Is this hallucinating or daydreaming?
I don't experience this everyday, but I started to experience this since my operations 4 years ago. Sometime I daydream about something, and believe that as it had happened (hallucination?). For example if I see my friend is sitting at her chair and playing computer games in reality, and latently I daydream/hallucinate and believe that she said something, or did something. I also forget who I'm and I get confused about my personality. I have been ignoring this for 4 years, because I didn't knew if this is normal or not. It do ruin my relationship with people, because I start to hate them for something I do believe happened, but it haven't happened in real life. - I want to know what it is, and if you can relate to this. p.s. sorry for spelling mistakes and my not so perfect english.
Daydream or hallucination of crush?
I feel kinda awkward and stalkerish saying this, but I have a crush on a guy and randomly when I was working...I literally saw him walk into the store and look around, even when I was blinking he was still there, but he really wasn't. Then he disappeared. What on earth is going on? I mean, it doesn't seem normal to do that if you have a crush on someone. I have been diagnosed with several things but not schizophrenia. What other things could caue this?
What is the difference between a dream and a hallucination?
At first glance, this seems like a simple question. But actually, they are quite similar: images created by one’s own mind.It is thought that everyone dreams; certainly not everyone has hallucinations. I think most people would agree that it is a hallucination if it happens while you are awake, and a dream if you’re asleep. But I know that, in a proper state of mind, one can dream while awake, especially if you’re very tired and sleepy, or in a hypnotic circumstance like driving at night.Also, I would say dreams have more texture than hallucinations. I have had a couple of hallucinations, but they were fleeting and simple - something seen that couldn’t have been there, for instance. Dreams, for me and I think for most people, are entire (disjointed) stories, complete with characters, sounds, emotional content, feelings of motion, memories, and so-on. So dreams tend to be much more complex.There is a LOT of information about hallucinations. I recommend Oliver Sacks’ book “Hallucinations.” Actually, I strongly recommend any of his books - they are fascinating!
Is there any drug that will make you have a dream while your awake? (hallucination)?
salvia, which isn't illegal, yet. you can buy it in most herb shops, or head shops. crazy tripps, i hear.
Are there hallucinations like in movies?
I have a lot of personal experience with psychosis and have had all sorts of different types of hallucinations to varying degrees of severity. There were times when I was younger when I'd be looking at some stranger across a room and their faces would distort or look like they were melting. I was delusional about it and thought I had some power that allowed me to see when people were either evil or very sick but that it was difficult to tell. I used to see all kinds of crazy things in mirrors and I thought I could see the future in them. At one point, my "best friend" was a small, green man with a pig-like nose who lived in my attic.Despite all of this, I have not quite experienced what you're talking about. However, I understand it.For some who suffer psychosis, as well as some who have some kind of neurological problem, there is what is called a "waking dream". There is a disorder called maladaptive daydreaming, where a person's daydreaming is excessive, out of control, and has triggers. It can be misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, but despite the similarities, the difference is that someone with maladaptive daydreaming knows that what they're experiencing isn't real. When it's happening to someone who's psychotic, it is indeed very similar to dreaming, but being awake and unable to tell the difference.
Am I hallucinating? Should I consult a doctor?
I'm no psychiatrist or a philosopher or a mental-healer. So, this is just me, associating explanations to things I can't explain. I used to feel whatever you said as a kid. This is what I think(I might be adamant to listen to any other explanation (-; )I think it's cause you daydream/think a lot. You daydream/think and believe so much that your mind assumes it's true and is actually happening. The halos and stuff - play of light. So probably all you have to do is not think so much and reduce daydreaming.
What's the difference between dreaming and hallucinating, or are they the same?
If you dream when you are fully awake, it is visual hallucination. Actually seeing snakes, ghosts, lilliputians, pink elephants, etc is hallucination.Dreams are mostly visual. Auditory hallucinations are common in severe mental disorders.
How can you tell the difference between lucid dreams or hallucinating from medication or there are really good or evil spirits in your room?
I am concerned about this question.If you were a kid with an overactive imagination then I would say that it would be hard to figure out because children’s imaginations are so vivid and they haven’t yet had a chance to formulate concrete notions of what reality means to them.The fact that you include “hallucinating from medication” implies that there is a prescription variable that needs to be considered here as well. If that is the case, I don’t want you to panic, but it is possible that if you are on meds, they might be causing this condition and you need to be examined as soon as possible.Here is an article detailing the medical connections to such symptoms and what you might do to remedy that. I hope you have a good support system in your family or with friends, and if so, ask them to please help you through this, as it can be very scary and difficult to handle all by yourself.ADHD Drugs: Hallucinations Not Uncommon
What is the difference between 'Fantasizing' and 'Hallucinating'?
Hi. They seem the same but they are very different. Fantasizing is like imagining something that you would like to happen. It may or may not be possible to happen in real life, but more often than not we fantasize mostly on things that are very unlikely to happen in our life. We have full control of what we fantasize about and we can manipulate every detail. Hallucinating or having hallucinations is very different. We do not have control over what we seem to see,hear or feel during hallucinations. And hallucination is brought about by factors outside our rational mind. Meaning you are not rational when having hallucinations. Hallucinations may occur if you are high on drugs, on strong medications, fatigued or too stressed out, in a traumatic incident/accident , no sleep, drunk, having a high grade fever, or you have a brain disease. Hope it helps.