Richard Steele
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Thu Jan-27-11 10:09 PM
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Is there a word that's the OPPOSITE of 'deja vu' ? |
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The other morning I was driving to work along the same stretch of interstate highway that I've been traveling 10 times a week for the past year, and for about 30 seconds I had no idea where I was- nothing on either side of the road was familiar to me.
I thought I had missed my Exit, but then it came up and the rest of my day was normal.
Is there a word for that?
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Thu Jan-27-11 10:17 PM
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That's a weird feeling, for sure...
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Thu Jan-27-11 10:20 PM
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2. Early onset dementia. ;0) n/t |
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Thu Jan-27-11 10:26 PM
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3. At this point, it's probably not EARLY, if that's what it is. |
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Lord knows I've done lots of stuff that has messed with my memory and cognitive functions- I know that, and I'm used to it. I deal with it every day.
This was DIFFERENT.
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Thu Jan-27-11 10:28 PM
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4. I've had that kind of thing happen before, too. |
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It is a little disorienting there for, like you said, about 30 seconds. :hi:
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Thu Jan-27-11 10:50 PM
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Fri Jan-28-11 09:33 AM
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11. LOL better than my crass colloquialism |
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for the same term. Almost posted, then saw your scientific version. Classay. :thumbsup:
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Fri Jan-28-11 01:20 AM
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6. "I suddenly awoke from my coma to find myself driving down the highway with no idea |
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Edited on Fri Jan-28-11 01:20 AM by struggle4progress
where I'd been or how I got here"?
Why?
Is that something they ask about on the Pennsylvania driver's license test?
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Richard Steele
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Fri Jan-28-11 08:56 PM
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17. That actually happens all the time- I'm a serious ALCOHOLIC, you know.... |
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Fri Jan-28-11 01:28 AM
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...get a neurologist to check you out. It's possible you are having a type of epileptic seizure.
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Fri Jan-28-11 02:14 AM
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Edited on Fri Jan-28-11 02:14 AM by Heidi
CMW's mother has it with increasing frequency, especially with regard to where she parked her car.
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Fri Jan-28-11 11:04 AM
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14. Oprah calls it "va-jay-jay" |
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Fri Jan-28-11 06:16 AM
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Edited on Fri Jan-28-11 06:17 AM by baldguy
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Fri Jan-28-11 09:05 AM
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10. that's a good question |
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and I have had that happen too. It's like one part of your brain, the one that should be remembering this totally familiar place isn't working, but the part that knows you SHOULD remember where you are is working.
I have had that happen a handful of times in the last couple of years, along with another oddity. I will be somewhere doing something very not extraordinary and I suddenly get a realization that I have no memory of the last thirty or so minutes.
I am 50, and dont drink or do any drugs, so it is definately just something odd going on in my brain, but not often enough to have big concerns with. Yet.
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Fri Jan-28-11 10:50 AM
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That's happened to me while driving down my street. My mind is on something else and all of a sudden, the street looks odd. Only lasts about a second. About a month ago I had the strangest experience. I was suffering from extreme jet lag after coming back from europe. I had been up for 30 hours or so. When I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, I couldn't figure out where I was. I told myself, "This is home, everything will look familiar in the morning." And it was.
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Fri Jan-28-11 08:59 PM
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18. You seem to understand EXACTLY what I'm talking about. |
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Thank you for sharing your personal experience with me.
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Fri Jan-28-11 11:03 AM
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One is feeling like you remember something you couldn't possibly be remembering. The other is forgetting things you really ought to keep in mind.
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Fri Jan-28-11 11:19 AM
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15. A sort of alienation from your environment? |
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I can get that when I haven't eaten or am stressed, but very tired at the same time. I think it has more to do with neurotransmitters than any structural change. Just go with it, unless you have other symptoms, like headaches or loss of physical sensations.
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Fri Jan-28-11 12:32 PM
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16. I have had this happen a few times, it is scary. |
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Fri Jan-28-11 09:06 PM
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19. It's a quirk in the Matrix programming. |
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