Atypical Spells
The brain can do amazing things. Experiences such as floating out of your body, strange, dreamlike perceptual experiences, prolonged panic attacks, or feeling like your body is melting. These experiences can leave you feeling crazy, but as with so many things, knowledge is power. We hope these articles help you understand these, often scary, experiences and feel empowered to seek appropriate treatment if that is best for you.
Common Hallucinations
Our culture has taught us to fear the word, but Hallucinations are part of our everyday lives. We each have a different experience when presented with the same sensations. Maybe we are very attentive towards what we are looking at, and our brains blur and ignore the background. Maybe you are lost in thought and day dream entire landscapes, ignoring the input from your eyes. Images and sounds in our dreams are hallucinations. That buzz on your thigh when your phone isn’t even in your pocket is a hallucination. It could be argued that we have more hallucinations than real perceptions on any given day.