When I was a child we lived in an old farm house. My sisters and I would get this. Looking back on it, I’ve always speculated it was from lead poisoning. But I have no idea.
One of the sensations I remember was lying in bed looking at the clothes in the closet and they would become near and far, or thick and thin, or all at the same time. Or fuzzy and smooth. It was so disorienting.
The kids all got it but our parents must have thought we were cray when we tried to describe it. We would sound all whiney and sometimes be crying because it felt a little scary.
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Reply to TIL about Alice in wonderland syndrome. A neurological condition in which one’s perception of their body image, time, or space is distorted. AIWS may also cause hallucinations, sensory distortion, and an altered sense of velocity. by Deechon
When I was a child we lived in an old farm house. My sisters and I would get this. Looking back on it, I’ve always speculated it was from lead poisoning. But I have no idea.
One of the sensations I remember was lying in bed looking at the clothes in the closet and they would become near and far, or thick and thin, or all at the same time. Or fuzzy and smooth. It was so disorienting.
The kids all got it but our parents must have thought we were cray when we tried to describe it. We would sound all whiney and sometimes be crying because it felt a little scary.