Perceptual distortions in late-teens predict psychotic symptoms in mid-life
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#2why does perceptual distortion occur?
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#3This is a bit disturbing to read as someone who had perceptual distortions in my late teens. I always attributed it to HPPD after using LSD around 15 years old. Now I'm not so sure.
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#4Possibly related article on synaptic pruning in adolescence: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-018-0334-7
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#5I have always had these distortions throughout my life. I sometimes feel like high-functioning psychotic. I recall the story of that researcher James Fallon that found out he was a psychopath when he scanned his own brain. Everything feels intellectualized rather than a concrete physical reality.
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#6So for the med nerds in here, what would this mean for someone that have something like a dysmorphia or other distortions around eating disorders.
Is there a distinction between those visual distortions and a less structured one?
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#7This is a bit disturbing to read as someone who had perceptual distortions in my late teens. I always attributed it to HPPD after using LSD around 15 years old. Now I'm not so sure.
I get a world tilting thing maybe once a year. Usually while falling asleep. I also sometimes get this weird perceptual thing where objects look huge, again, normally while in a dark room. I've also had odd sensations that accompany these perceptual changes.
All of these occur very rarely. Like I said, maybe twice a year, but closer to once per year. I can't find it now, but I had learned about seizure activity and how you can experience one without really knowing it, things just might get wonky like your perception, feelings, smells, etc.
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#8why does perceptual distortion occur?
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#9What is a perceptual distortion or aberration? Is it an umbrella term? What's included? Migraine auras? Vertigo? Seizures? Acid trips?
I haven't been able to find a precise definition.
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#10I have always had these distortions throughout my life. I sometimes feel like high-functioning psychotic. I recall the story of that researcher James Fallon that found out he was a psychopath when he scanned his own brain. Everything feels intellectualized rather than a concrete physical reality.
Psychosis and psychopathy are distinct, for what it's worth.