Is there a Glitch in the Matrix...

Aliantha · 08-10-2009, 08:20 PM

...or am I going nuts.

I was driving home from the shops today with Max in the back when all of a sudden I didn't know where I was. It was kind of like I'd totally forgotten where I'd been and where abouts I was on the road home, although I could swear I was paying attention the whole time.

Has this ever happened to you?

bluecuracao · 08-10-2009, 08:28 PM

Yes...but only when I'm very tired and/or stressed. I may hallucinate, too. It's very unsettling!

Pie · 08-10-2009, 08:50 PM

Yeah, I've definitely had a few little 'absence' moments over the years. And no, they had nothing to do with alcohol!

Pico and ME · 08-10-2009, 08:53 PM

I can get that way if I am sleep deprived.

Aliantha · 08-10-2009, 08:54 PM

Well it's nice to know I'm not the only one. Seems that the common denominator is sleep deprivation. Well gee, maybe that's my problem. Only problem is, I can't really do much about it right now.

No wonder time flies by when you get older. Bits of it just disappear into thin air.

zippyt · 08-10-2009, 10:07 PM

its called tunnel vision , i find I can drive for hours on auto pilot, the suddenly realize Im in a diff state and city

SteveDallas · 08-10-2009, 10:50 PM

Oh yeah, I've done it... I've been driving somewhere and had a quick sensation of not knowing where I was. It's passed quickly, so far. It's especially popular after orchestra rehearsal, when I'm driving home at about 10:15PM after a long day, and Im' on a curvy two-lane road with few lights. Considering that one stretch of it does look a lot like another, the "wait a minute, is this right? I must be lost! I don't recognize this!" moment seems closer at hand.

ZenGum · 08-11-2009, 01:12 AM

I just had a premonition of having deja vu about having amnesia.

Griff · 08-11-2009, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Has this ever happened to you?

...only when there's a homicide. Check the papers your subconscious might have taken care of some unfinished business.

Spexxvet · 08-11-2009, 07:41 AM

Yes, it's happened to me. Kind of scary. [/serious]

It's called alien abduction [/not serious]

Crimson Ghost · 08-11-2009, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

I just had a premonition of having deja vu about having amnesia.

Just forget about it.

TheMercenary · 08-11-2009, 03:13 PM

Hope you all are not having TIA's.

Aliantha · 08-11-2009, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

I just had a premonition of having deja vu about having amnesia.

hardiharhar!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

...only when there's a homicide. Check the papers your subconscious might have taken care of some unfinished business.

You're freaking me out!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Yes, it's happened to me. Kind of scary. [/serious]

It's called alien abduction [/not serious]

So are you!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Hope you all are not having TIA's.

What's a TIA?

Seriously though, I'm a bit concerned. I think I'm going to go see a doc. It's happened a few times recently, along with some other stuff. I might need just a tiny bit of help right now.

richlevy · 08-11-2009, 08:01 PM

Wow. This might explain why we haven't had a Cellar GTG in a while. Noone can find it.

While I have occasionally blown past a stop or turn, I can't recall ever being so zoned that ended up miles and miles from where I was supposed to be. Getting lost doesn't count.

TheMercenary · 08-11-2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

What's a TIA?

Seriously though, I'm a bit concerned. I think I'm going to go see a doc. It's happened a few times recently, along with some other stuff. I might need just a tiny bit of help right now.

TIA is a trans ischemic attack. A mini stroke that people can have repeatedly. Read more here:

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tia/tia.htm

I use to work with a guy who had them all the time and you would be talking to him and he would just blank out. Like no one was home. He was having TIA's. Eventually he died from a stroke. Not to alarm you but it may be prudent to get checked out.

08-10-2009, 08:20 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Is there a Glitch in the Matrix... ...or am I going nuts. I was driving home from the shops today with Max in the back when all of a sudden I didn't know where I was. It was kind of like I'd totally forgotten where I'd been and where abouts I was on the road home, although I could swear I was paying attention the whole time. Has this ever happened to you? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-10-2009, 08:50 PM	#3
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Yeah, I've definitely had a few little 'absence' moments over the years. And no, they had nothing to do with alcohol! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

08-10-2009, 08:54 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Well it's nice to know I'm not the only one. Seems that the common denominator is sleep deprivation. Well gee, maybe that's my problem. Only problem is, I can't really do much about it right now. No wonder time flies by when you get older. Bits of it just disappear into thin air. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-10-2009, 10:07 PM	#6
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	its called tunnel vision , i find I can drive for hours on auto pilot, the suddenly realize Im in a diff state and city __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

08-11-2009, 01:12 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I just had a premonition of having deja vu about having amnesia. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-10-2009, 08:28 PM	#2
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Yes...but only when I'm very tired and/or stressed. I may hallucinate, too. It's very unsettling!

08-10-2009, 08:53 PM	#4
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I can get that way if I am sleep deprived.

08-10-2009, 10:50 PM	#7
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Oh yeah, I've done it... I've been driving somewhere and had a quick sensation of not knowing where I was. It's passed quickly, so far. It's especially popular after orchestra rehearsal, when I'm driving home at about 10:15PM after a long day, and Im' on a curvy two-lane road with few lights. Considering that one stretch of it does look a lot like another, the "wait a minute, is this right? I must be lost! I don't recognize this!" moment seems closer at hand.

08-11-2009, 07:41 AM	#10
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Yes, it's happened to me. Kind of scary. [/serious] It's called alien abduction [/not serious] __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

08-11-2009, 03:13 PM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Hope you all are not having TIA's. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-11-2009, 08:01 PM	#14
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Wow. This might explain why we haven't had a Cellar GTG in a while. Noone can find it. While I have occasionally blown past a stop or turn, I can't recall ever being so zoned that ended up miles and miles from where I was supposed to be. Getting lost doesn't count. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

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