Daytime Open-Eyed Hypnagogic Imagery?

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07-12-2005, 03:24 AM
Belisarius

Daytime Open-Eyed Hypnagogic Imagery?

For the past few years now I have been experiencing what seems like hypnagogic imagery during the day when my eyes are wide open. I have always thought it had something to do with dehydration, but recently I've been drinking alot of water and it has only been increasing in frequency. It is accompanied by a feeling of lightheadedness or dizziness and often occurs when I stand up after sitting or lying down. It is just dots(similar to what you see when you press your hands up to your eyes) and sometimes when it's more intense it seems to form a frame(like tunnel vision) around whatever I'm looking at.

Is this dehydration or something possibly psychologically wrong with me?
07-12-2005, 03:38 AM
Raihab

Re: Daytime Open-Eyed Hypnagogic Imagery?

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Originally posted by Belisarius
For the past few years now I have been experiencing what seems like hypnagogic imagery during the day when my eyes are wide open. *I have always thought it had something to do with dehydration, but recently I've been drinking alot of water and it has only been increasing in frequency. *It is accompanied by a feeling of lightheadedness or dizziness and often occurs when I stand up after sitting or lying down. *It is just dots(similar to what you see when you press your hands up to your eyes) and sometimes when it's more intense it seems to form a frame(like tunnel vision) around whatever I'm looking at.

Is this dehydration or something possibly psychologically wrong with me?

not sure... it could be a head rush... I think that's what it's called... all the blood goes to your head and stuff... usually when you stand up too quickly. It's happened to me before but not so strong that it forms a tunnel vision...
07-12-2005, 05:32 AM
OnLife'sJourney

I've seen them too and always wondered what they were. When I get bored I look at them to pass the time. Every now and then they seem to become very intense and almost hurt my eyes, It's odd. I have also noticed they seem to follow the direction you are looking. I never put much thought into it though.
07-12-2005, 05:43 AM
jedijapan

ok this is low blood pressure. i get this every single time i stand up. even if its fairly slow. do you feel dizzy. i always say that i go blind for 5 seconds.
07-12-2005, 06:09 AM
jay dawg

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Originally posted by jedijapan
ok this is low blood pressure. i get this every single time i stand up. even if its fairly slow. do you feel dizzy. i always say that i go blind for 5 seconds.

now THAT is an intense headrush. i used to almost see black back in the day, but i think keeping active and eating healthy ORGANIC foods helps alot with how the heart works.

when u stand up all the blood LEAVES your brain and your heart has to equalize the pressure by pumping so hard it could feel like it might stop. but then blood goes back into your head and u come back alive again. YAY! ESPECIALLY ON DRUGS O MAN
just get up slowly to allow the blood to equalize then stand up all the way. life is in the blood

i stood up once a few years ago while being insainly high and i litterally saw my vision warp into a tunnel and spit back at me again. kinda scary but it only happened the once.

BTW belisaius, do u take any drugs? that could lead to seeing HI blobs with your eyes open very easily.
07-12-2005, 11:28 PM
Replicon

Re: Daytime Open-Eyed Hypnagogic Imagery?

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Originally posted by DigitalCrash

not sure... it could be a head rush... I think that's what it's called... all the blood goes to your head and stuff... usually when you stand up too quickly. It's happened to me before but not so strong that it forms a tunnel vision...

It does sound like a headrush... but... er... isn't headrush = blood goes AWAY from your head while you stand up abruptly? Sounds more intuitive, in a basic physics kind of way. Same thing happens when you press your fingers against your eyelids... pushing blood out of your eyes.