Has this ever happened to you?

[Tomas Rueda]

Hey, this place is for sharing ideas. it is up to the individuals to accept them or reject them. :p

[slang]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

Supposedly, this small cluster of neurons is what "centers you in yourself".

This caught my eye, Kitsune.

Does this mean "centers yourself within your own skin"? Creating your own centroid and the spacial reference to it?

The first paragraph of your post reminded me of a time I was taking prescription pain killers for a back injury, many years ago.

When I was (over) taking the meds.....I felt as if I was "behind" me. Maybe 6 or 10 inches behind. I still had precise motor control but felt very different. At the same time I felt as though I was somehow behind my own body, there was no effect in rotational positioning. If you were somehow attached to your body behind yourself, you might expect that the distance between the turning axis and where your body was repositioned to distort the sensation. This was not the case, it was a strictly mechanical sensation but broke the physical rules.

So anyway......interesting post.

[warch]

I've had what sounds like the exact opposite experience- intermittently, too much, too inside my own head, seeing shapes, lots of flowing geometry- after closed eyes, and loud ringing, pulsing in my ears. Since I was a kid, I can calm myself out of it. No drugs involved. Not chronic, just mildly wierd, just me.