Has anyone ever heard of this?

**MrBill82x** · 11-08-2008 05:56 AM

Ever since I was about 11, I've had this really strange tendency to randomly get mixed up with my surroundings. It doesn't happen very often, but I'll forget for a split second where exactly I am, or what exactly I'm doing, or who I'm with. It's not anything that really hinders me in anyway, it's not like I wind up forgetting what's going on... the mix up lasts for maybe a second or two, until I re-assure myself of my current situation. The lapse seems to be caused by a very sudden flashback of an obscure memory. Sometimes I just get part of a quote someone said, long ago... it's really clear, like being there almost... a few days ago, I had a "flashback" of something that occurred maybe 20 years ago. It was a flashback to my grandmother's living room, in the evening... it lasted just long enough for me to hear her say "the weather".

It wasn't something imagined, it was something that actually once happened.

Like I said, it hasn't resulted in any actual confusion... I think they only time I ever had an embarrassing moment due to this was when I asked where someone went, when they actually hadn't been there all day.

Also, I tend to become very vulnerable to this while I'm tired. I've caught myself "reliving" conversations I had long ago... I "hear" the other person/people and reply in turn. This only seems to happen if I'm close to falling asleep, or if I'm already asleep, and my guard is down I suppose.

Has anyone ever heard of this occurring?

**jleivdal** · 11-08-2008 07:01 AM

i havent heard of anything like this, but perhaps there is a message for you to get out of it. if i was you i would write down what you experience each time this happens. you will either find a meaning, or learn that its completely random, in which case i have no idea whats going on

**redclay92** · 11-08-2008 07:25 AM

Something similar to this occurs to me semi often. I'll be doing something or listening to something and daze off into an memory. the more notable times are when im playing rock band, listening to teacher or friend go on and on, or when im tired. It's really werid.
not sure if this is the right forum though.

**marcc** · 11-19-2008 06:39 AM

@redclay92: this could be talking about losing awareness for a while, sleeping and regaining consciousness?

this is happening to me, a lot. Sometimes I just blank out. It's happening a lot too, but this is probably my brain under the influence of procrastination.

This is kind of like forgetting your name, or forgetting your age (happens to me way too frequently, and then I usually say the wrong number

). But doesn't it feel pretty great being in that state? It's like instant meditation, so whenever this happens, you should probably take advantage of it if it's at an appropriate time.

**Air to Zephyr** · 11-21-2008 01:42 AM

Happens to me more than once a week. I get deja vu strong enough to daze me for a few seconds, the same kind of feeling when you're forgetting your dream but you think hard to remember what it was. It's common.

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