Stare at yourself in the mirror for a few minutes. Its you...looking at you. What the **** does "you" even mean? Every thing starts to seem very weird when you just stop and think about it.
That sounds really strange. Maybe you should get yourself checked out before things get out of control like this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_and_Sabina_Eriksson
Yeah I have experienced this feeling a few times before. Always when very, very stoned. If you accomplished this sober, props homie.
I remember hovering in a corner of my ceiling and staring down at my body sitting on the side of the bed looking up at me. Was it anything like that?
Thanks for the thoughtful replies everyone--this has been extremely interesting to read the different experiences and thoughts. I should clarify about what I've described for myself: (1) Each time this has happened, I was completely sober. The trigger was more when I was in introspective moods, wandering off on mental tangents after seeing something which is usually so familiar I took it for granted (e.g. my name, my picture, a relative's picture). (2) For the record, no, I did not want to "hit that"...lol (3) I haven't had that out-of-body or walking coffin sensation that some have described, but those sound fascinating. I wonder if it's a related phenomena? I'd characterize mine more as if I'd had temporary amnesia and was regarding things about me as though I were perceiving them for the first time (things that I usually don't give two thoughts to such as my name). I'd still love to know what the formal term is for whatever the hell this is (and I admit it must seem really weird for those who haven't experienced it). I've seen jamais vu, depersonalization, and derealization as possible options, but I'm not sure any one of them is completely on point. Again, thanks everyone for the food for thought!
