the slumber zone.....you have just laid down, closed your eyes and then all your perceptions of actuality flip Picasso. Distortions and morphing of your self awareness, like Kafka you feel like you may be turning as small as a bug in your bed, or you feel like you can sense your evening workout actually increasing the size of your muscles, fiber by fiber and it might not end.......

Yanick · 09-25-2009, 01:06 PM

Yeah I used to get that all the time as a kid, it was kind of like a slow pulsing where I'd feel really small compared to the room and then slowly it would be the inverse. Mine was always accompanied by anxiety and I wouldn't be able to sleep and would actually scare the crap out of me and typically give me some harsh nightmares when I did manage to get to sleep. I get it once in a while now but I'm able to handle the anxiety better and kind of like it because its almost like your tripping out but without any drugs. I always thought it was just in my head and happened when I was stressed out about something (seemed like whenever I was stressed about not having my HW done or w/e, I would get that feeling at night). Interesting to know its actually a recognized syndrome.

maniclion · 09-25-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Yanick

Yeah I used to get that all the time as a kid, it was kind of like a slow pulsing where I'd feel really small compared to the room and then slowly it would be the inverse. Mine was always accompanied by anxiety and I wouldn't be able to sleep and would actually scare the crap out of me and typically give me some harsh nightmares when I did manage to get to sleep. I get it once in a while now but I'm able to handle the anxiety better and kind of like it because its almost like your tripping out but without any drugs. I always thought it was just in my head and happened when I was stressed out about something (seemed like whenever I was stressed about not having my HW done or w/e, I would get that feeling at night). Interesting to know its actually a recognized syndrome.

Yeah, it was more intense as a child and generally centered around being anxious about stuff, like a book report I had 2 months to do and I hadn't read the book yet and it's due in 2 days. Maybe it's intensity as a child is due to our first real dose of cortisol or other neurochemicals. Now I always have stress, so I think it's more related to winding down for me, some days lying down for bed is the first real break I'll have had all day......

09-23-2009, 06:11 PM	#1
maniclion Cartographer of the Mind Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mens Incognita Posts: 20,432 Photos: 10	I'm shrinking..... Have you ever lay in bed at night and felt as if you weren't the size you'd always thought you were? Or some night's looked at your door and it looked as large as a cathedral doors? I've had these feelings many times, and not chemically aided and I wasn't sure if it was just because I'm crazy then I just saw they have named it because it's common enough especially in children. It's called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome....what a fucking trip.... "We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that." Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

09-23-2009, 06:28 PM	#3
maniclion Cartographer of the Mind Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mens Incognita Posts: 20,432 Photos: 10	Don't even ask me about the dream I had about my honeymoon with a quadruple amputee, I had to throw that pillow out.... "We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that." Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

09-24-2009, 01:16 AM	#4
DiGiTaL .::.:: Legend ::.::. Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ca Posts: 1,466 Photos: 2	yea I get some weird dreams like this too. For me its like Im being shrunk to the size of an ant and im falling or something. A different dream I get a lot is, Im being chased or have to run somewhere and my body just can run, it feels like im frame-freezing. What was your honeymoon dream about Stats: Weight: 183lbs \| BF: 13% My Cutting Journal come motivate me.

09-25-2009, 01:06 PM	#6
Yanick Amor Fati Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,231	Yeah I used to get that all the time as a kid, it was kind of like a slow pulsing where I'd feel really small compared to the room and then slowly it would be the inverse. Mine was always accompanied by anxiety and I wouldn't be able to sleep and would actually scare the crap out of me and typically give me some harsh nightmares when I did manage to get to sleep. I get it once in a while now but I'm able to handle the anxiety better and kind of like it because its almost like your tripping out but without any drugs. I always thought it was just in my head and happened when I was stressed out about something (seemed like whenever I was stressed about not having my HW done or w/e, I would get that feeling at night). Interesting to know its actually a recognized syndrome. "The greatest obstacle to knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge." -Barry Marshall, Nobel Laureate

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09-23-2009, 06:15 PM	#2
Triple Threat End of the world Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lost Posts: 10,444 Photos: 6	One night I dreamed that I ate a big marshmallow and when I woke up, my pillow was gone.