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Medical Forum / General / Vision / October 2007Time Perception and Acuity
I noticed that when my eyesight is really at its highest peak, when it is really super sharp, that time seems to slow down and the minutes feel like they are taking forever to tick by. It reminds me of when I was very young when the summer holidays seemed like an eternity to pass; it's that same timeless sort of feeling. Does anybody else notice this, please? And howcomes and why? I noticed that when my eyesight is really at its highest peak, when it is really super sharp, that time seems to slow down and the minutes feel like they are taking forever to tick by. It reminds me of when I was very young when the summer holidays seemed like an eternity to pass; it's that same timeless sort of feeling. Does anybody else notice this, please? And howcomes and why it happens to me? It's so cool; I feel like I could go into MaxPayne 2 style bullet time lol! It's so cool; I feel like I could go into MaxPayne 2 style bullet time! > It's so cool; I feel like I could go into MaxPayne 2 style bullet time! Hold your breath until you get some sincere replies. It's not just time that seems to slow down; it feels like my whole mind can process thoughts faster too. And my body just responds so quickly to what I think, it's scary and thrilling both the same. I just do not feel any fatigue at all. It's not just time that seems to slow down; it feels like my whole mind can process thoughts faster too. And my body just responds so quickly to what I think, it's scary and thrilling both the same. It's like I think in my mind: 'get up!' and before I even finish giving the command I am already up like an exploding energy. And I just do not feel any fatigue at all, my whole body feels completely rested. I tried everything, I tried running 10 times around my block and was creeped out to find that I wasn't tired in the slightest bit. And then I did like a hundred pushups easily still not tired by it. It feels just like the name of my email: absolutely invincible. > It's so cool; I feel like I could go into MaxPayne 2 style bullet time! There is a name for the disease you describe. Google "bipolar disorder". >> It's so cool; I feel like I could go into MaxPayne 2 style bullet time! > >There is a name for the disease you describe. Google "bipolar >disorder". Just to help you understanding the symptoms of the "manic" phase of the disease, here is a list of some of them: Bipolar Disorder Symptoms Signs of Mania or a Manic Episode Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity: Inflated self-importance; in some, delusions or hallucinations. Feeling all- powerful, invincible, and destined for greatness. Euphoric mood: Feeling “high”, excessively optimistic, better than ever before. Extreme irritability: Feeling irritable or angry; Behavior that is aggressive, provocative, or intrusive. Decreased need for sleep: Feeling rested after just a few hours of sleep. More talkative than usual: Extremely talkative and sociable; pressure to keep talking. Racing thoughts: Flight of ideas; can't keep up with your own ideas and thoughts. Distractibility: Inability to concentrate, distracted, restless. Increase in goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation: Extremely energetic; increased productivity; a feeling of high intelligence and creativity. Risky behavior: Excessive involvement in pleasurable or high risk activities, such as sex, drug or alcohol use, gambling, or spending sprees. Impaired judgment: Reckless, impulsive, unpredictable; No perception that the mood and behaviors are abnormal. [but watch it! after the high comes the down!]  SignatureMsBrainy No I don't think ti is bipolar disorder because it only happens when my eyesight is super amazing sharp, but never at the other times. Anyway if you are going to insult my sanity then at least do it with some style old woman! Also You didn't mention: 'Time slowdown' in the list of symptoms. > No I don't think ti is bipolar disorder because it only happens when > my eyesight is super amazing sharp, but never at the other times. So does your snellen acuity vary from day to day, or is it just the perception of "sharp" that varies? Interesting that your eyesight is only "super amazing sharp" on the days when your mind processes faster and you explode with tireless energy. -MT Actually I don't have a snellen chart anymore, my parents said it didn't look nice on the wall so they hid it away! So I don't use that to measure my eyesight anyway. I just know my acuity is sharp because the world itself looks sharp; not just a few letters on a piece of card. Anyway, the super amazing sharp eyesight comes before the energy bursts, I mean it precedes and doesn't come afterwards. I am not trying to imply here the 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' argument, but I think it destroys your supposition that I have bipolar disorder and then that makes my eyesight sharp afterwards. So it is not bipolar disorder and I am not going mad, hmph! > So I don't use that > to measure my eyesight anyway. I just know my acuity is sharp because > the world itself looks sharp; not just a few letters on a piece of > card. Right. Subjective impressions are always more reliable than actual measurements. > Anyway, the super amazing sharp eyesight comes before the energy > bursts, I mean it precedes and doesn't come afterwards. I am not > trying to imply here the 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' argument, but I > think it destroys your supposition that I have bipolar disorder and > then that makes my eyesight sharp afterwards. Absolutely. How silly of me to think there's an association. > So it is not bipolar disorder and I am not going mad, hmph! If you say so. I don't really know what you mean by "going mad." Medieval words don't always have modern definitions. -MT > So it is not bipolar disorder It was YOU that put out the list of symptoms..... >Subjective impressions are always more reliable than actual measurements The whole point of the actual measurements are to try and find the problem inside the subjective impression. It's when the subjective impression becomes distorted that a person drives down to the nearest optician shop and then gets an eyetest; otherwise he wouldn't have bothered. 'Reliable' is a stupid word to use because there is no such thing as reliability except the knowledge that after a treatment the internal reality of the vision which is a subjective impression, has been reported as 'sharper'' by the patient. Even in your tests you have to ask the person: "which one is better, first image or second?", because at the end the only gain to the patient will be if he can actually see through the glasses. The finest method 'actual measurement' is the subjective impression that the person 'actually sees', at the end of the day. > 'Reliable' is a stupid word to use because there is no such thing as > reliability except the knowledge that after a treatment the internal [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > at the end the only gain to the patient will be if he can actually see > through the glasses. True, but first I can measure the dioptric power of the eye using an instrument called a retinoscope. With reasonable accuracy, it predicts how much "distortion" is present in the eye as compared to the patient's subjective impression. So, there is a reliable correlation between a refractive error and a perception of blur. I don't think I have a disorder; I think it's actually a really nice feeling when I get the experiences. Also my experience goes against the symptoms of bipolar disorder which states that, usually 'after the high comes the low!' but I never had a 'low', I just had 'high' and then back to normal again. As for the rest of the symptoms that Ms.Brainy posted, most of them I don't have either. So maybe you all just think it's funny to laugh at me and to label me with diseases that you want me to get, but really you are just stupid because this is a scientific forum and you are not rational to say that to me. I don't think I have a disorder; I think it's actually a really nice feeling when I get the experiences. Also my experience goes against the symptoms of bipolar disorder which states that, usually 'after the high comes the low!' but I never had a 'low', I just had 'high' and then back to normal again. As for the rest of the symptoms that Ms.Brainy posted, most of them I don't have either. So maybe you all just think it's funny to laugh at me and to label me with diseases that you want me to get, but really you are just stupid because this is a scientific forum and you are not rational to say that to me. > >> It's so cool; I feel like I could go into MaxPayne 2 style bullet time! > > > >There is a name for the disease you describe. Google "bipolar > >disorder". > Impaired judgment: > Reckless, impulsive, unpredictable; No perception that the mood and > behaviors are abnormal. You forgot "loss of friends" and "loss of newsgroup readers". People who are bipolar tend to drive others away, because they don't want to deal with crazy people who are unpredictable and insufferably arrogant. |
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