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23 Jul 2016, 8:46 pm

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I'm not sure if this is in any way autism related, but does anyone here experience anxiety related peripheral hallucinations e.g. seeing cats that aren't there?

emphatic yes. i've never even had a cat, but when i'm tired (or under certain specific circumstances), i'll often see black cats running away, and fruit flies around me or on the wall when there aren't any

i think it falls under the general category of neural overstimulation, and it's probably related to this in my case:
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it's part of why i was (questionably, but still plausibly) diagnosed with schizotypal disorder once

edit: btw, yep, also psychedelic visuals when i close my eyes (or sometimes even without closing them...), and sparkly static in the air and stuff

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23 Jul 2016, 8:48 pm

Did you draw these, Raleigh?

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23 Jul 2016, 8:52 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

Did you draw these, Raleigh?

Nope, Google images cause I have most of these on my computer now.

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23 Jul 2016, 8:53 pm

Greetings. Kinda joining in late here. But lately, I do keep seeing and hearing cats. It's weird. Like, my cats wear bells on them (came with the collar), and last night when they were locked in the basement, I kept hearing the bells going off outside of my door, when I'm 110% sure they were trapped down there. I keep seeing the cats in the corner of my eyes and they weren't there actually, so... I am unsure.

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23 Jul 2016, 9:00 pm

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Raleigh wrote:

I'm not sure if this is in any way autism related, but does anyone here experience anxiety related peripheral hallucinations e.g. seeing cats that aren't there?

Thanks.
The neural overstimulation theory makes a lot of sense.
I also experience auditory hallucinations at times.
They always seem to be stress/anxiety related and following a major change in routine, etc.

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23 Jul 2016, 9:03 pm

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yes. it's the same for me

you started on a new job just a few days ago, right? taking that into account, and that your nervous system is probably significantly more sensitive than average, i'd say that's a "normal" symptom to have. try to get some rest and relax if you can, but if that's not an option, then just remember it's nothing to be concerned about

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23 Jul 2016, 9:10 pm

^ Yes, yes, I agree.

It's (5) Nothing to be concerned about.

All normal here.
I'll just continue to be the normal, weird person that everyone is nice to because they're secretly afraid I might murder them.

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23 Jul 2016, 9:12 pm

...Remember this old Time-Life?? Reader's Digest?? book whose ad showed two painting of a cat by the same artist , one fairly normal , the other , sorta weird , that " illustrated how he went insane " ? :mrgreen: :wink:

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More abstract.

But I like your image.

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23 Jul 2016, 9:14 pm

another funny one. happened about a couple of months ago: one day i was simply walking my way back from the grocery store, and i noticed that everybody around me seemed to be speaking in english, and i also noticed some signs written in arabic. nobody speaks either of those languages around here, and you barely ever see any foreigners at all. i thought to myself "well that's new!.." :lol:

i wasn't just under stress. i was under emotional stress. it's the worst kind for my brain

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23 Jul 2016, 9:15 pm

...When I was young , I'd close my eyes and see stars and galaxies rushing past me...(A metaphor for the wonder of childhood now gone :cry: ?)

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23 Jul 2016, 9:18 pm

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that's a classic one. it's pretty cool. "the mad cat artist". people probably study his case in medical school

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23 Jul 2016, 9:24 pm

on a related note, i do notice that my musical taste can go from something like this when i'm relaxed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azrKHpCwvm0

...to something like this when i'm under stress and sleep-deprived:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiSwqHXIotA

i know it's not a sign that i'm going insane though

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23 Jul 2016, 9:37 pm

Raleigh wrote:

Austinfrom1995 wrote:

Raleigh wrote:

I'm not sure if this is in any way autism related, but does anyone here experience anxiety related peripheral hallucinations e.g. seeing cats that aren't there?
Why does this happen?

I have several theories:

(1) I'm batshit crazy.
(2) Anxiety has made me hyper-vigilant to the point where I'm imagining things and jumping at shadows.
(3) Some kind of pressure in the eye which causes spots to appear in the corners, which my brain then translates into cats.
(4) My cat is gaslighting me and possibly plotting my death.

I'm thinking it's most likely (2) but I wouldn't rule out (4).

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

I know now you feel, I too have hallucinations from time to time. I would say that for both of us the cause is (2).

Thanks, Austin.
It's nice to know that I'm not the only one experiencing this.
It's a bit freaky, isn't it?
I'm a bit freaked out.

I'm thinking maybe I should have done a poll for this and had people vote.

They freaked me out at first too, but the shadow people mean no harm.

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23 Jul 2016, 10:29 pm

^ I'm glad I'm only seeing shadow cats.
Seeing shadow people would be on a whole different level entirely.
Seeing real people freaks me out enough

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23 Jul 2016, 10:54 pm

Raleigh wrote:

^ I'm glad I'm only seeing shadow cats.
Seeing shadow people would be on a whole different level entirely.
Seeing real people freaks me out enough

I see people!

And this one time demon-baby things, but that's another story...
Anywho, I agree with you, these "humans" are a confusing and scary species. Why do they want us to look at their eyeballs?! It makes no sense!

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