What is tachysensia?
During this time, body movements seem to speed up anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times their normal pace, creating that trademark “fast feeling.” Sounds may also be amplified, often to a physically painful degree.
People with tachysensia experience episodes where everything appears to be speeding up, and sounds become unusually loud. These episodes are short in duration, usually lasting no more than 10 minutes, and unpredictable in nature, making them difficult to study. They are known by many names, including quick-motion phenomenon, the rushes, rapid spells, and fast feeling.
Definitely sound sensitivity for me. Using AirPods Pro with no music on helps.
This is really interesting! I’ve had what I think are exploding head syndrome experiences, and I also have occasionally weird thought sensations where everything seems fast and it doesn’t feel normal, almost like a pre seizure event. But I’ve never heard of Tachysensia so thanks, I’ve got some reading to do now.
It really does feel like a migraine prodrome or something doesn’t it. First time I’ve ever heard of another person experiencing this.
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What I think may be exploding head experiences are like this: It always happens towards the end of a daytime nap or after most of my nights sleep. There are very bright white light(s) and then a very loud crashing sound. The sound could be described as either an explosion or something big and heavy falling onto a concrete floor. Its deep and there are no high pitch notes to it. The first time it happened, I dreamed that there was a very big explosion like a nuclear bomb that went off over the sea (I lived on the coast at the time) and I thought it was real. I woke up and ran to the window to check, but there was nothing. Since then I’ve had it a handful of times and it usually wakes me up. My hearing feels a bit impaired afterwards, like I have heard an actual loud noise.
Umm, I don’t think so. I know my foot tapping speeds up and my heart rate goes up.
But I don’t think I really perceive anything else as speeding up. And, if anything, sounds drown out.
Maybe?
Things slow down but I don’t and reality melts away except what I’m focusing on and speech gets amplified a shit ton.
I find it similar to runner’s high (or workout high) kinda, except with runner’s high reality is freaking gone.
Oh, I finally found out what that thing is called.
Happens in bed, best thing to do is get up, stamp my feet and stare into a light. I definitely get the sound part as well, and a certain distortion of scale, like tiny movements seem huge and racing. Interesting to hear it’s linked to ADHD, since I have ADHD.
My goodness. It’s a real thing?
I also have Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. Learning that AIWS was a real thing as an adult was shocking and then brought me a great deal of comfort, making me feel less insane.
Now learning about tachysensia i am equally shocked and comforted. It was always very scary when I experienced it as a child and would often happen specifically with my father, who was a difficult and often mentally abusive person. He was scary to begin with but sometimes his movements would become faster than a human should be able to move and he would be so much louder than anything else which made me so much more afraid.
I can’t believe this is a real thing. Absolutely amazing.
Holy shit I’ve had this before and thought I was going crazy. Glad to to know it’s not just me
