bran_buckler
@bran_buckler@lemmy.world
- Comment on From the trailer of Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) 3 weeks ago:
There was a time when we thought the movie Iron Sky was a satirical comedy. We may end up with Nazis colonizing space after all…
- Comment on Riding the Ambien walrus 4 weeks ago:
When was the second coming of Yoshi prophesied in the holy texts?
- Comment on i feel like a fictional character is right there, am i going insane? 4 weeks ago:
Have you felt this way before? Are you stressed or tired? The short of it is you probably want to mention it to your doctor. You might be starting to show signs of a couple issues, including schizophrenia.
Here’s the google ai answer about possible causes, so take this with a grain of salt: “Feeling a presence in the room” is commonly referred to as a “felt presence” in psychology, which means experiencing the sensation that someone else is in the room with you, even though there is no physical evidence of another person being present; it’s essentially a psychological phenomenon where you feel like someone is there without seeing or hearing them.
Key points about felt presence:
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Not a hallucination:
While it might feel like a hallucination, a felt presence isn’t considered one because it’s not experienced through the five senses, but rather as a general feeling.
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Possible causes:
- Stress or anxiety: Extreme stress or anxiety can trigger the feeling of a presence.
- Grief or bereavement: People often report feeling a presence of a deceased loved one.
- Sleep deprivation: When falling asleep or waking up, the brain can sometimes create this sensation.
- Neurological conditions: Certain neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease or epilepsy can also lead to felt presence experiences.
- Mental health conditions: Individuals with psychosis or schizophrenia may experience frequent felt presences.
What to do if you experience a felt presence:
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Assess your mental state:
Consider if you are under significant stress, experiencing grief, or having sleep disturbances which could be contributing to the feeling.
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Relaxation techniques:
Try relaxation techniques like deep breathing or meditation to manage anxiety.
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Seek professional help:
If the feeling is persistent, distressing, or accompanied by other symptoms, consult a mental health professional to explore potential underlying causes.
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- Comment on I don't see the problem. It's A tree. It's not THE tree. 2 months ago:
- Comment on What movies have you watched this week? 2 months ago:
I just finished The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. I went into it without knowing anything, and was surprised by how much I liked it!
- Comment on Potash 2 months ago:
You’re a brave soul!
- Comment on Potash 2 months ago:
Nice! 😎
- Comment on Potash 2 months ago:
For context, check out countrypunk’s posting history. In the last day, there’s been a lot of potash memes.
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- Comment on Graphic Design Is My Passion 2 months ago:
Checkmate designers!
- Comment on Happy New Year! Thought I'd share my new year's resolution to the people here 2 months ago:
8k is a screen resolution, so his New Year’s resolution is 8k as though maybe they just upgraded their tv/monitor (or they’re just rubbing it in as 8k is a higher res than most people have), where normally a New Year’s resolution is something where someone is trying to improve themselves in the new year (such as walking 10k steps every day, losing 10lbs, eating out less often, or learning a new skill, etc)
- Comment on Can you survive nuclear fallout? 4 months ago:
Betteridge’s law of headlines says that I won’t survive…
- Comment on Oh no 4 months ago:
More like AI
- Comment on Hot Dinner 🍆 🍑 🥵 4 months ago:
Exactly. That’s why the “13yo” kid having sex seems less worrisome.
- Comment on Hot Dinner 🍆 🍑 🥵 4 months ago:
The picture seems weird. The parent asking about emojis, ends their question with a kiss emoji? I don’t know that I buy it’s real
- Comment on If I threaten a politician to kill them like Trump did to Liz Cheney could I be arrested? If so how come Trump hasn't been arrested for it? 4 months ago:
Thank you for posting this! I immediately thought of this public announcement of sorts when I read the question.
- Comment on Cognitive Biases 5 months ago:
What’s the opposite of the False Consensus Effect, where you feel like no one probably agrees with you?
- Comment on Seasonal 5 months ago:
I forgo my vegetables, the bat shaped Reese’s are hands down the best ones!
- Comment on No further questions your honour 5 months ago:
Why is the changing her life part (losing weight and getting a divorce after seeing Bigfoot) relevant? Did she leave her husband to try to get with Bigfoot and is suing the state because they claim her new beau doesn’t exist? Wild!
- Comment on never 6 months ago:
- Comment on Bread 6 months ago:
In that case, does it become a weed box? Is a bread box still a “bread box” if it doesn’t contain bread?
- Comment on How did marking corrections with the astrisk originate? 6 months ago:
Noting a correction is part of a larger scope of annotating something. From Wikipedia:
There is also a two-thousand-year-old character used by Aristarchus of Samothrace called the asteriskos, ※, which he used when proofreading Homeric poetry to mark lines that were duplicated. Origen is known to have also used the asteriskos to mark missing Hebrew lines from his Hexapla. The asterisk evolved in shape over time, but its meaning as a symbol used to correct defects remained.
In the Middle Ages, the asterisk was used to emphasize a particular part of text, often linking those parts of the text to a marginal comment. However, an asterisk was not always used.
Aristarchus of Samothrace was from c. 220 – c. 143 BC, so it’s been used to notation since at least then!
- Comment on Anon sees ghosts 6 months ago:
Is this X-Men’s Cyclops’ origin story? Maybe they’re worried you’ll have laser eyes and will need to wear protective eye wear for the safety of everyone around you.
Really, though, lots of eye flashes can be an issue with your retina. For me, I suddenly had a ton of flashes, like shooting stars, followed by a dimness that lasted for several minutes. It turned out to be an ocular migraine, which was kind of scary not knowing what was going on at the time.
- Comment on Anon is a soyboy 7 months ago:
I think your initial claim of cow’s milk leeching calcium has the burden of proof and so needs a source.
Otherwise, it’s proving a negative (that cow’s milk doesn’t leech calcium).
- Comment on what would happen if a rogue, earth-size planet ran straight into the sun? anything interesting? 7 months ago:
Would its impact create a solar flare? And if that flare was hurtling towards Earth, would it be more devastating than other solar storms we normally see?
